Ellis R. Dungan
Directing1909Barton, 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.
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11- 2013An American in MadrasMovieas Self (archive footage)
1977For Liberty and UnionMovieConsulting Producer
1952The JungleMovieAssociate Producer
1950Manthiri KumariMovieDirector- 1945MeeraMovieDirector
1945ValmikiMovieDirector- 1943DhaasippenMovieDirector
1940SakuntalaiMovieDirector · Editor
1937AmbikapathyMovieDirector · Editor- 1936Sathi LeelavathiMovieDirector · Editor
- 1936Iru SahodarargalMovieDirector