An American in Madras

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An American in Madras 2013 Directed by Karan Bali

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.

Country USA

Language English

Spoken Languages English , Tamil

Gnere Documentary

Release Date 1 December 2013

84 mins

Cast

M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar Himself (Archive footage)

Ellis R. Dungan Himself (Archive footage)

P. K. Nair Himself

Radha Viswanathan Herself

M. S. Subbulakshmi Herself (Archive footage)

Crew

Director

Karan Bali

Writer

Teesha Elizabeth Cherian

Editor

Irene Dhar Malik

Sound

Mohandas V.P.