Ellis R. Dungan
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1909-05-11
Day of Death
2001-12-01 (92 years old)
Place of Birth
Barton, Ohio, U.S.
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.
Acting
(2013)
An American in Madras
as Himself (Archive footage)
Crew
(1977)
For Liberty and Union
Consulting Producer
(1950)
Manthiri Kumari
Director
(1945)
Meera
Director
(1945)
Valmiki
Director
(1943)
Dhaasippen
Director
(1940)
Sakuntalai
Director
(1937)
Ambikapathy
Editor, Director
(1936)
Iru Sahodarargal
Director
(1936)
Sathi Leelavathi
Director, Editor