Suma Kanakala

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Suma Kanakala
Suma Kanakala.jpg
Kanakala in 2015
Born
Paachavital Suma

(1974-03-22) 22 March 1974 (age 49)
Kerala, India
Other namesSumakka
Occupation
Years active1991–present
TelevisionStar Mahila
Spouse(s)
(
m. 1999)

Suma Kanakala (née Paachavital; born 22 March 1974) is an Indian television presenter, actress, and television producer who predominantly works in Telugu television. She is best known for hosting in ETV's Star Mahila, a Telugu TV game show, which is the longest running TV game show in India.

Early life[edit]

Suma was born on 22 March 1974 in Kerala, India.[1] Her parents are P. N. L Pranavi and P. Vimala who were in Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh (now in Telangana), India for a very long time. She married actor Rajeev Kanakala in 1999.[2][3] In addition to her mother tongue in Malayalam, she is fluent in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, and English.[1]

Career[edit]

A presenter from the age of 21, she has hosted many Telugu film audio launches, film awards and functions. She is a Malayali from Kerala, but speaks Telugu fluently. Apart from Malayalam and Telugu, she is also fluent in Hindi, English, and Tamil. She has acted in various films from 1991 in Malayalam and Telugu, Tamil languages and then she entered serials and telefilms in 1995, but her breakthrough came with the boom in satellite channels. Swayamvaram, Anveshitha, Geetanjali, and Ravoyi Chandamama were her major serials. She didn't have any interest in working in films.

Suma's flagship show is Star Mahila on ETV, which attracted many female audiences.[4] She created a record by this show becoming one of the longest running women game show in India.

Her versatility is evident in Panchavataram on TV9. Cash on ETV and Start music on MAA TV are her current prime time shows. Suma started her own production house named K. Suma Rajeev Creations on 26 December 2012 and has produced a show named Lakku Kikku which is telecast on Zee Telugu. She also worked in a Tamil show named Genes (game show). Her Kevvu Keka on MAA TV with co-star Mano and produced by K. Suma Rajeev Creations. Suma also sang "Suya Suya" song from the 2017 Telugu film Winner.

She is well known for her spontaneous and humorous remarks during her shows.[5]

Filmography[edit]

As actress[edit]

Films[edit]

Year Film Language Role
1996 Kalyana Praapthirasthu (1996 film) Telugu Female lead role
1997 Newspaper Boy Malayalam Sita
1997 Ishtadanam Malayalam Anitha Varma
1998 Oro Viliyum Kathorthu Malayalam Subhadra
1998 Pavitra Prema Telugu Swapna
2000 Chala Bagundi Telugu Vijayalakshmi
2001 Kalisi Naduddam (2001 film) Telugu Vijaya's Friend
2004 Varsham Telugu Venkat's Sister
2007 Dhee Telugu Wife of Shankar's goon (guest role)
2013 Baadshah Telugu Herself
2019 Oh! Baby........ Telugu TV Anchor
2022 Jayamma Panchaithee Telugu

Jayamma

Television[edit]

As host[edit]

Games shows[edit]

Television specials[edit]

  • 8th SIIMA 2019
  • CineMAA Awards 2013
  • CineMAA Awards 2012
  • Cinema Audio release functions
  • Gemini Puraskaaralu
  • Apsara awards

Other shows[edit]

Awards[edit]

  • Nandi Award for best TV Anchor 2010 Panchavataram. (Suma)
  • Limca Fresh Face Award 2009[7]
  • Local TV Media Awards Best Anchor Star Mahila 2010[8]
  • Cinegoer Award Best Anchor Star Mahila 2010[9]
  • Got placed in limca book of world records for successful completion of Star Mahila's 2000 episodes.
  • Apsaraawards 2018: Entertainer of the year

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kala, Surya (22 March 2021). "Suma Kanakala Birthday: కేరళలో పుట్టి.. తెలుగింటి ఆడపడుచుగా ఆదరణ సొంతం చేసుకున్న క్వీన్ ఆఫ్ యాంకర్స్". TV9 Telugu (in తెలుగు). Retrieved 1 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ↑ "Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : A date with TV stars". The Hindu. 11 December 2008. Archived from the original on 19 December 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "Rajiv Kanakala Reveals His Love Marriage Story With Suma- ." m.ap7am.com. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  4. ↑ "Star Mahila on ETV – A show for women". Metromasti.com. 17 August 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  5. ↑ "Anchor Suma | Box-office | Movie Related Shows". CineGoer.com. 27 July 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  6. ↑ Mahalakshmi, Harika. "Suma Kanakala : Here Are The TV Shows That Made 'Suma Kanakala' The Undisputed Queen Of Small Screen - Wirally". https://wirally.com/. Retrieved 29 December 2020. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  7. ↑ Limca fresh face hunt (20 August 2009). "Limca fresh face hunt". Whatslatest.com. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  8. ↑ "Local TV Media Awards Photo Gallery (Ram Charan Teja, Kajal Agarwal) | Local TV". Ragalahari.com. n.d. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  9. ↑ "AP Cine Goers 7th TV awards 2010 – Telugu cinema". Idlebrain.com. 21 August 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2012.

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