Lakshmi Devi Kanakala (1939/1940 – 3 February 2018)
was an Indian actress, chiefly known for her roles in
Telugu cinema
Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Telugu language, widely spoken in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Telugu cinema is based in Film Nagar, Hy ...
.
Also an accomplished dancer, she worked as a trainer at
Madras Film Institute
The M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute, formerly known as the Adyar Film Institute, is Asia's first-ever film and television training institute. Established in 1945 as Adyar Film Institute, it is one of the pioneer film in ...
and mentored such actors as
Chiranjeevi
Chiranjeevi (born Konidela Sivasankara Varaprasad; 22 August 1955) is an Indian actor, film producer and former politician, who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. Chiranjeevi starred in over 150 feature films in Telugu language, Telugu, as ...
,
Allari Naresh, Subhalekha Sudhakar, and Suhasini. Chiranjeevi referred to her as "Saraswathi Devi (the goddess of knowledge)".
Personal life
Lakshmi Devi was married to
Devadas Kanakala
Devadas Kanakala (30 July 1945 – 2 August 2019) was an Indian actor from Andhra Pradesh who predominantly appeared in Telugu language films and TV shows. Rajnikanth, Chiranjeevi and Rajendra Prasad trained under him.
He was a very good tra ...
, a veteran Telugu actor, who appeared in numerous films over four decades. The couple had two children,
Rajeev Kanakala
Rajeev Kanakala (born 13 November 1968) is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Telugu films and television. He started his career in television serials and short films, where he not only acted but also produced and directed. He is marrie ...
(also an actor) and Sri Laxmi.
Death
Lakshmi Kanakala died in a private hospital in
Hyderabad
Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part ...
from
cardiac arrest
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. She was 78 years old.
Films
*''Prema Bandham''
*''Police Lockup''
*''
Kobbari Bondam
''Kobbari Bondam'' () is a 1991 Indian Telugu-language comedy film, produced by K. Achi Reddy, S. V. Krishna Reddy under Manisha Films, presented by Kishore Rathi and directed by Katragadda Raviteja. The film stars Rajendra Prasad and Nirosha, ...
'' as Raju's mother
References
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1939 births
2018 deaths
Telugu actresses
Indian actresses
Date of birth missing
Indian acting coaches
Year of birth uncertain