She has appeared in more than 50 films in Tamil, Malayalam, and Telugu as the leading actress in a spread of 10 years. She also starred in a few Telugu and Malayalam movies with major stars like Mukesh, Mammootty, and Mohanlal. Kanaka worked in many Tamil movies, including Athisaya Piravi (1990), Periya Veetu Pannakkaran, Periya Kudumbam, and Samundi. She started her career as a heroine in the Tamil movie Karagatakaran, conducted by Gangai Amaran, a blockbuster movie that ran for more than a year.
Kanaka Actress (born 14 June 1973) is an Indian film actress who worked in the South Indian film industry mostly in Tamil and Malayalam cinema. Kanaka is the daughter of Tamil actress Devika and Devadas She is also the great-granddaughter of Telugu cinema’s first sound film producer Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu. Her body weight is around 59kgs and 120 lbs. She started modeling after her graduation. Her Father’s name is Devadas and her mother’s name is Devika.
She also appeared in Bengali, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada films. She played the main female lead roles in some superhit Malayalam films like Godfather (1991), Vietnam Colony (1992), and Golanthara Vartha (1993). She was active in the South Indian movie industry from 1989 to 2000. Kanaka is the daughter of the Tamil actress Devika and devadasi. Kanaka Mahalakshmi, mononymously identified as kanaka, is a movie actress from south India. 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.