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An American in Madras (2013)

Directed by Karan Bali

Documentary · 1h 24m

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.

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Cast

M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar Self (archive footage) Ellis R. Dungan Self (archive footage)
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P. K. Nair Self
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Radha Viswanathan Self M. S. Subbulakshmi Self (archive footage)

Crew

Director
Karan Bali
Writer
Teesha Elizabeth Cherian
Editor
Irene Dhar Malik

Details

Release date
2013-12-01
Runtime
1h 24m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
Tamil, English
Countries
India