Person

Ellis R. Dungan

Directing · 1909–2001 · Barton, Ohio, U.S.

Ellis Roderick Dungan (May 11, 1909 – December 1, 2001), He was an American film director, who was well known for working in Indian films, predominantly in Tamil cinema, from 1936 to 1950. He was an alumnus of the University of Southern California and moved to India in 1935. During his film career in South India, Dungan directed the debut films of several popular Tamil film actors, such as M. G. Ramachandran in Sathi Leelavathi, T. S. Balaiya and N. S. Krishnan.

• Meera

  Director

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  Manthiri Kumari

  Director

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  Ambikapathy

  Editor

• Iru Sahodarargal

  Director

• Dhaasippen

  Director

• Sathi Leelavathi

  Director

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  Sakuntalai

  Director

• An American in Madras

  Himself (Archive footage)

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  Valmiki

  Director

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  The Jungle

  Associate Producer

• 2013An American in MadrasHimself (Archive footage)
• 1977For Liberty and UnionConsulting Producer
• 1952The JungleAssociate Producer
• 1950Manthiri KumariDirector
• 1945MeeraDirector
• 1945ValmikiDirector
• 1943DhaasippenDirector
• 1940SakuntalaiDirector
• 1937AmbikapathyEditor
• 1936Sathi LeelavathiDirector
• 1936Iru SahodarargalDirector