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Thiruvaiyaru Panchapakesa Rajalakshmi (11 November 1911 [1] – 1964 [2]) fondly known as "Cinema Rani T.P.R", was an Indian actress, first female director of South India, filmmaker, singer, producer & social reformist.
T.P. Rajalakshmi was the first woman to earn the honorific title of ‘Cinema Rani’. She was also the first woman to wear so many hats - the first actress, the first woman director, producer, script and dialogue writer of Tamil cinema.
Performing at a time in history when men played women’s roles with overly feminine affectations, T.P. Rajalakshmi became one of the first-known female actors of the early-modern Tamil stage. This would be the first of many glass ceilings she would rise above.
T.P. Rajalakshmi was born in Thiruvaiyaru at Thanjavur District in the year 1911. She was the daughter of Punjabakesa Iyyer and Meenakshi. She was married at the age of 11, but was abandoned by her husband when she could not pay her dowry. Rajalakshmi’s father committed suicide.
In November 1911, a girl child born in a small village in Thiruvaiyaru, Tamilnadu would break many of these barriers to emerge as the first woman to get the honorific title “Cinema Rani”.She was...
Jun 22, 2011 · Among them T.P. Rajalakshmi occupies pride of place. With 2011 being her centenary year, it's only fitting to recall her contributions to the industry. She was the first woman director in South...
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T.P. Rajalakshmi was born in Salaimangalam, India. She was an actress and director, known for Kalidas (1931), Miss Kamala (1936) and Madurai Veeran (1938). She died in 1964.
