简介：AnAmericaninMadrasprimarilytracesAmerican-bornfilmmakerEllisR.Dungan'syearsinIndia.DunganmadeIndiahishomefrom1935-50andbecameacelebrateddirectorintheTamilFilmIndustrybasedinSouthIndia.Bornin1909andhailingfromBarton,Ohio,DunganreachedIndiaonFebruary25th,1935intendingtostayfor6monthsbutendedupstayingfor15yearsmaking13featurefilms,11inTamilandoneeachinTeluguandHindi.Duringthisperiod,hebroughtmanytechnicalinnovationstothedevelopingTamilFilmIndustryofthe1930sand'40s,andinfusedasenseofprofessionalismintoitsfilmmaking.…