Known For
Directing
Born
May 11, 1909
Died
Dec 01, 2001
Place of Birth
Barton, Ohio, U.S.
Credits
11 titles
Ellis R. Dungan
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
An American in Madras
Self (archive footage)
For Liberty and Union
Consulting Producer
The Jungle
Associate Producer
Manthiri Kumari
Director
Meera
Director
Valmiki
Director
Dhaasippen
Director
Sakuntalai
Director
Ambikapathy
Editor
Sathi Leelavathi
Director
Iru Sahodarargal
Director