S. A. Chandrasekhar facts for kids

Quick facts for kids S. A. Chandrasekhar
Chandrasekhar at Kanithan's audio launch
Born	(1945-07-02) 2 July 1945 (age 79) Thangachimadam, Madras Presidency, British India
Occupation	Film director Film producer Screenwriter Actor
Years active	1978–present
Spouse(s)	Shoba Chandrasekhar
Children	Vijay Vidhya (deceased)
Relatives	Vikranth (nephew) S. N. Surendar (brother-in-law)

S. Alex Chandrasekar (born 2 July 1945) is an Indian film director, film producer, screenwriter, and actor who primarily works within Kollywood. He made his directorial debut with Aval Oru Pachai Kuzhanthai (1978), He got his breakthrough with Sattam Oru Iruttarai (1981). He has directed over 70 movies in all south Indian languages, and is known for directing films focusing on social issues.

Personal life

Chandrasekhar was born in Thangachimadam, Tamil Nadu into a Catholic Christian Vellalar orthodox family. His son is Vijay, who is one of the leading actors in Tamil cinema. Chandrasekhar also had a daughter named Vidya, who died at the age of two. His brother-in-law, S. N. Surendar is a playback singer and voice artist. His nephew Vikranth is also an actor.

Film career

Chandrasekar has directed over 70 movies in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi. Directors S. Shankar, Senthilnathan, C. Ranganathan, Pavithran, Majith, K. R. Jaya, M. Rajesh, Ponram, T. Shivraj & Vicky had worked with him as assistants.

Some of his hit movies include Sattam Oru Iruttarai (1981), Chattaniki Kallu Levu (1981), Nyaya Ellide (1982), Palletoori Monagadu (1983), Saatchi (1983), Vetri (1984), Naan Sigappu Manithan (1985), Sattam Oru Vilayaattu (1987), Senthoorapandi (1993), Rasigan (1994), Deva (1995), Once More (1997) and Nenjirukkum Varai (2006).

He introduced Vijay and directed several films in his formative years such as Naalaiya Theerpu (1992), Senthoorapandi (1993), Rasigan (1994), Deva (1995) and Vishnu (1995). Most of his movies are with Vijayakanth and Vijay.

He also directed Telugu movies such as Chattaniki Kallu Levu (1981) and Palletoori Monagadu (1983) with Chiranjeevi.

He has appeared in supporting roles in some movies such as Kudumbam (1984), Pudhu Yugam (1985), Naan Sigappu Manithan (1985), Neethiyin Marupakkam (1985), Enakku Nane Needipathi (1986), Vasantha Raagam (1986), Nilave Malare (1986), Neethikku Thandanai (1987), Sattam Oru Vilayaattu (1987), Innisai Mazhai (1992), Deva (1995), Priyamudan (1998), Sukran (2005) and Kodi (2016).

In the early 2000s, Chandrasekhar slowed down his work as a director and focused on business interests, including on the construction of a three star hotel for his son. In 2000, he began pre-production work on a film titled Dhoosi with Sarathkumar but the project was later shelved.

He turned as the lead actor at the age of 70 in Touring Talkies (2015) which is also his last directorial venture. S. A. Chandrasekhar returned after a break with a biopic on social activist Traffic Ramasamy (2018). In 2019, he directed his 70th film titled Capmaari.

Chandrasekhar spoke at the music launch of the movie Visiri held on 22 November 2018, at Vadapalani Prasad Lab, Chennai. He allegedly said "offering at Tirupati Hundiyal was like a bribe to the deity and one cannot pass the exam by simply making offering to a deity. If the offering to deity can help you pass the exams, you don't need to write the exams and sit at home". He also said that "success can be achieved only by studying." Virugambakkam police registered a FIR against Chandrasekhar on charges of hurting religious beliefs after a complaint filed by Hindu Munnani over his statements.

Filmography

As a director, producer and writer

Year	Film	Credited as				Language	Notes
		Director	Producer	Screenplay	Story
1978	Aval Oru Pachai Kuzhandhai	Y				Tamil
1981	Sattam Oru Iruttarai	Y		Y		Tamil
	Nenjile Thunivirunthal	Y		Y	Y	Tamil
	Chattaniki Kallu Levu	Y		Y		Telugu	Remake of Tamil Film Sattam Oru Iruttarai
	Needhi Pizhaithadhu	Y		Y	Y	Tamil
1982	Idhayam Pesugirathu	Y		Y	Y	Tamil
	Pattanathu Rajakkal	Y		Y	Y	Tamil
	Om Shakti	Y				Tamil
	Nyaya Ellide	Y		Y		Kannada	Remake of Tamil Film Sattam Oru Iruttarai
1983	Balidaanam	Y				Telugu	Remake of Malayalam film Raktham
	Samsaram Enbathu Veenai	Y				Tamil
	Palletoori Monagadu	Y				Telugu	Remake of Tamil Film Nenjile Thunivirunthal
	Gedda Maga	Y				Kannada	Remake of Tamil Film Moondru Mugam
	Geluvu Nannade	Y				Kannada
	Saatchi	Y		Y	Y	Tamil	Remake of Malayalam Film Raktham
	Hasida Hebbuli	Y		Y		Kannada	Remake of Tamil Film Nenjile Thunivirunthal
	Simha Gharjane	Y		Y		Kannada
1984	Dopidi Dongalu	Y				Telugu
	Vetri	Y				Tamil	Remake of Kannada Film Geluvu Nannade
	Devanthakudu	Y				Telugu	Remake of Kannada Film Geluvu Nannade
	Veetuku Oru Kannagi	Y	Y	Y		Tamil
	Kudumbam	Y		Y	Y	Tamil
1985	Pudhu Yugam	Y		Y	Y	Tamil	Remake of Kannada Film Simha Gharjane
	Intiko Rudramma	Y				Telugu
	Naan Sigappu Manithan	Y		Y		Tamil	Remake of Bollywood Film Aaj Ki Awaaz
	Balidaan	Y				Hindi	Remake of Malayalam film Raktham
	Neethiyin Marupakkam	Y		Y		Tamil
1986	En Sabatham	Y				Tamil
	Nilave Malare	Y				Tamil
	Enakku Nane Needipathi	Y		Y	Y	Tamil
	Vasantha Raagam	Y		Y		Tamil
	Sigappu Malargal	Y		Y	Y	Tamil
1987	Neethikku Thandanai	Y		Y		Tamil
	Sattam Oru Vilayaattu	Y		Y	Y	Tamil
	Kudrat Ka Kanoon	Y				Hindi	Remake of Tamil Film Neethikku Thandanai
1988	Sudhanthira Naattin Adimaigal	Y				Tamil
	Poovum Puyalum	Y				Tamil
	Ithu Engal Neethi	Y		Y		Tamil
1989	Rajanadai	Y		Y		Tamil
1990	Azaad Desh Ke Gulam	Y				Hindi	Remake of Tamil Film Sudhanthira Naattin Adimaigal
	Seetha	Y				Tamil
	Jai Shiv Shankar	Y				Hindi	Remake of Malayalam Film Vartha
1991	Nanbargal	Y				Tamil
1992	Insaaf Ki Devi	Y				Hindi
	Mera Dil Tere Liye	Y				Hindi	Remake of Tamil Film Nanbargal
	Innisai Mazhai			Y		Tamil
	Naalaiya Theerpu	Y		Y		Tamil
1993	Jeevan Ki Shatranj	Y		Y		Hindi	Remake of Tamil Film Rajanadai
	Rajadurai	Y		Y		Tamil
	Senthoorapandi	Y		Y		Tamil
1994	Rasigan	Y		Y		Tamil
1995	Deva	Y		Y		Tamil
	Vishnu	Y		Y		Tamil
1996	Maanbumigu Maanavan	Y		Y		Tamil
1997	Once More	Y		Y		Tamil
1999	Periyanna	Y		Y		Tamil
	Nenjinile	Y	Y	Y		Tamil
2001	Dosth	Y		Y	Y	Tamil
2002	Thamizhan			Y		Tamil
	Mutham	Y		Y		Tamil	spoke poems in the song "Oru Murai Nee"
2005	Sukran	Y	Y	Y	Y	Tamil
2006	Aathi		Y			Tamil
2007	Nenjirukkum Varai	Y		Y		Tamil
2008	Pandhayam	Y		Y	Y	Tamil
2010	Veluthu Kattu		Y			Tamil
2011	Sattapadi Kutram	Y	Y	Y	Y	Tamil
2015	Touring Talkies	Y	Y	Y	Y	Tamil
2016	Nayyapudai		Y	Y	Y	Tamil
2018	Traffic Ramasamy		Y			Tamil
2019	Capmaari	Y		Y		Tamil
2023	Naan Kadavul Illai	Y		Y		Tamil	also singer for song "Kanne Kanmaniye"

As an actor

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