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About
Famous for her roles in Tamil movies such as Athisaya Piravi (1991) and Samundi (1992), she is also notable for her work in the Malayalam feature Godfather (1991) and in the Telugu movie Valu Jada Tolu Beltu (1992).
Before Fame
She made her cinematic debut in the 1989 Tamil blockbuster Karakattakaran, co-starring with Goundamani and Ramarajan.
Trivia
In 2013, a viral social media hoax claimed that she had passed away.
Family Life
Born Kanaka Mahalakshmi in Chennai, India, she is the daughter of the prominent Tamil and Telugu screen actress Devika. In the early 2000s, Kanaka married an American engineer.
Associated With
She and Vijayakanth were both cast in the 1993 Tamil movie Sakkarai Devan.