Kanaka (actress)

Lakshmi Priya, popularly known by her stage name, Kanaka (born 14 June 1973) is an Indian actress who worked in the South Indian film industry mostly in Tamil and Malayalam cinema. She was active in the South Indian movie industry from 1989 to 2000. She played the main female lead roles in some superhit Malayalam films like Godfather (1991), Vietnam Colony (1992) and Golanthara Vartha (1993).[1]

Kanaka
Born
Lakshmi Priya

(1973-06-14) 14 June 1973
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation
  • Actress
Years active1989–2000
Parent(s)
RelativesRaghupathi Venkaiah Naidu (great-grandfather)
Pranika (cousin)

Personal life

Kanaka is the daughter of Tamil actress Devika.[2][3] She is also the great-granddaughter of Telugu cinema's first sound film's producer 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.[4] Kanaka acted in many Tamil movies, including Periya Veetu Pannakkaran (1990), Athisaya Piravi (1990), Samundi (1992), Periya Kudumbam (1995) and Viralukketha Veekkam (1999). Many of her Tamil films became huge hits in B and C Centres giving her the Epithet of ‘B Centre Queen’. 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 as the leading actress in a span of 10 years. Her last Malayalam film was Ee Mazha Then Mazha (2000). In 2018, Kanaka expressed in a video her desire to make a comeback to acting.[5]

Filmography
YearFilmLanguageRoleNotes
1989KaragattakaranTamilKamakshi
Thangamana RaasaTamilKannamma
1990SeethaTamilSeetha
Muthalali AmmaTamilKaveri
Periya Idathu PillaiTamilGeetha
Periya Veetu PannakkaranTamilChella Meena
Athisaya PiraviTamilGowri
DurgaTamilKannamma
Sathan Sollai ThattatheTamilChitra
Amman Kovil ThiruvizhaTamilBhavani
Vellaiya DevanTamilSanthi
Ethir KaatruTamilAnita
1991Kumbakarai ThangaiahTamilMangamma
Sendhoora DeviTamilSelvi
Thalattu KetkuthammaTamilPechiamma
Brahmarshi VishwamitraTeluguSita
GodfatherMalayalamMalu
1992Purushan Enakku ArasanTamilKalpana
Valu Jada Tolu BeltuTeluguSeetha
VasudhaMalayalamVarsha
Ezhara PonnanaMalayalamAshwathi
Mudhal KuralTamilVaali
SamundiTamilPonnuthayi
Vietnam ColonyMalayalamUnnimol
1993Koyil KaalaiTamilArasaayi
Sakkarai DevanTamilDhanam
Thaali Kattiya RaasaTamilMythili
Kilipetchu KetkavaTamilSivagami
Golanthara VarthaMalayalamRajani
1994Vardhakya PuranamMalayalamRajani
SakthivelTamilLalli
PingamiMalayalamSridevi
Jallikattu KaalaiTamilRadha
1995KusruthikaatuMalayalamIndira
Mangala SoothramMalayalamIndu
Periya KudumbamTamilJyothi
1996Katta PanchayathuTamilShenbagam
1997Mannadiar Penninu Chenkotta CheckanMalayalamArcha
BhoopathiMalayalamLakshmi
1998Manthri KochammaMalayalam-
SimmarasiTamilLakhsmi
ThalaimuraiTamil
1999Viralukketha VeekkamTamilMalu
2000NarasimhamMalayalamIndulekha
Ee Mazha Then MazhaMalayalamRekha

References
  1. "Actress Kanaka silences rumors". The Times of India. Indo-Asian News Service. 31 July 2013. Archived from the original on 1 August 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  2. "Kanaka keen on comeback, clears the air on rumours". Onmanorama. 5 May 2018.
  3. S. R. Ashok Kumar (10 May 2002). "Blend of grace and charm". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 24 February 2020.
  4. 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.
  5. "Kanaka keen on comeback, clears the air on rumours". Onmanorama. 5 May 2018.


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