''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, nati ...

-language film directed by

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 Californ ...

and starring

T. P. Rajalakshmi Thiruvaiyaru Panchapakesa Rajalakshmi (11 November 1911 – 1964) fondly called as 'Cinema Rani T.P.R' was an Indian actress, first female director of South India, filmmaker, singer, producer & social reformist. She is the first Tamil and Telugu ...

. It was Dungan's third film as director.

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* 1936 films 1930s Tamil-language films Films directed by Ellis R. Dungan Indian black-and-white films {{1930s-Tamil-film-stub