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.

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)

• Karan BaliDirector
• Teesha Elizabeth CherianWriter
• Irene Dhar MalikEditor

Release date

December 1, 2013

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 24m

Rated

U

Genres

Documentary