Ellis R. Dungan
Biography
Ellis Roderick Dungan (May 11, 1909 – December 1, 2001), He was an American film director, who was well known for working in Indian films, predominantly in Tamil cinema, from 1936 to 1950. He was an alumnus of the University of Southern California and moved to India in 1935. During his film career in South India, Dungan directed the debut films of several popular Tamil film actors, such as M. G. Ramachandran in Sathi Leelavathi, T. S. Balaiya and N. S. Krishnan.
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Movies (11)
An American in Madras
as Himself (Archive footage)
2013
For Liberty and Union
Consulting Producer (Production)
1977
The Jungle
Associate Producer (Production)
1952
Manthiri Kumari
Director (Directing)
1950
Meera
Director (Directing)
1945
Valmiki
Director (Directing)
1945
Dhaasippen
Director (Directing)
1943
Sakuntalai
Director (Directing)
1940
Ambikapathy
Editor (Editing)
1937
Sathi Leelavathi
Director (Directing)
1936
Iru Sahodarargal
Director (Directing)
1936