(An American in Madras)

Content: 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.

Countries:

India

Genres:

Documentary

Runtime:

84 minutes

Year:

2013

Directors:

Karan Bali

Actors:

Self (archive footage)

Self (archive footage)

Self

Self

Self (archive footage)

Crews:

Director

Writer

Editor

Sound Mixer