Suma Kanakala

Suma Kanakala (née Paachavital; born 22 March 1975) earlier known as is an Indian TV Presenter, host, singer, film and TV actress, and television producer who predominantly works in Tollywood and Telugu Television. She is best known for starring in ETV's Star Mahila, a Telugu TV game show, which is the longest running TV game show in India.

Suma Kanakala
Born
Paachavital Suma

(1971-03-22) 22 March 1971
Thrissur, Kerala, India
Other namesSumakka
OccupationTelevision Presenter, host, singer, film actress, TV actress producer
Years active1991–present
TelevisionStar Mahila
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1999)​

Suma also worked in Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam and Kannada Television.

Early life

Suma was born on 22 March 1975 in Thrissur, Kerala, India. Her parents are Sri.P.N.L Pranavi and Smt. P. Vimala who were in Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh (now in Telangana), India for a very long time. She married actor Rajeev Kanakala in 1999.[1][2]

Career

A presenter from the age of 21, she has hosted many Telugu film audio launches, film awards and functions. She is a Malayali from [IRALA], but speaks Telugu fluently. Apart from Malayalam and Telugu, she is also fluent in Hindi, English, and Tamil. She has acted in various films from 1991 in Malayalam and Telugu, Tamil languages and then she entered serials and telefilms in 1995, but her breakthrough came with the boom in satellite channels. Swayamvaram, Anveshitha, Geetanjali, and Ravoyi Chandamama were her major serials. She didn't have any interest in working in films.

Suma's flagship show is Star Mahila on ETV, which attracted many female audiences.[3] She created a record by this show becoming one of the longest running women game show in India.

Her versatility is evident in Panchavataram on TV9. Cash on ETV and Bhale Chance le on MAA TV are her current prime time shows. Suma started her own production house named K. Suma Rajeev Creations on 26 December 2012 and has produced a show named Lakku Kikku which is telecast on Zee Telugu. She had worked in a show named జీన్స్ (Genes). The show became a huge craze among the audience. Her new show named Kevvu Keka on MAA TV with co-star Mano and produced by K. Suma Rajeev Creations. Suma recently lent her voice for Suya Suya song from the movie 2017 Tollywood film Winner.

Suma is a clear leader and an icon to look up to in the anchoring industry. She, along with Anchor Jhansi and Udaya Bhanu, brought laurels to anchoring industry in Telugu big and small screens.

She is well known for her spontaneous and humorous remarks during her shows.[4]

Filmography
Year Film Language Role
1996Kalyana Praapthirasthu (1996 film)TeluguFemale lead role
1997Newspaper BoyMalayalamSita
1997IshtadanamMalayalamAnitha Varma
1998Oro Viliyum KathorthuMalayalamSubhadra
1998Pavitra PremaTeluguSwapna
2000Chala BagundiTeluguVijayalakshmi
2001Kalisi Naduddam (2001 film)TeluguVijaya's Friend
2004VarshamTeluguVenkat's Sister
2007DheeTeluguPooja's mother (guest role)
2013BaadshahTeluguHerself
2019Oh! BabyTeluguTV Anchor

Discography
Year Film Song Music Director Language
2017WinnerSuyaa Suyaa AnasuyaS. ThamanTelugu

Awards
  • Nandi Award for best TV Anchor 2010 Panchavataram. (Suma)
  • Limca Fresh Face Award 2009[5]
  • Local TV Media Awards Best Anchor Star Mahila 2010[6]
  • Cinegoer Award Best Anchor Star Mahila 2010[7]
  • Got placed in limca book of world records for successful completion of Star Mahila's 2000 episodes.
  • Apsaraawards 2018: Entertainer of the year

Award functions
  • 8th SIIMA 2019
  • CineMAA Awards 2013
  • CineMAA Awards 2012
  • Cinema Audio release functions
  • Gemini Puraskaaralu
  • Apsara awards

Television career

Serials/Shows

As Host

Other shows

References
  1. "Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : A date with TV stars". The Hindu. 11 December 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  2. "Rajiv Kanakala Reveals His Love Marriage Story With Suma- ." m.ap7am.com. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  3. "Star Mahila on ETV – A show for women". Metromasti.com. 17 August 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  4. "Anchor Suma | Box-office | Movie Related Shows". CineGoer.com. 27 July 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  5. Limca fresh face hunt (20 August 2009). "Limca fresh face hunt". Whatslatest.com. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  6. "Local TV Media Awards Photo Gallery (Ram Charan Teja, Kajal Agarwal) | Local TV". Ragalahari.com. n.d. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  7. "AP Cine Goers 7th TV awards 2010 – Telugu cinema". Idlebrain.com. 21 August 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  8. Mahalakshmi, Harika. "Suma Kanakala : Here Are The TV Shows That Made 'Suma Kanakala' The Undisputed Queen Of Small Screen - Wirally". https://wirally.com/. Retrieved 29 December 2020. External link in |website= (help)
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