Miss Kamala

Miss Kamala was a 1936 Tamil language film written and directed by T. P. Rajalakshmi. It starred Rajalakshmi herself along with T. V. Sundaram, Battling C. S. D. Singh, V. S. Mani, T. P. Rajagopal and Stunt Rajoo. Miss Kamala was the first Tamil feature film to be directed by a woman film director. The film made Rajalakshmi the first female director in South India and the second in India. In addition to producing and directing the film, she wrote, edited and composed the music for the film.

A lonely Kamala starts looking to find employment to sustain herself, but she is unable to find any. She goes to meet Kannappan as a last resort, but he does not reciprocate her feelings and rejects her, citing that she is married to another man. Incredibly frustrated, Kamala decides to kill herself but instead winds up in a car accident. She is rescued by a couple, who happen to be Kannappans parents. They bring Kamala to their home and call for a doctor to treat her. The doctor happens to be her husband, who stands by his previous commitment to unite Kamala with her true love. Kannappan, however, becomes dejected after seeing Kamala in this condition at his home. After her recovery, Kamala disguises herself as a gypsy to earn money for her subsistence. In the process, she makes Kannappan fall in love with her. Kannappan then promises her that he will marry her in front of his parents. In the end, she reveals her identity and finally unites with Kannappan.Rajalakshmi, a leading actress in Tamil cinema during the 1930s, produced and directed the film. The film was based on a novel titled Kamalavalli authored by Rajalakshmi herself it was her first novel. It was also the first time where a Tamil film was made based on a social novel. Apart from scripting and directing, she also composed the music and edited the film. By directing the film, Rajalakshmi became South Indias first woman director and the second in all of India, after Fatma Begum, who made BulbuleParistan in 1926. ........

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