Kanaka (actress)

Kanaka Mahalakshmi, mononymously known as Kanaka, (14 june 1973) is an Indian film actress who worked in the Indian film industry. She is the daughter of actress Devika, and the granddaughter of Telugu cinema's first talking film producer Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu.

Kanaghaa
Born
Lakshmipriya

(1973-07-14) 14 July 1973
Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
NationalityIndian
OccupationVideophotography, Actress, dancer, veena player
Years active1987-2000
Parent(s)Devadas
Devika

Personal life

Kanaka is the daughter of Tamil actress Devika and Devadas. She was active for 10 years in the South Indian movie industry, and appeared in the 1991 Malayalam film Godfather, and in Vietnam Colony.[1]

Career

She started her career as a heroine in the Tamil movie Karagatakaran, directed by Gangai Amaran, a blockbuster movie which ran more than a year. Kanaka acted in many Tamil movies, including Athisaya Piravi (1990), 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 50 films in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu as the leading actress in a span of 10 years. Her last Malayalam film was Ee Mazha Thenmazha.[2]

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

References
  1. "Actress Kanaka silences rumors" (Press release). Times of India. Indo-Asian News Service. 31 July 2013. Archived from the original on 1 August 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  2. "Actress Kanaka in her final days". Times of India. Retrieved 21 May 2018.



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