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Ellis R. Dungan

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American, film director (1909-2001)

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Ellis Roderick Dungan 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.

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An American in Madras2013
Meera1945
Sathi Leelavathi1936
Manthiri Kumari1950
Ambikapathy1937
Iru Sahodarargal1936
Valmiki1945
Dhaasippen1943
Sakuntalai1940

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Ellis Roderick Dungan 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, Kali N. Ratnam and N. S. Krishnan.

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India
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
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deceased
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Lived 1909 to 2001 · aged 92
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