Ellis R. Dungan
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- May 11, 1909
- Died
- December 1, 2001
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
Manthiri Kumari 1950
Director
Meera 1945
Director
Valmiki 1945
Director
Dhaasippen 1943
Director
Sakuntalai 1940
Director, Editor
Ambikapathy 1937
Editor, Director
Sathi Leelavathi 1936
Director, Editor
Iru Sahodarargal 1936
Director
An American in Madras 2013
as Self (archive footage)
For Liberty and Union 1977
Consulting Producer
The Jungle 1952
Associate Producer
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