Claim: Miss Kamala was the first Tamil feature film to be directed by a woman film director and made T. P. Rajalakshmi,  the first Tamil and Telugu film heroine, female director and producer in the South Indian cinema industry, and the second in India.
Evidence: 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. Thiruvaiyaru Panchapakesa Rajalakshmi (11 November 1911 – 1964) was the first Tamil and Telugu film heroine, female director and producer in the South Indian cinema industry.