Kanaka
Born
Kanaka Devadas
Occupation
  • Actress
Years active1989–2006
Parent
RelativesRaghupathi Venkaiah Naidu (great-grandfather)
Pranika (cousin)

Kanaka is an Indian former actress who mainly appeared in Tamil and Malayalam language films and few Telugu language films. She is known of her role in her debut film Karakaatakkaaran (1989).


Personal life

Kanaka is the daughter of actress Devika.[1][2] She is also the great-granddaughter of Telugu cinema pioneer, Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu.

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.[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. Her last Tamil film was Sillunu Oru Kaadhal (2006).

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
1989KaragattakaranKamakshiTamil
Thangamana RaasaKannammaTamil
1990SeethaSeethaTamil
Muthalali AmmaKaveriTamil
Periya Idathu PillaiGeethaTamil
Periya Veetu PannakkaranChella MeenaTamil
Athisaya PiraviGowriTamil
DurgaKannammaTamil
Enga Ooru AattukkaranUnknownTamil
Sathan Sollai ThattatheChitraTamil
Amman Kovil ThiruvizhaBhavaniTamil
Vellaiya DevanSanthiTamil
Ethir KaatruAnitaTamil
1991Kumbakarai ThangaiahMangammaTamil
Sendhoora DeviSelviTamil
Thalattu KetkuthammaPechiammaTamil
Brahmarshi VishwamitraSitaTelugu
GodfatherMaluMalayalam
1992Purushan Enakku ArasanKalpanaTamil
Valu Jada Tolu BeltuSeethaTelugu
VasudhaVarshaMalayalam
Ezhara PonnanaAshwathiMalayalam
Mudhal KuralVaaliTamil
SamundiPonnuthayiTamil
Vietnam ColonyUnnimolMalayalam
1993Koyil KaalaiArasaayiTamil
Sakkarai DevanDhanamTamil
Thaali Kattiya RaasaMythiliTamil
Kilipetchu KetkavaSivagamiTamil
Golanthara VarthaRajaniMalayalam
1994Vardhakya PuranamRajaniMalayalam
SakthivelLalliTamil
PingamiSrideviMalayalam
Jallikattu KaalaiRadhaTamil
1995KusruthikaatuIndiraMalayalam
Mangala SoothramInduMalayalam
Periya KudumbamJyothiTamil
1996Katta PanchayathuShenbagamTamil
1997Mannadiar Penninu Chenkotta CheckanArchaMalayalam
BhoopathiLakshmiMalayalam
1998Manthri KochammaMayaMalayalam
SimmarasiLakhsmiTamil
ThalaimuraiHerselfTamil
1999Viralukketha VeekkamMaluTamil
2000NarasimhamIndulekhaMalayalam
Ee Mazha Then MazhaRekka GayathriMalayalam
2006Sillunu Oru KaadhalHerselfTamilUncredited

References

  1. ↑ "Kanaka keen on comeback, clears the air on rumours". Onmanorama. 5 May 2018.
  2. ↑ S. R. Ashok Kumar (10 May 2002). "Blend of grace and charm". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 24 February 2020.
  3. ↑ 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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