| Kanaka | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kanaka Mahalakshmi June 30, 1968 Chennai, Tamilnadu, India |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1989 - 2001 |
Kanaka Mahalakshmi, mononymously known as Kanaka (Tamil: கனகா), is a South Indian film actress. She was considered one of the leading actress in the Tamil film industry. She is a daughter of the actress Devika.
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Kanaka and her younger sister Saradha Preetha were born to Devadoss and the famous actress Devika. In 2007 she married an engineer from the U.S.[1]
She started her career as the heroine in Karakattakaran (1989), a movie based on the Tamil rural dance Karakattam, along with Tamil film stars Ramarajan, Goundamani and Senthil. It was a blockbuster movie which ran more than a year. Kanaka acted in many Tamil movies, including Adisiya Piravi (1991), Periya Veetu Pannakaran, Periya Kudumbum and Samundi. She starred with many major stars like Rajnikanth, Prabhu, Karthik, Vijayakanth, SarathKumar, etc.
She also starred in a few Telugu and Malayalam movies with major stars like Mammootty and Mohanlal. Her Malayalam debut, Godfather, was an all-time hit movie in Kerala, and ran for 434 days.
| Year | Film | Language | Role | Co-Star |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Karakattakaran | Tamil | Kamakshi | Ramarajan |
| 1989 | Thangamana Rasa | Tamil | Ramarajan | |
| 1990 | Vallu jadda Thodu Beltu | Telugu | Rajendra prasad | |
| 1990 | Periya Veetu Pannakaran | Tamil | Chella Meena | Karthik |
| 1990 | Ethir Katru | Tamil | Karthik | |
| 1990 | Makkal Kural | Tamil | Arjun | |
| 1990 | Athisaya Piravi | Tamil | Gowri | Rajnikanth |
| 1990 | Vellaiya Devan | Tamil | Ramki | |
| 1990 | Purushan Enakku Arasan | Tamil | Pandiarajan | |
| 1990 | Durga | Tamil | Kannamma | Nizhalkal Ravi |
| 1990 | Amman Kovil Thiruvizha | Tamil | Nizhalkal Ravi | |
| 1990 | Saaththaan Sollai Thattaathe | Tamil | Pandiyan | |
| 1991 | Kumbakarai Thangaiah | Tamil | Mangamma | Prabhu |
| 1991 | Thalattu Kekkuthamma | Tamil | Prabhu | |
| 1991 | Godfather | Malayalam | Malu | Mukesh |
| 1991 | Seetha | Tamil | Seetha | Raghuman |
| 1991 | Senthoora Devi | Tamil | Vivek | |
| 1992 | Vasudha | Malayalam | Saikumar | |
| 1992 | Ezhara Ponnana | Malayalam | Ashwathi | Jayaram |
| 1992 | Samundi | Tamil | Sarath Kumar | |
| 1993 | Kovil Kalai | Tamil | Arasaayi | Vijayakanth |
| 1993 | Thaalikattiya Rasa | Tamil | Murali | |
| 1993 | Sakkarai Devan | Tamil | Vijayakanth | |
| 1993 | Kilipechu Ketkava | Tamil | Sivagami | Mammooty |
| 1993 | Vietnam Colony | Malayalam | Unnimol | Mohanlal |
| 1993 | Golanthara Vartha | Malayalam | Mammooty | |
| 1994 | Vardhakya Puranam | Malayalam | Manoj K. Jayan | |
| 1994 | Pingami | Malayalam | Sridevi | Mohanlal |
| 1994 | Jallikattu Kaalai | Tamil | Prabhu | |
| 1995 | Sakthivel | Tamil | Selva | |
| 1995 | Periya Kudumbam | Tamil | Jyothi | Prabhu |
| 1995 | Mangala Soothram | Malayalam | Murali | |
| 1995 | Kusruthikaatu | Malayalam | Indira | Jayaram |
| 1996 | Kattapanchayathu | Tamil | Karthik | |
| 1997 | Mannadiar Penninu Chenkotta Checkan | Malayalam | Archa | Mukesh |
| 1997 | Bhoopathi | Malayalam | Lakshmi | Suresh Gopi |
| 1998 | Manthri Kochamma | Malayalam | Prem Kumar | |
| 1999 | Veeralukketha Veekam | Tamil | Malu | Vivek |
| 2000 | Narasimham | Malayalam | Indulekha | Mohanlal |
| 2001 | Simha Rasi | Tamil | Sarath Kumar |