Kanaka (actress)
Kanaka | |
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Born | Kanaka Devadas |
Occupation |
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Years active | 1989–2006 |
Parent(s) | Devika(mother) Devadas(Father) |
Relatives | Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu (great-grandfather) Saradha preetha(sister) |
Website | www.kanaka.actress.com |
Kanaka is an Indian former actress who mainly appeared in Tamil and Malayalam language films. She is known of her role in her debut Tamil film Karakaatakkaaran (1989).
Personal life
[edit]Kanaka is the daughter of actress Devika.[1][2] She is also the great-granddaughter of Telugu cinema pioneer, Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu.
Career
[edit]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.[3] Kanaka acted in many Tamil movies, including Periya Veetu Pannakkaran (1990), Athisaya Piravi (1990), Samundi (1992), Periya Kudumbam (1995) and Viralukketha Veekkam (1999). She also starred in a few Telugu and Malayalam movies with major stars like Mukesh, Mammootty and Mohanlal. She has acted in more than 50 films in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu in a span of 10 years.
Filmography
[edit]Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
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1989 | Karagattakaran | Kamakshi | Tamil | |
Thangamana Raasa | Kannamma | Tamil | ||
1990 | Seetha | Seetha | Tamil | |
Muthalali Amma | Kaveri | Tamil | ||
Periya Idathu Pillai | Geetha | Tamil | ||
Periya Veetu Pannakkaran | Chella Meena | Tamil | ||
Athisaya Piravi | Gowri | Tamil | ||
Durga | Kannamma | Tamil | ||
Enga Ooru Aattukkaran | Unknown | Tamil | ||
Sathan Sollai Thattathe | Chitra | Tamil | ||
Amman Kovil Thiruvizha | Bhavani | Tamil | ||
Vellaiya Devan | Santhi | Tamil | ||
Ethir Kaatru | Anita | Tamil | ||
1991 | Kumbakarai Thangaiah | Mangamma | Tamil | |
Sendhoora Devi | Selvi | Tamil | ||
Thalattu Ketkuthamma | Pechiamma | Tamil | ||
Brahmarshi Vishwamitra | Sita | Telugu | ||
Godfather | Malu | Malayalam | ||
1992 | Purushan Enakku Arasan | Kalpana | Tamil | |
Valu Jada Tolu Beltu | Seetha | Telugu | ||
Vasudha | Varsha | Malayalam | ||
Ezhara Ponnana | Ashwathi | Malayalam | ||
Mudhal Kural | Vaali | Tamil | ||
Samundi | Ponnuthayi | Tamil | ||
Vietnam Colony | Unnimol | Malayalam | ||
1993 | Koyil Kaalai | Arasaayi | Tamil | |
Sakkarai Devan | Dhanam | Tamil | ||
Thaali Kattiya Raasa | Mythili | Tamil | ||
Kilipetchu Ketkava | Sivagami | Tamil | ||
Golanthara Vartha | Rajani | Malayalam | ||
1994 | Vardhakya Puranam | Rajani | Malayalam | |
Sakthivel | Lalli | Tamil | ||
Pingami | Sridevi | Malayalam | ||
Jallikattu Kaalai | Radha | Tamil | ||
1995 | Kusruthikaatu | Indira | Malayalam | |
Mangala Soothram | Indu | Malayalam | ||
Periya Kudumbam | Jyothi | Tamil | ||
1996 | Katta Panchayathu | Shenbagam | Tamil | |
1997 | Mannadiar Penninu Chenkotta Checkan | Archa | Malayalam | |
Bhoopathi | Lakshmi | Malayalam | ||
1998 | Manthri Kochamma | Maya | Malayalam | |
Simmarasi | Lakhsmi | Tamil | ||
Thalaimurai | Herself | Tamil | ||
1999 | Viralukketha Veekkam | Malu | Tamil | |
2000 | Narasimham | Indulekha | Malayalam |
References
[edit]- ^ "Kanaka keen on comeback, clears the air on rumours". Onmanorama. 5 May 2018.
- ^ S. R. Ashok Kumar (10 May 2002). "Blend of grace and charm". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 24 February 2020.
- ^ Suganth, M (16 June 2019). "Celebrating 30 Years of Karagattakaran". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 20 August 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
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