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	\| birth_date = ~~{{Birth date and age\|1973\|06\|14\|df=yes}}~~		\| birth_date =
	\| birth_place = ~~[[Chennai district\|Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India~~		\| birth_place =
	\| birth_name = Lakshmi Priya		\| birth_name = Lakshmi Priya
	\| occupation = {{hlist\|Actress}}<!-- This should match what is in the lead paragraph. -->		\| occupation = {{hlist\|Actress}}<!-- This should match what is in the lead paragraph. -->
	\| mother = [[Devika]] <!-- parents: include only if they are independently notable or particularly relevant. -->		\| mother = [[Devika]] <!-- parents: include only if they are independently notable or particularly relevant. -->
	\| nationality = <!-- nationality: "Should only be used if nationality cannot be inferred from the birthplace." -->		\| nationality = <!-- nationality: "Should only be used if nationality cannot be inferred from the birthplace." -->
	\| years_active = 1989{{endash}}~~2000~~		\| years_active = 1989{{endash}}2006
	\| relatives = [[Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu]] (great-grandfather)		\| relatives = [[Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu]] (great-grandfather)<br>[[Pranika]] (cousin)
	}}		}}

	'''Lakshmi Priya''', popularly known by her [[stage name]], '''Kanaka''' (born 14 June 1973) is an Indian actress who worked in the [[South Indian film industry]] mostly in [[Tamil cinema\|Tamil]] and [[Malayalam cinema]]. She was active in the South Indian movie industry from 1989 to 2000. She played the main female lead roles in some superhit Malayalam films like ''[[Godfather (1991 film)\|Godfather]]'' (1991), ''[[Vietnam Colony]]'' (1992) and [[Golanthara Vartha]] (1993).<ref name="timesofindia1">{{cite web \|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/news-interviews/Actress-Kanaka-silences-rumors/articleshow/21502027.cms \| title=Actress Kanaka silences rumors \| website=[[The Times of India]] \| date=31 July 2013 \| access-date=25 May 2020 \| agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service]] \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801083614/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/news-interviews/Actress-Kanaka-silences-rumors/articleshow/21502027.cms \| archive-date=1 August 2013}}</ref>		'''Lakshmi Priya Devika Devadoss''', popularly known by her [[stage name]], '''Kanaka''' (born 14 June 1973) is an former Indian actress who worked in the [[South Indian film industry]] mostly in [[Tamil cinema\|Tamil]] and [[Malayalam cinema]]. She was active in the South Indian movie industry from 1989 to 2000. She played the main female lead roles in some superhit Malayalam films like ''[[Godfather (1991 film)\|Godfather]]'' (1991), ''[[Vietnam Colony]]'' (1992) and [[Golanthara Vartha]] (1993).<ref name="timesofindia1">{{cite web \|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/news-interviews/Actress-Kanaka-silences-rumors/articleshow/21502027.cms \| title=Actress Kanaka silences rumors \| website=[[The Times of India]] \| date=31 July 2013 \| access-date=25 May 2020 \| agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service]] \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801083614/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/news-interviews/Actress-Kanaka-silences-rumors/articleshow/21502027.cms \| archive-date=1 August 2013}}</ref> She later quit cinema due to [[Depression (mood)\|depression]].

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
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	==Career==		==Career==

	She started her career as a heroine in the Tamil movie ''[[Karakattakkaran\|Karagatakaran]]'', directed by [[Gangai Amaran]], a blockbuster movie which ran more than a year.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/celebrating-30-years-of-karagattakaran/articleshow/69812835.cms \|title=Celebrating 30 Years of Karagattakaran \|last=Suganth \|first=M \|date=16 June 2019 \|website=[[The Times of India]] \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820092247/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/celebrating-30-years-of-karagattakaran/articleshow/69812835.cms \|archive-date=20 August 2019 \|access-date=17 June 2019 \|url-status=live }}</ref> Kanaka acted in many Tamil movies, including ''[[Periya Veetu Pannakkaran]]'' (1990), ''[[Athisaya Piravi]]'' (1990), ''[[Samundi]]'' (1992), ''[[Periya Kudumbam]]'' (1995) and ''[[Viralukketha Veekkam]]'' (1999). ~~Many of her Tamil films became huge hits in B and C Centres giving her the Epithet of ‘B Centre Queen’.~~ She also starred in a few [[Telugu language\|Telugu]] and [[Malayalam]] movies with major stars like [[Mukesh (actor)\|Mukesh]], [[Mammootty]] and [[Mohanlal]]. She has acted in more than 50 films in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu ~~as the leading actress~~ in a span of 10 years. Her last Malayalam film was ''[[Ee Mazha Then Mazha]]'' (2000).Kanaka in her recent video, expressed her desire to make a comeback to acting.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Actress-Kanaka-in-her-final-days/articleshow/21451392.cms\|title=Actress Kanaka in her final days\|website=[[The Times of India]]\|date=15 January 2017}}</ref>		She started her career as a heroine in the Tamil movie ''[[Karakattakkaran\|Karagatakaran]]'', directed by [[Gangai Amaran]], a blockbuster movie which ran more than a year.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/celebrating-30-years-of-karagattakaran/articleshow/69812835.cms \|title=Celebrating 30 Years of Karagattakaran \|last=Suganth \|first=M \|date=16 June 2019 \|website=[[The Times of India]] \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820092247/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/celebrating-30-years-of-karagattakaran/articleshow/69812835.cms \|archive-date=20 August 2019 \|access-date=17 June 2019 \|url-status=live }}</ref> 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 language\|Telugu]] and [[Malayalam]] movies with major stars like [[Mukesh (actor)\|Mukesh]], [[Mammootty]] and [[Mohanlal]]. She has acted in more than 50 films in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu in a span of 10 years. Her last Malayalam film was ''[[Ee Mazha Then Mazha]]'' (2000).

	== Filmography ==		== Filmography ==
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	\| 1999 \|\| ''[[Viralukketha Veekkam]]'' \|\| Tamil \|\| Malu \|\|		\| 1999 \|\| ''[[Viralukketha Veekkam]]'' \|\| Tamil \|\| Malu \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\| rowspan=2\|2000 \|\| ''[[Narasimham (film)\|Narasimham]]'' \|\| Malayalam \|\| Indulekha \|\|		\| rowspan=2\|2000 \|\| ''[[Narasimham (film)\|Narasimham]]'' \|\| Malayalam \|\| Indulekha \|\| <ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/mohanlal-mammootty-starrer-narasimham-15th-anniversary-celebrations-dubai-gets-grand-response-616307\|author=Anu James\|title=Mohanlal-Mammootty Starrer 'Narasimham': 15th Anniversary Celebration in Dubai Gets Grand Response [PHOTOS]\|access-date=1 July 2016\|work=[[International Business Times]]\|date=6 December 2014}}</ref>
	\|-		\|-
	\| ''[[Ee Mazha Then Mazha]]'' \|\| Malayalam \|\| Rekha \|\|		\| ''[[Ee Mazha Then Mazha]]'' \|\| Malayalam \|\| Rekha \|\|
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			{{Short description \|Indian actress (born 1973)}}
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	\| birth_place = [[Chennai district\|Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India		\| birth_place = [[Chennai district\|Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
	\| birth_name = Lakshmi Priya		\| birth_name = Lakshmi Priya
	\| occupation = {{hlist~~\|Videophotography~~\|Actress~~\|Dancer\|Veena player~~}}		\| occupation = {{hlist\|Actress}}<!-- This should match what is in the lead paragraph. -->
	\| ~~parents~~ = ~~{{ubl\|Devadas\|~~[[Devika]]}}		\| mother = [[Devika]] <!-- parents: include only if they are independently notable or particularly relevant. -->
	\| nationality = ~~[[Indian people\|Indian]]~~		\| nationality = <!-- nationality: "Should only be used if nationality cannot be inferred from the birthplace." -->
	\| years_active = 1989 {{endash}} 2000		\| years_active = 1989{{endash}}2000
	\| relatives = [[Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu]]~~<br>~~(great-grandfather)		\| relatives = [[Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu]] (great-grandfather)
	}}		}}

	'''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 cinema\|Tamil]] and [[Malayalam cinema]]. She was active in the South Indian movie industry from 1989 to 2000. She played the main female lead roles in some superhit Malayalam films like ''[[Godfather (1991 film)\|Godfather]]'' (1991), ''[[Vietnam Colony]]'' (1992) and [[Golanthara Vartha]] (1993).<ref name="timesofindia1">{{cite ~~press release~~ \| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/news-interviews/Actress-Kanaka-silences-rumors/articleshow/21502027.cms \| title=Actress Kanaka silences rumors \| ~~publisher~~=[[Times of India]] \| date=31 July 2013 \| access-date=25 May 2020 \| agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service]] \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801083614/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/news-interviews/Actress-Kanaka-silences-rumors/articleshow/21502027.cms \| archive-date=1 August 2013}}</ref>		'''Lakshmi Priya''', popularly known by her [[stage name]], '''Kanaka''' (born 14 June 1973) is an Indian actress who worked in the [[South Indian film industry]] mostly in [[Tamil cinema\|Tamil]] and [[Malayalam cinema]]. She was active in the South Indian movie industry from 1989 to 2000. She played the main female lead roles in some superhit Malayalam films like ''[[Godfather (1991 film)\|Godfather]]'' (1991), ''[[Vietnam Colony]]'' (1992) and [[Golanthara Vartha]] (1993).<ref name="timesofindia1">{{cite web \|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/news-interviews/Actress-Kanaka-silences-rumors/articleshow/21502027.cms \| title=Actress Kanaka silences rumors \| website=[[The Times of India]] \| date=31 July 2013 \| access-date=25 May 2020 \| agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service]] \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801083614/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/news-interviews/Actress-Kanaka-silences-rumors/articleshow/21502027.cms \| archive-date=1 August 2013}}</ref>

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	Kanaka is the daughter of Tamil actress [[Devika]] and ~~Devadas~~		Kanaka is the daughter of Tamil actress [[Devika]].<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2018/05/05/kanaka-actress-movies-tragedy-father-personal-life-cancer-rumours.html \|title=Kanaka keen on comeback, clears the air on rumours \|date=5 May 2018 \|website=[[Onmanorama]] \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/blend-of-grace-and-charm/article28570926.ece \| title=Blend of grace and charm \|author=S. R. Ashok Kumar \| date=10 May 2002 \| work=[[The Hindu]] \|url-access=subscription \|language=en \| url-status=live \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224181458/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/blend-of-grace-and-charm/article28570926.ece \| archive-date=24 February 2020}}</ref> She is also the great-granddaughter of [[Telugu cinema]]'s first [[sound film]]'s producer [[Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu]].
	She is also the great-granddaughter of [[Telugu cinema]]'s first [[sound film]]'s producer [[Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu]].

	==Career==		==Career==

	She started her career as a heroine in the Tamil movie ''[[Karakattakkaran\|Karagatakaran]]'', directed by [[Gangai Amaran]], a blockbuster movie which ran more than a year. Kanaka acted in many Tamil movies, including ''[[Athisaya Piravi]]'' (1990), ''[[~~Periya Veetu Pannakkaran~~]]'', ''[[Periya Kudumbam]]'' and ''[[~~Samundi~~]]''. She also starred in a few [[Telugu language\|Telugu]] and [[Malayalam]] movies with major stars like [[Mukesh (actor)\|Mukesh]], [[Mammootty]] and [[Mohanlal]].		She started her career as a heroine in the Tamil movie ''[[Karakattakkaran\|Karagatakaran]]'', directed by [[Gangai Amaran]], a blockbuster movie which ran more than a year.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/celebrating-30-years-of-karagattakaran/articleshow/69812835.cms \|title=Celebrating 30 Years of Karagattakaran \|last=Suganth \|first=M \|date=16 June 2019 \|website=[[The Times of India]] \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820092247/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/celebrating-30-years-of-karagattakaran/articleshow/69812835.cms \|archive-date=20 August 2019 \|access-date=17 June 2019 \|url-status=live }}</ref> Kanaka acted in many Tamil movies, including ''[[Periya Veetu Pannakkaran]]'' (1990), ''[[Athisaya Piravi]]'' (1990), ''[[Samundi]]'' (1992), ''[[Periya Kudumbam]]'' (1995) and ''[[Viralukketha Veekkam]]'' (1999). Many of her Tamil films became huge hits in B and C Centres giving her the Epithet of ‘B Centre Queen’. She also starred in a few [[Telugu language\|Telugu]] and [[Malayalam]] movies with major stars like [[Mukesh (actor)\|Mukesh]], [[Mammootty]] and [[Mohanlal]]. She has acted in more than 50 films in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu as the leading actress in a span of 10 years. Her last Malayalam film was ''[[Ee Mazha Then Mazha]]'' (2000).Kanaka in her recent video, expressed her desire to make a comeback to acting.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Actress-Kanaka-in-her-final-days/articleshow/21451392.cms\|title=Actress Kanaka in her final days\|website=[[The Times of India]]\|date=15 January 2017}}</ref>

	She has acted in more than 50 films in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu as the leading actress in a span of 10 years. Her last Malayalam film was ''Ee Mazha ~~Thenmazha~~''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Actress-Kanaka-in-her-final-days/articleshow/21451392.cms\|title=Actress Kanaka in her final days\|~~publisher~~=Times of India\|~~access-~~date=~~21 May 2018~~}}</ref>

	== Filmography ==		== Filmography ==
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	! Year !! Film !! Language !! Role !! class=unsortable\| Notes		! Year !! Film !! Language !! Role !! class=unsortable\| Notes
	\|-		\|-
	\|rowspan=2\|1989 \|\| ''[[Karagattakaran]]'' \|\| [[Tamil cinema\|Tamil]] \|\| Kamakshi\|\| ~~[[Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Actress_–_Tamil\| Nominated : Filmfare Awards For Best Actress Tamil]] <br> [[Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Actress_–_Tamil\| Won : Filmfare Awards For Best Debut Actress Tamil]]~~		\|rowspan=2\|1989 \|\| ''[[Karagattakaran]]'' \|\| [[Tamil cinema\|Tamil]] \|\| Kamakshi\|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\| ''[[Thangamana Raasa]]'' \|\| Tamil \|\| Kannamma \|\|		\| ''[[Thangamana Raasa]]'' \|\| Tamil \|\| Kannamma \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\| rowspan=11\|1990\|\| ''[[Seetha (1990 film)\|Seetha]]''\|\| Tamil \|\| Seetha \|\|		\| rowspan=10\|1990\|\| ''[[Seetha (1990 film)\|Seetha]]''\|\| Tamil \|\| Seetha \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\| ''Muthalali Amma'' \|\| Tamil \|\|- \|\|		\| ''Muthalali Amma'' \|\| Tamil \|\| Kaveri \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\| ''[[Periya Idathu Pillai]]'' \|\| Tamil \|\|Geetha \|\|		\| ''[[Periya Idathu Pillai]]'' \|\| Tamil \|\|Geetha \|\|
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	\| ''[[Athisaya Piravi]]''\|\| Tamil \|\| Gowri \|\|		\| ''[[Athisaya Piravi]]''\|\| Tamil \|\| Gowri \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\| ''[[Durga (1990 film)\|Durga]]''\|\| Tamil \|\| Kannamma \|\|The film was dubbed in to [[Telugu cinema\|Telugu]] as ''[[Durga (1990 film)\|Lakshmi Durga]]'' and in [[Hindi cinema\|Hindi]] as ''[[Durga (1990 film)\|Devi Aur Durga]]'' and was also remade in [[Kannada cinema\|Kannada]] as ''Bhairavi''		\| ''[[Durga (1990 film)\|Durga]]''\|\| Tamil \|\| Kannamma \|\|
	\|-
	~~\| ''Enga Ooru Aattukkaran''\|\| Tamil \|\|~~ \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\| ''[[Sathan Sollai Thattathe]]''\|\| Tamil \|\| Chitra \|\|		\| ''[[Sathan Sollai Thattathe]]''\|\| Tamil \|\| Chitra \|\|
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	\| ''[[Valu Jada Tolu Beltu]]''\|\|Telugu\|\| Seetha \|\|		\| ''[[Valu Jada Tolu Beltu]]''\|\|Telugu\|\| Seetha \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\| ''[[Vasudha]]'' \|\| Malayalam \|\| - \|\|		\| ''[[Vasudha]]'' \|\| Malayalam \|\| Varsha \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\| ''[[Ezhara Ponnana]]'' \|\| Malayalam \|\| Ashwathi \|\|		\| ''[[Ezhara Ponnana]]'' \|\| Malayalam \|\| Ashwathi \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\| ''[[Mudhal Kural]]'' \|\| Tamil \|\| - \|\|		\| ''[[Mudhal Kural]]'' \|\| Tamil \|\| Vaali \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\| ''[[Samundi]]'' \|\| Tamil \|\| Ponnuthayi \|\|		\| ''[[Samundi]]'' \|\| Tamil \|\| Ponnuthayi \|\|
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	\| ''[[Ee Mazha Then Mazha]]'' \|\| Malayalam \|\| Rekha \|\|		\| ''[[Ee Mazha Then Mazha]]'' \|\| Malayalam \|\| Rekha \|\|
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{{Infobox person
| name = Kanaka
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|06|14|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Chennai district|Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| birth_name = Lakshmi Priya
| occupation = {{hlist|Videophotography|Actress|Dancer|Veena player}}
| parents = {{ubl|Devadas|[[Devika]]}}
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| years_active = 1989 {{endash}} 2000
| relatives = [[Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu]]<br>(great-grandfather)
}}

'''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 cinema|Tamil]] and [[Malayalam cinema]]. She was active in the South Indian movie industry from 1989 to 2000. She played the main female lead roles in some superhit Malayalam films like ''[[Godfather (1991 film)|Godfather]]'' (1991), ''[[Vietnam Colony]]'' (1992) and [[Golanthara Vartha]] (1993).<ref name="timesofindia1">{{cite press release | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/news-interviews/Actress-Kanaka-silences-rumors/articleshow/21502027.cms | title=Actress Kanaka silences rumors | publisher=[[Times of India]] | date=31 July 2013 | access-date=25 May 2020 | agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service]] | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801083614/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/news-interviews/Actress-Kanaka-silences-rumors/articleshow/21502027.cms | archive-date=1 August 2013}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Kanaka is the daughter of Tamil actress [[Devika]] and Devadas
She is also the great-granddaughter of [[Telugu cinema]]'s first [[sound film]]'s producer [[Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu]].

==Career==

She started her career as a heroine in the Tamil movie ''[[Karakattakkaran|Karagatakaran]]'', directed by [[Gangai Amaran]], a blockbuster movie which ran more than a year. Kanaka acted in many Tamil movies, including ''[[Athisaya Piravi]]'' (1990), ''[[Periya Veetu Pannakkaran]]'', ''[[Periya Kudumbam]]'' and ''[[Samundi]]''. She also starred in a few [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and [[Malayalam]] movies with major stars like [[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]], [[Mammootty]] and [[Mohanlal]].

She has acted in more than 50 films in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu as the leading actress in a span of 10 years. Her last Malayalam film was ''Ee Mazha Thenmazha''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Actress-Kanaka-in-her-final-days/articleshow/21451392.cms|title=Actress Kanaka in her final days|publisher=Times of India|access-date=21 May 2018}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#000;"
! Year !! Film !! Language !! Role !! class=unsortable| Notes
|-
|rowspan=2|1989 || ''[[Karagattakaran]]'' || [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] || Kamakshi|| [[Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Actress_–_Tamil| Nominated : Filmfare Awards For Best Actress Tamil]] <br> [[Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Actress_–_Tamil| Won : Filmfare Awards For Best Debut Actress Tamil]]
|-
| ''[[Thangamana Raasa]]'' || Tamil || Kannamma ||
|-
| rowspan=11|1990|| ''[[Seetha (1990 film)|Seetha]]''|| Tamil || Seetha ||
|-
| ''Muthalali Amma'' || Tamil ||- ||
|-
| ''[[Periya Idathu Pillai]]'' || Tamil ||Geetha ||
|-
| ''[[Periya Veetu Pannakkaran]]''|| Tamil || Chella Meena ||
|-
| ''[[Athisaya Piravi]]''|| Tamil || Gowri ||
|-
| ''[[Durga (1990 film)|Durga]]''|| Tamil || Kannamma ||The film was dubbed in to [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] as ''[[Durga (1990 film)|Lakshmi Durga]]'' and in [[Hindi cinema|Hindi]] as ''[[Durga (1990 film)|Devi Aur Durga]]'' and was also remade in [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]] as ''Bhairavi''
|-
| ''Enga Ooru Aattukkaran''|| Tamil || ||
|-
| ''[[Sathan Sollai Thattathe]]''|| Tamil || Chitra ||
|-
| ''[[Amman Kovil Thiruvizha]]''|| Tamil ||Bhavani ||
|-
| ''[[Vellaiya Devan]]''|| Tamil ||Santhi ||
|-
| ''[[Ethir Kaatru]]'' || Tamil || Anita ||
|-
| rowspan=5|1991 || ''[[Kumbakarai Thangaiah]]'' || Tamil || Mangamma ||
|-
| ''[[Sendhoora Devi]]''|| Tamil || Selvi ||
|-
| ''[[Thalattu Ketkuthamma]]'' || Tamil || Pechiamma ||
|-
| ''[[Brahmarshi Vishwamitra]]'' || [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] || Sita ||
|-
| ''[[Godfather (1991 film)|Godfather]]'' || [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] || Malu ||
|-
|rowspan=7| 1992 ||''[[Purushan Enakku Arasan]]''|| Tamil || Kalpana||
|-
| ''[[Valu Jada Tolu Beltu]]''||Telugu|| Seetha ||
|-
| ''[[Vasudha]]'' || Malayalam || - ||
|-
| ''[[Ezhara Ponnana]]'' || Malayalam || Ashwathi ||
|-
| ''[[Mudhal Kural]]'' || Tamil || - ||
|-
| ''[[Samundi]]'' || Tamil || Ponnuthayi ||
|-
| ''[[Vietnam Colony]]'' || Malayalam || Unnimol ||
|-
| rowspan=5|1993 || ''[[Koyil Kaalai]]'' || Tamil || Arasaayi ||
|-
| ''[[Sakkarai Devan]]''|| Tamil || Dhanam||
|-
| ''[[Thaali Kattiya Raasa]]'' || Tamil ||Mythili ||
|-
| ''[[Kilipetchu Ketkava]]'' || Tamil || Sivagami ||
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| ''[[Golanthara Vartha]]'' || Malayalam || Rajani ||
|-
|rowspan=4| 1994 || ''[[Vardhakya Puranam]]'' || Malayalam ||Rajani ||
|-
| ''[[Sakthivel]]''|| Tamil || Lalli||
|-
| ''[[Pingami]]'' || Malayalam || Sridevi ||
|-
| ''[[Jallikattu Kaalai]]'' || Tamil || Radha ||
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| rowspan=3|1995 || ''[[Kusruthikaatu]]'' || Malayalam || Indira ||
|-
| ''[[Mangala Soothram]]''|| Malayalam ||Indu ||
|-
| ''[[Periya Kudumbam]]''|| Tamil || Jyothi ||
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| 1996 || ''[[Katta Panchayathu]]'' || Tamil || Shenbagam ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 1997 || ''Mannadiar Penninu Chenkotta Checkan'' || Malayalam || Archa ||
|-
| ''[[Bhoopathi (1997 film)|Bhoopathi]]'' || Malayalam || Lakshmi ||
|-
| rowspan=3|1998 || ''[[Manthri Kochamma]]'' || Malayalam ||- ||
|-
| ''[[Simmarasi]]'' || Tamil || Lakhsmi ||
|-
| ''[[Thalaimurai]]'' || Tamil || ||
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| 1999 || ''[[Viralukketha Veekkam]]'' || Tamil || Malu ||
|-
| rowspan=2|2000 || ''[[Narasimham (film)|Narasimham]]'' || Malayalam || Indulekha ||
|-
| ''[[Ee Mazha Then Mazha]]'' || Malayalam || Rekha ||
|-
|}

==References==

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== External links ==
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