An American in Madras

An American in Madras

2013
1h 24m
6.8

6.8/10

6 votes • View on IMDb
Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Spoken Languages
Tamil English

Quick Facts

Release Date December 1, 2013
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt3279468

Cast

M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar
M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar

Himself (Archive footage)

Ellis R. Dungan
Ellis R. Dungan

Himself (Archive footage)

P. K. Nair
P. K. Nair

Himself

Radha Viswanathan
Radha Viswanathan

Herself

M. S. Subbulakshmi
M. S. Subbulakshmi

Herself (Archive footage)

Key Crew

Teesha Elizabeth Cherian
Writer
Karan Bali
Director

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