Kanaka (actress)
Kanaka | |
|---|---|
| Born | Lakshmi Priya 14 June 1973 Chennai, Tamil Nadu. |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Videophotography, Actress, dancer, veena player |
| Years active | 1989-2000 |
| Parent(s) | Devadas Devika |
Lakshmi Priya, 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. She was active for 10 years in the South Indian movie industry from 1989 to 1999.
Personal life
Kanaka is the daughter of Tamil actress Devika and Devadas. She was active for 10 years in the South Indian movie industry from 1989 to 1999. She has also appeared in the 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
| Year | Film | Language | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Karagattakaran | Tamil | Kamakshi | |
| 1989 | Thangamana Rasa | Tamil | Kannamma | |
| 1990 | Seetha | Tamil | Seetha | |
| 1990 | Muthalali Amma | Tamil | - | |
| 1990 | Periya Idathu Pillai | Tamil | Geetha | |
| 1990 | Periya Veetu Pannakkaran | Tamil | Chella Meena | |
| 1990 | Athisaya Piravi | Tamil | Gowri | |
| 1990 | Durga | Tamil | Kannamma | the film was dubbed in to Telugu as Lakshmi Durga & Hindi as Devi Aur Aurga. The film also remade Kannadas as Bhairavi |
| 1990 | Enga Ooru Aattukkaran | Tamil | ||
| 1990 | Sathan Sollai Thattathe | Tamil | Chitra | |
| 1990 | Amman Kovil Thiruvizha | Tamil | - | |
| 1990 | Vellaiya Devan | Tamil | Santhi | |
| 1990 | Ethir Kaatru | Tamil | Anita | |
| 1991 | Kumbakarai Thangaiah | Tamil | Mangamma | |
| 1991 | Sendhoora Devi | Tamil | Selvi | |
| 1991 | Thalattu Ketkuthamma | Tamil | Pechiamma | |
| 1991 | Brahmarshi Vishwamitra | Telugu | Sita | |
| 1991 | Godfather | Malayalam | Malu | |
| 1992 | Purushan Enakku Arasan | Tamil | Kalpana | |
| 1992 | Valu Jada Tolu Beltu | Telugu | Seetha | |
| 1992 | Vasudha | Malayalam | - | |
| 1992 | Ezhara Ponnana | Malayalam | Ashwathi | |
| 1992 | Samundi | Tamil | Ponnuthayi | |
| 1993 | Koyil Kaalai | Tamil | Arasaayi | |
| 1993 | Sakkarai Devan | Tamil | Dhanam | |
| 1993 | Thaali Kattiya Raasa | Tamil | Mythili | |
| 1993 | Kilipetchu Ketkava | Tamil | Sivagami | |
| 1993 | Vietnam Colony | Malayalam | Unnimol | |
| 1993 | Golanthara Vartha | Malayalam | Rajani | |
| 1994 | Vardhakya Puranam | Malayalam | Rajani | |
| 1994 | Sakthivel | Tamil | Lalli | |
| 1994 | Pingami | Malayalam | Sridevi | |
| 1994 | Jallikattu Kaalai | Tamil | Radha | |
| 1995 | Kusruthikaatu | Malayalam | Indira | |
| 1995 | Mangala Soothram | Malayalam | Indu | |
| 1995 | Periya Kudumbam | Tamil | Jyothi | |
| 1996 | Katta Panchayathu | Tamil | Shenbagam | |
| 1997 | Mannadiar Penninu Chenkotta Checkan | Malayalam | Archa | |
| 1997 | Bhoopathi | Malayalam | Lakshmi | |
| 1998 | Manthri Kochamma | Malayalam | - | |
| 1998 | Simmarasi | Tamil | Lakhsmi | |
| 1998 | Thalaimurai | Tamil | ||
| 1999 | Viralukketha Veekkam | Tamil | Malu | |
| 2000 | Narasimham | Malayalam | Indulekha | |
| 2000 | Ee Mazha Then Mazha | Malayalam | Rekha |
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Actress Kanaka in her final days". Times of India. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
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