An American in Madras

An American in Madras

84 mins | Documentary | Dec. 1, 2013

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.

An American in Madras

84 mins | Documentary | Dec. 1, 2013

An American in Madras
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.
Producers
Original title An American in Madras
Directors Karan Bali
Writers Teesha Elizabeth Cherian

Cast

M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar

as Himself (Archive footage)

Ellis R. Dungan

as Himself (Archive footage)

P. K. Nair

as Himself

Radha Viswanathan

as Herself

M. S. Subbulakshmi

as Herself (Archive footage)