text: 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).
  Personal life
  Kanaka is the daughter of actress Devika. She is also the great-granddaughter of Telugu cinema pioneer, Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu.
  Career
  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. 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.