An American in Madras

Synopsis

Director Karan Bali's insight into a largely unknown slice of Tamil film history. American citizen Ellis R Dungan travelled to India in the 1930s. He intended to stay for six months, but he ended up living in Madras for 15 years, where he directed many key films of the era. This documentary explores Dungan's life and the profound impact he had upon the fledgling Tamil film industry.

Main Cast

M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar

Himself (Archive footage)

Age : 49 | Popularity : 5%

Ellis R. Dungan

Himself (Archive footage)

Age : 92 | Popularity : 3%

P. K. Nair

Himself

Age : 82 | Popularity : 3%

Radha Viswanathan

Herself

Age : 83 | Popularity : 0%

M. S. Subbulakshmi

Herself (Archive footage)

Age : 88 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Editing	Editor	Irene Dhar Malik
Camera	Director of Photography	R. V. Ramani
Sound	Sound Mixer	Mohandas V.P.
Writing	Writer	Teesha Elizabeth Cherian
Directing	Director	Karan Bali
Department	Role	Name

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