Ellis R. Dungan

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.

Directing

1936

[ ] Sathi Leelavathi (Director)
[ ] Iru Sahodarargal (Director)

1937

[ ] Ambikapathy (Director)

1940

[ ] Sakuntalai (Director)

1943

[ ] Dhaasippen (Director)

1945

[ ] Meera (Director)
[ ] Valmiki (Director)

1950

[ ] Manthiri Kumari (Director)

Production

1952

[ ] The Jungle (Associate Producer)

1977

[ ] For Liberty and Union (Consulting Producer)

Editing

1936

[ ] Sathi Leelavathi (Editor)

1937

[ ] Ambikapathy (Editor)

Actor

2013

[ ] An American in Madras (Himself (Archive footage))