Kanaka

Kanaka Mahalakshmi Devadoss, known mononymously as Kanaka, is an Indian former actress who appeared in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam language films. She is known of her role in her debut Tamil film Karakattakkaran.

Personal life Kanaka is the daughter of actress Devika. 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 Karakattakkaran, directed by Gangai Amaran, a blockbuster movie which ran more than a year. Kanaka acted in many Tamil movies, including Periya Veetu Pannakkaran (1990), Athisaya Piravi (1990), Samundi (1992), Periya Kudumbam (1995), Simmarasi (1998) 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 Year Film Role Language Notes1989 Karakattakkaran Kamakshi Tamil Thangamana Raasa Kannamma 1990 Seetha Seetha Muthalali Amma Kaveri Periya Idathu Pillai Geetha Periya Veetu Pannakkaran Chella Meena Athisaya Piravi Gowri Durga Kannamma Enga Ooru Aattukkaran Unknown Sathan Sollai Thattathe Chitra Amman Kovil ThiruvizhaBhavani Vellaiya DevanSanthi Ethir Kaatru Anita 1991 Kumbakarai Thangaiah Mangamma Sendhoora Devi Selvi Thalattu Ketkuthamma Pechiamma 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 Mudhal Kural Vaali Tamil Samundi Ponnuthayi Vietnam Colony Unnimol Malayalam 1993 Koyil Kaalai Arasaayi Tamil Sakkarai Devan Dhanam Thaali Kattiya Raasa Mythili Kilipetchu Ketkava Sivagami Golanthara Vartha Rajani Malayalam 1994 Vardhakya Puranam Rajani Sakthivel Lalli Tamil Pingami Sridevi Malayalam Jallikattu Kaalai Radha Tamil 1995 Kusruthikaatu Indira Malayalam Mangala SoothramIndu Periya Kudumbam Jyothi Tamil 1996 Katta Panchayathu Shenbagam 1997 Mannadiar Penninu Chenkotta Checkan Archa Malayalam Bhoopathi Lakshmi 1998 Manthri Kochamma Maya Simmarasi Lakhsmi Tamil Thalaimurai Herself 1999 Viralukketha Veekkam Malu 2000 Narasimham Indulekha Malayalam Ee Mazha Then Mazha Rekha