 Tirulokchandar was introduced to AVM Productions by S. A. Ashokan , who he had worked with previously as an assistant director on Vijayapuri Veeran ( 1960 ) . It was Ashokan who helped Tirulokchandar cast M. G. Ramachandran in the film . Aaroor Das wrote the film 's dialogues . Director S. P. Muthuraman worked as an assistant director on the film . S. Maruthi Rao , R. G. Gope and A. K. Shekar were in charge of the cinematography , editing , and art direction , respectively . A. K. Chopra was in charge of the film 's choreography , and Raghuram , who later went on to become a successful choreographer in Indian cinema , worked as an assistant choreographer to him . 
