Ellis R. Dungan
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- May 11, 1909, Barton, Ohio, U.S.
- Died
- December 1, 2001
- Movies
- 9
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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2013 | An American in Madras | Self (archive footage) |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 1950 | Manthiri Kumari | Director |
| 1945 | Meera | Director |
| 1945 | Valmiki | Director |
| 1943 | Dhaasippen | Director |
| 1940 | Sakuntalai | Director |
| 1937 | Ambikapathy | Director |
| 1936 | Sathi Leelavathi | Director |
| 1936 | Iru Sahodarargal | Director |
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