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| Born | Kanaka Devadas |
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| Years active | 1989–2006 |
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| Relatives | Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu (great-grandfather) Pranika (cousin) |
Kanaka is an Indian former actress who mainly appeared in Tamil and Malayalam language films and few Telugu language films. She is known of her role in her debut Tamil film Karakaatakkaaran (1989).
Kanaka is the daughter of actress Devika. [1] [2] She is also the great-granddaughter of Telugu cinema pioneer, Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu.
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. [3] Kanaka acted in many Tamil movies, including Periya Veetu Pannakkaran (1990), Athisaya Piravi (1990), Samundi (1992), Periya Kudumbam (1995) 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.
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Karagattakaran | Kamakshi | Tamil | |
| Thangamana Raasa | Kannamma | Tamil | ||
| 1990 | Seetha | Seetha | Tamil | |
| Muthalali Amma | Kaveri | Tamil | ||
| Periya Idathu Pillai | Geetha | Tamil | ||
| Periya Veetu Pannakkaran | Chella Meena | Tamil | ||
| Athisaya Piravi | Gowri | Tamil | ||
| Durga | Kannamma | Tamil | ||
| Enga Ooru Aattukkaran | Unknown | Tamil | ||
| Sathan Sollai Thattathe | Chitra | Tamil | ||
| Amman Kovil Thiruvizha | Bhavani | Tamil | ||
| Vellaiya Devan | Santhi | Tamil | ||
| Ethir Kaatru | Anita | Tamil | ||
| 1991 | Kumbakarai Thangaiah | Mangamma | Tamil | |
| Sendhoora Devi | Selvi | Tamil | ||
| Thalattu Ketkuthamma | Pechiamma | Tamil | ||
| 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 | Malayalam | ||
| Mudhal Kural | Vaali | Tamil | ||
| Samundi | Ponnuthayi | Tamil | ||
| Vietnam Colony | Unnimol | Malayalam | ||
| 1993 | Koyil Kaalai | Arasaayi | Tamil | |
| Sakkarai Devan | Dhanam | Tamil | ||
| Thaali Kattiya Raasa | Mythili | Tamil | ||
| Kilipetchu Ketkava | Sivagami | Tamil | ||
| Golanthara Vartha | Rajani | Malayalam | ||
| 1994 | Vardhakya Puranam | Rajani | Malayalam | |
| Sakthivel | Lalli | Tamil | ||
| Pingami | Sridevi | Malayalam | ||
| Jallikattu Kaalai | Radha | Tamil | ||
| 1995 | Kusruthikaatu | Indira | Malayalam | |
| Mangala Soothram | Indu | Malayalam | ||
| Periya Kudumbam | Jyothi | Tamil | ||
| 1996 | Katta Panchayathu | Shenbagam | Tamil | |
| 1997 | Mannadiar Penninu Chenkotta Checkan | Archa | Malayalam | |
| Bhoopathi | Lakshmi | Malayalam | ||
| 1998 | Manthri Kochamma | Maya | Malayalam | |
| Simmarasi | Lakhsmi | Tamil | ||
| Thalaimurai | Herself | Tamil | ||
| 1999 | Viralukketha Veekkam | Malu | Tamil | |
| 2000 | Narasimham | Indulekha | Malayalam |
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