Kanaka (actress)

Kanaka
Born Kanaka Mahalakshmi
(1973-07-14) 14 July 1973
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Nationality  India  United States
Occupation Actress,Dancer,Model
Years active 1989–2000
Parent(s) Devadas
Devika
Relatives Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu

Kanaka Mahalakshmi, mononymously known as Kanaka, (14 July 1973) is a South Indian American film actress active during late 80's till mid 90's. She is the daughter of yesteryear actress Devika and grand daughter of Telugu cinema doyen and pioneer Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu

Personal life

Kanaka is the daughter of Tamil actress Devika and Devadas.11 years active in South Indian movie industry. Her Famous movies in Malayalam ( Godfather and Vietnam Colony) was her biggest in the Malayalam industry. After her mother's death, she stopped movies. Kanaka married a U.S based Engineer in 2009.[1]

Career

She started her career as the heroine in Karakattakaran (1989), a movie based on the Tamil rural dance Karakattam, along with Tamil film stars Ramarajan, Goundamani and Senthil. It was a blockbuster movie which ran more than a year. Kanaka acted in many Tamil movies, including Athisaya Piravi (1991), Periya Veetu Pannakkaran, Periya Kudumbam and Samundi. She also starred in a few Telugu and Malayalam movies with major stars like Mukesh Mammootty and Mohanlal. Her Malayalam debut, Godfather, was an all-time hit movie in Kerala, and ran for 404 days.

She has acted in more than 40 films in Tamil and Malayalam as leading lady. Her last Malayalam film was Ee Mazha Thenmazha (2000), while her last Tamil film was Viralukketha Veekkam (1999).[2]

Filmography

YearFilmLanguageRoleNotes
1989KarakattakaranTamilKamakshi
1989Thangamana RasaTamilKannamma
1990Valu Jada Tolu BeltuTeluguSeetha
1990Periya Veetu PannakkaranTamilChella Meena
1990Periya Idathu PillaiTamilGeetha
1990Ethir KaatruTamilAnita
1990Makkal KuralTamil
1990Athisaya PiraviTamilGowri
1990Vellaiya DevanTamilSanthi
1990Purushan Enakku ArasanTamilKalpana
1990Enga Ooru AattukkaranTamil
1990SeethaTamilSeetha
1990DurgaTamilKannammathe film was dubbed in to Telugu as Lakshmi Durga & Hindi as Devi Aur Aurga. The film also remade Kannadas as Bhairavi
1990Amman Kovil ThiruvizhaTamil-
1990MuthalaliyammaTamil-
1990Sathan Sollai ThattatheTamilChitra1991 // ((brahmashri viswamithra)) // telugu // seetha
1991Kumbakarai ThangaiahTamilMangamma
1991Thalattu KetkuthammaTamilPechiamma
1991GodfatherMalayalamMalu
1991Sendhoora DeviTamilSelvi
1992VasudhaMalayalam
1992Ezhara PonnanaMalayalamAshwathi
1992SamundiTamilPonnuthayi
1993Koyil KaalaiTamilArasaayi
1993Thaali Kattiya RaasaTamilMythili
1993Sakkarai DevanTamilDhanam
1993Kilipetchu KetkavaTamilSivagami
1993Vietnam ColonyMalayalamUnnimol
1993Golanthara VarthaMalayalamRajani
1994Vardhakya PuranamMalayalamRajani
1994PingamiMalayalamSridevi
1994Jallikattu KaalaiTamilRadha
1994SakthivelTamilLalli
1995Periya KudumbamTamilJyothi
1995Mangala SoothramMalayalamIndu
1995KusruthikaatuMalayalamIndira
1996Katta PanchayathuTamilShenbagam
1997Mannadiar Penninu Chenkotta CheckanMalayalamArcha
1997BhoopathiMalayalamLakshmi
1998Manthri KochammaMalayalam
1998SimmarasiTamilMaragatham
1998ThalaimuraiTamil
1999Viralukketha VeekkamTamilMalu
2000NarasimhamMalayalamIndulekha
2000Ee Mazha Then MazhaMalayalamRekha

References

  1. ↑ Actress Kanaka silences rumors. Times of India. 31 July 2013
  2. ↑ "Actress Kanaka in her final days". Times of India. Retrieved 21 May 2018.



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