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Kanchana (name)
Kanchana or Kanjana is an Indic-language-based name, often used as a feminine given name. People with the name include: * Kanchana (actress), stage name of Vasundhara Devi, Indian actress born 1939 * Kanchana Gunawardene, Sri Lankan cricketer * Kanchana Kamalanathan, Indian politician * Kanchana Kanchanasut, Thai computer scientist * Kanjana Kuthaisong, Thai volleyball player * Kanchana Mendis, Sri Lankan actress * Kanchana Moitra, Bengali film actress * Kanchana Silpa-archa, Thai politician * Kanjana Sungngoen, Thai footballer * Kanchana Wijesekera, Sri Lankan politician * Ama Kanchana, Sri Lankan cricketer * Dilshan Kanchana, Sri Lankan cricketer * Janaka Kanchana, Sri Lankan Guinness world record holder See also * Kanchana (other), Kanchana {{Given name, type=both Indian feminine given names Feminine given names Sinhalese unisex given names Surnames of Sinhalese origin Thai feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanchana (actress)
Vasundhara Devi (born 16 August 1939), known by her stage name Kanchana, is an Indian actress who worked in Telugu, Tamil, and Kannada films, in addition to Malayalam and Hindi films. Early life and Career Kanchana was born as Vasundhra Devi on 16 August 1939 in Madras, Tamil Nadu of India to a Telugu-speaking family. Her father suffered business losses, and she went to work as an air hostess to support her family, when she was discovered by a friend of film director C. V. Sridhar on a plane where he was a passenger, who later suggested her to him. Sridhar gave her the lead role in his film ''Kaadhalikka Neramillai'' in 1963 and changed her name to Kanchana, since there was already another actress named Vasundhara Devi, mother of actress Vyjayanthimala. Kanchana acted in over 150 films – Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi, with a successful acting career. She had a successful career in Tamil films, especially between 1964 and 1977 as a lead heroine. Her critically acclaimed film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |