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Ellis R. Dungan
Ellis Roderick Dungan (May 11, 1909 – December 1, 2001) 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, Kali N. Ratnam and N. S. Krishnan. Biography Early life An Irish-American, Dungan was born in Barton, Ohio. on May 11, 1909. He attended St. Clairsville High School in St. Clairsville, where he played quarterback on the school football team. He bought his first box camera to take pictures for the school yearbook, for which he was editor-in-chief. He later enrolled at the University of Southern California in 1932 in the newly established Cinematography & Motion Picture Production Department. Career In 1935, he came to India with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barton, Ohio
Barton is an unincorporated community in southern Colerain Township, Belmont County, Ohio, United States, along Wheeling Creek. It has a post office with the ZIP code 43905. Barton is part of the Wheeling, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area. History A post office called Barton has been in operation since 1880. Barton was platted in 1905, and named after Abner Barton, the original owner of the land. Barton was originally a mining community A mining community, also known as a mining town or a mining camp, is a community that houses miners. Mining communities are usually created around a mine or a quarry. Historic mining communities Australia * Ballarat, Victoria * Bendig .... Notable people * Ellis R. Dungan, American director who directed many Tamil films in the 1930s to 50s. *Fraňo Kráľ (1903-1955), Slovak writer and communist politician born in Barton * Johnny Pramesa, baseball player References Unincorporated communities in Belmont County, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manthiri Kumari
''Manthiri Kumari'' () is a 1950 Indian Tamil-language historical fiction film directed by Ellis R. Dungan and starring M. G. Ramachandran, M. N. Nambiar. Plot The King of Mullai Nadu is dominated by his Raja guru (head priest) ( M. N. Nambiar). The guru wants his son Parthiban (S. A. Natarajan) to be appointed as the General of the army. But the King appoints Veera Mohan (MGR) instead. The enraged Parthiban becomes a bandit and starts raiding the countryside. Parthiban lives in the kingdom during the daytime and loots merchants and passengers who pass by in groups, in the road during nighttime or at times when no people from Mullai Nadu frequent the roads. He wants to marry the princess Jeevarekha (G. Shakuntala), who is in love with Veera Mohan. Parthiban sends a message to Jeevarekha to meet him secretly. The message is delivered by mistake to the minister's daughter Amudhavalli (Madhuri Devi) and she goes to meet Parthiban. Parthiban and Amudhavalli fall in love. Parthib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smilin' Ed's Gang
''Smilin is the thirteenth overall and eighth North American album by the a cappella group Rockapella. It is legendary bass Barry Carl's last album as a member of the group and the first appearance of Carl's successor, George Baldi III. It was re-released on Shakariki Records in 2004. Track listing Personnel *Scott Leonard – high tenor *Kevin Wright – tenor *Elliott Kerman – baritone *Barry Carl – bass *George Baldi III – bass *Jeff Thacher – vocal percussion Special Appearances *Sean Altman Sean Altman (born May 9, 1961) is an American musician and songwriter. He is a founder and former lead singer (tenor) of the a capella musical group Rockapella and a pioneer of the modern a cappella movement. He was a member of Rockapella from ... - "Shambala" *Eli Kerman – "Summertime Blues", "No Doubt At All" *Natalie Leonard – "Millennial Lady" {{Authority control 2002 albums Rockapella albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaadu (1952 Film)
''Kaadu'' or ''The Jungle'' is a 1952 Indian-American aventure film directed by William Berke. Mr. T. R. Sundaram (The Modern Theatres Ltd) & William Berke Production. It stars Rod Cameron, Cesar Romero, Marie Windsor and M.N. Nambiar in lead roles. The film was the first science fiction film in India. ''Kaadu'' was released on 1 August 1952. Plot A great white hunter and an Indian princess trek into the Indian jungle to investigate a number of wild animal stampedes which have resulted in the deaths of many people. On their journey, they discover a herd of prehistoric woolly mammoths are responsible for the terror. Cast * Rod Cameron as Steve Bentley *Cesar Romero as Rama Singh *Marie Windsor as Princess Mari * Sulochana as Aunt Sumira *M. N. Nambiar as Mahaji * David Abraham as Prime Minister *Ramakrishna as Babu *Chitra Devi as Dancer Critical reception Writing in Allmovie, author and critic Hal Erickson described the film as "lots of lovely scenery and fascinating glimpse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meera (1945 Film)
''Meera'' is a 1945 Indian Tamil-language musical drama film directed by Ellis R. Dungan, produced by T. Sadasivam and written by Kalki Krishnamurthy. Based on the life of the 16th century mystic and poet Mirabai, the film stars M. S. Subbulakshmi as the eponymous character, a zealous devotee of Krishna, who considers him to be her husband. Despite marrying Rana ( Chittoor Nagayya), she follows her own way of living, which is unacceptable to her husband and his family. Sadasivam wanted to produce a film that would make his singer wife Subbulakshmi's music available to the average person, so he started looking for a good story; Subbulakshmi chose the story of Meera. The film began production at Newtone Studio in Madras, but was filmed predominantly on location in North India in places like Jaipur, Vrindavan, Udaipur, Chittor and Dwarka to maintain credibility and historical accuracy. ''Meera'' was released on 3 November 1945, Diwali day, and became a major critical and co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhaasippen
''Dhaasippen,'' also ''Dhaasippenn'' () is a 1943 Tamil-language film directed by Ellis R. Dungan and produced by Bhuvaneswai Pictures. The lead actors are T. R. Mahalingam and M. G. Ramachandran. The film was scored by Lalitha Venkatraman and S. Rajeswara Rao. The film has had three other titles: ''Jyothi Malar'', ''Dasi Penn and Thumbai Mahatmyam'', and ''Jothi Malar'' (). The film is based on a folk tale about a girl becoming a devadasi and dedicating her life to worshipping Lord Shiva and refusing to follow the traditional path of marrying a man. ''Dhaasippen'' performed well and became a box office hit. But no print of the film is known to survive, making it a lost film. Plot A young devadasi (R. Balasaraswathi) is forced by her family to yield to lustful zamindar (V. K. Dass). The devadasi refuses to do this because she is devoted to Lord Shiva (M. G. Ramachandran) and she wishes to marry her lover ( T. R. Mahalingam). She encounters many hurdles on her journey. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalamegam
''Kalamegam'' is a 1940 Tamil-language film directed by Ellis R. Dungan and starring nadaswaram player T. N. Rajarathnam Pillai. This was the second film as script writer for the Tamil rationalist poet Bharathidasan. This was the only film in which Pillai acted in his life. Plot ''Kalamegam'' is based on the life of 15th century Tamil poet Kalamegam. Cast ;Male cast * "All India Nadaswara Vidwan" T. N. Rajarathnam as Varadan, Kalamegam * N. S. Krishnan as Kittu * C. V. V. Panthulu as Adimadura Kavi * Kali N. Rathnam as Poet Kanda * M. V. Mani as Poet Muthu * M. S. Muthukrishnan as Singaram * S. Murugesan as King Thirumalai Rayan * Master T. V. Namasivayam as Prince * Joker Ramudu as Kamalakannan * Kunjithapadam Pillai as Poet Kunjitha * K. R. Venugopala Sarma as Old Nattuvanar * K. S. Muthaiah Bhagavathar as Devi Devotee * Ramamirtha Chozhaganar as Village Chief ;Female cast * S. P. L. Dhanalakshmi as Mohangi * T. A. Madhuram as Anjugam * P. R. Mangalam as Poet Kanda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sakuntalai
''Sakuntalai'' is a 1940 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Ellis R. Dungan and starring M. S. Subbulakshmi and G. N. Balasubramaniam. Plot ''Sakuntalai'' is the story of the mythological queen Shakuntala, whose tale is told in the ''Mahabharata'' and dramatised by ''Kalidasa'' in the play ''Abhijñānaśākuntalam''. Cast ;Male cast * G. N. Balasubramaniam as Dushyanta *Serukalathur Sama as Kanwa *S. R. Kalyanasundaram as Saradwata *T. P. S. Mani as Durvasa *K. Sarangapani as Madhavya *N. S. Krishnan and T,S.Durairaj as Fishermen *P. G. Venkatesan as Cartman ;Female cast *M. S. Subbulakshmi as Sakuntalai *Radha as Bharata * T. A. Mathuram as Priyamvada *Sakuntala Bai as Anasuya *Golden Saradambal as Gouthami *M. S. Ramani as Sarangrava * K. Thavamani Devi as Menaka Production Subbulakshmi and her husband T. Sadasivam formed Royal Talkies to produce their own films. They decided to make a movie based Shakuntala's life and asked director K. Subramanyam, to d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surya Puthri
() is a 1941 Indian Hindu mythological film, directed by Ellis R. Dungan and associate J. Moylan. The film stars Kothamangalam Subbu, Kothamangalam Seenu and K. R. Chellam. Co-starring were T. R. Rajakumari, M. S. Sundari Bai and S. R. Janaki. Plot On a festival day, Sage Narada (Master Rajagopal) meets the Sun God, also known as Surya, (Kothamangalam Subbu) and sings praises of him. He is accosted by Thailakethu, The king of Yakshas (K. S. Gopalakrishnan), who does not like Narada praising the Sun God. He is upset and decides to teach Narada a lesson. Thapathi (K. R. Chellam) is the daughter of the Sun God, and she falls in love with King Samvaran (Kothamangalam Seenu), even without meeting him. The Yakshas King is in love with her. So, he tries to blackmail her into giving up the king. The King's first wife Sulochanan (T. R. Rajakumari) undertakes several sacrifices to save her husband. She also prays to the Sun God, and after being helped by Narada, the evil designs of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambikapathy (1937 Film)
''Ambikapathy'' (also spelled as ''Ambikapathi'') is a 1937 Indian Tamil musical period film directed by American film director Ellis R. Dungan. It starred M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar, M. R. Santhanalakshmi, Serugulathur Sama, T. S. Balaiya, N. S. Krishnan, T. A. Madhuram and P. G. Venkatesan. ''Ambikapathy'' is regarded as one of the greatest hits of pre-independence Tamil cinema. ''Ambikapathy'', along with '' Chintamani'' were the greatest hits of 1937 and made critics regard him as the "first superstar of Tamil cinema". This was the first Tamil film to name a music director in its credits. Production The film highlighted the Romeo-Juliet type romance between Bhagavathar and Santhanalakshmi. Dungan who did not know Tamil, used Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet as an inspiration and incorporated some of its scenes in the script. The writer for the film was the Tamil scholar Thanigachalam working under the pen name ''Elangovan''. He translated the scenes Dungan had marked o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iru Sahodarargal
''Iru Sahodarargal'' (also spelled as ''Iru Sakodarargal''; ) is a 1936 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Ellis R. Dungan. This was the second film for M. G. Ramachandran (later Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu) and Dungan. This film cemented the reputation of Dungan as the most successful Tamil film director of that period. It is one of the earliest Tamil films to be set in a contemporary social setting. No print of the film is known to survive, making it a lost film. Plot Vijayakumar and Sukumar (K. P. Kesavan) are brothers. Sukumar, the younger brother is an actor and goes to Madras to earn a living. There he gets a break and becomes famous. The money he sends for his family's upkeep is stolen by Vijayakumar and his wife. Because of their greed, the joint family gets split. After some time, the wayward brother and sister in law have a change of heart and repent for their actions. The family is once again reunited. Cast and crew *P. K. Kesavan — Sukumar *K. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seemanthini
''Seemanthini'' is a 1936 Indian Tamil Tamil may refer to: * Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia **Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils **Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia * Tamil language, nativ ...-language film directed by Ellis R. Dungan and starring T. P. Rajalakshmi. It was Dungan's third film as director. References External links * 1936 films 1930s Tamil-language films Films directed by Ellis R. Dungan Indian black-and-white films {{1930s-Tamil-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
