An American in MadrasMovie
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.
About An American in Madras
An American in Madras is a 2013 documentary movie directed by Karan Bali.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 24m, production credits from India, an original language code of EN.
The credited cast includes M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar, Ellis R. Dungan, P. K. Nair, Radha Viswanathan. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
