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An American in Madras(2013)

  • Documentary
6.8

Overview

Director Karan Bali's insight into a largely unknown slice of Tamil film history. American citizen Ellis R Dungan travelled to India in the 1930s. He intended to stay for six months, but he ended up living in Madras for 15 years, where he directed many key films of the era. This documentary explores Dungan's life and the profound impact he had upon the fledgling Tamil film industry.

Status:Released
Release Date:Dec 1, 2013
Runtime: 1h 24m

Director:

Karan Bali

Writer:

Teesha Elizabeth Cherian

Top Cast

M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar

M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar

Himself (Archive footage)

Ellis R. Dungan

Ellis R. Dungan

Himself (Archive footage)

P. K. Nair

P. K. Nair

Himself

Radha Viswanathan

Radha Viswanathan

Herself

M. S. Subbulakshmi

M. S. Subbulakshmi

Herself (Archive footage)

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