Popular Film Director

SA Chandrasekar AKA Senapathy Albert Chandrasekaran, (born 2 July 1945) is an Indian Tamil films Industry Kollywood director, producer, screenwriter and actor who primarily works in Tamil cinema along with some Telugu, Kannada and Hindi films.

He is the father of the TVK Tamilaga Vetri Kalagam Political Party Leader of Tamilnadu, India & Incumbent CM Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu India & C. Joseph Vijay. C. Joseph Vijay was Leading Actor in Tamil Films Industry Kollywood in the Years 1992 -2026. The director of Thalapathy Vijay's first movie as a lead actor in Naalaiya Theerpu Released in 1992 was his father, S. A. Chandrasekhar.

SA Chandrasekar made his directorial debut with Aval Oru Pachai Kuzhanthai (1978) and 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.

SA 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, and 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 his son 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 or his Son Thalapathy Vijay.

He also directed Telugu movies such as Chattaniki Kallu Levu (1981) and Palletoori Monagadu (1983) with Chiranjeevi. In 2019, he directed his 70th film, Capmaari.

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

SA Chandrasekhar played the lead role in the film Touring Talkies (2015). He acted in Traffic Ramasamy (2018), a biopic about the eponymous activist, and played the title role. SA Chandrashekhar acted in Kooran (2025) as his last film.