Kanaka (actress)

Lakshmi Priya, popularly known by her stage name, Kanaka (born 14 June 1973) is an Indian film 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
NationalityIndian
Occupation
  • Videophotography
  • Actress
  • Dancer
  • Veena player
Years active1989 – 2000
Parent(s)
RelativesRaghupathi Venkaiah Naidu
(great-grandfather)

Personal life

Kanaka is the daughter of Tamil actress Devika and Devanand 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. 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.

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
YearFilmLanguageRoleNotes
1989KaragattakaranTamilKamakshi Nominated : Filmfare Awards For Best Actress Tamil
Won : Filmfare Awards For Best Debut Actress Tamil
Thangamana RaasaTamilKannamma
1990SeethaTamilSeetha
Muthalali AmmaTamil-
Periya Idathu PillaiTamilGeetha
Periya Veetu PannakkaranTamilChella Meena
Athisaya PiraviTamilGowri
DurgaTamilKannammaThe film was dubbed in to Telugu as Lakshmi Durga and in Hindi as Devi Aur Durga and was also remade in Kannada as Bhairavi
Enga Ooru AattukkaranTamil
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
VasudhaMalayalam-
Ezhara PonnanaMalayalamAshwathi
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" (Press release). Times of India. Indo-Asian News Service. 31 July 2013. Archived from the original on 1 August 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  2. "Actress Kanaka in her final days". Times of India. Retrieved 21 May 2018.


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