Suma Kanakala
Suma Kanakala (née Pallassana Paachuveettil; born on 22 March 1974) is an Indian television presenter, actress, and television producer who predominantly works in Telugu television. She is best known for hosting ETV's Star Mahila – a Telugu TV game show, which is the longest-running TV game show in India and ran for almost 12–15 years (until 2021).
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| Born | Pallassana Paachuveettil Suma 22 March 1974[1] Kerala, India |
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| Years active | 1991–present |
| Television | Star Mahila |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
Early life
Suma was born on 22 March 1974 in her native hometown of Palakkad, Kerala, India.[1] Her parents are Pullot Narayanan Kutty Nair and Pallassana Paachuveettil Vimala, who were in Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh (now in Telangana), India for a very long time because of the father's government job transfer over there. Their only daughter Suma was born 10 years later after her parents’ marriage as the only child for them. As a six-month old baby, she along with her parents flew to Secunderabad where she was brought up near Lalaguda & Mettuguda railways. She married Tollywood actor, Rajeev Kanakala on 10 February 1999. That’s why she’s known as Suma Kanakala in the Tollywood industry, otherwise Kerala culture would take up mother surname as well as their property to their children. They have two children- one son named Roshan Karthik Kanakala (b. 2000) & Snehanaswini Kanakala (b. 2005).[2][3] In addition to her mother tongue of Malayalam, she is fluent in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, and English.[1]
Career
A presenter aged 16, she has hosted many Telugu film audio launches, film awards and functions. She is a Malayali from Kerala, but speaks Telugu fluently. She has acted in various serial and telefilms since 1995, her breakthrough came with the boom in satellite channels. Swayamvaram, Anveshitha, Geethanjali, and Ravoyi Chandamama were her major serials. She didn't have any interest in working in films. Kanakala'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. Kanakala 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 show named Genes on ETV. Her Kevvu Keka on MAA TV with co-star Mano and produced by K. Suma Rajeev Creations. Kanakala 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
As an actress
Source[6]
Films
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Kalyana Praapthirasthu | Telugu | ||
| 1997 | Newspaper Boy | Sita | Malayalam | |
| Ishtadanam | Anitha Varma | |||
| 1998 | Oro Viliyum Kathorthu | Subhadra | ||
| Pavitra Prema | Swapna | Telugu | ||
| 2000 | Chala Bagundi | Vijayalakshmi | ||
| 2001 | Kalisi Naduddam | Vijaya's Friend | ||
| 2004 | Varsham | Venkat's Sister | ||
| Swarabhishekam | News reporter | |||
| 2005 | Premikulu | Herself | ||
| 2007 | Dhee | Shankar Goud's Henchman's Wife | ||
| 2013 | Baadshah | Herself | ||
| 2019 | Oh! Baby | TV Anchor (only on television) | ||
| 2022 | Jayamma Panchayathi | Jayamma |
Television
- Amaravathi ki Kathayein (1994–1995)
- Anveshitha
- Matti Manishi
- Veyi padagalu
- Swayamvaram
- Geetanjali
- Soundarya Lahari
- House of Hungama (2020) on Star Maa
As host
Games shows
- Avakayyara on Star Maa[7]
- Lady boss on maaTV now Star Maa
- Pattukunte Pattu Cheera on Teja TV now Gemini Movies
- Star Mahila on ETV
- Swarabhishekam on ETV
- Panchavataram on TV9
- Pelli Choopulu along with Pradeep Machiraju on Star Maa
- Cash on ETV (both versions 1.0 and 2.0)
- Bhale Chance Le on Star Maa
- Lakku Kikku on Zee Telugu (also producer)
- Genes on ETV (both versions 1.0 and 2.0)
- Kevvu Keka on MAA TV
- Connexion on MAA TV
- Avvakayara on MAA TV
- T TIME
- E Junction on ETV Plus
- GENES 2.0 on ETV
- Jujubi TV on YouTube
- Sell Me The Answer on Star Maa
- F3 – Fun, family & Frustration on Star Maa
- Wife Chethilo Life on Star Maa
- Big Celebrity Challenge (Season 3) on Zee Telugu
- Start Music (Season 3) on Star Maa
Television specials
- 8th SIIMA 2019
- CineMAA Awards 2013
- CineMAA Awards 2012
- Cinema Audio release functions
- Gemini Puraskaaralu
- Apsara awards
Other shows
- Bigg Boss S1 on Star Maa as inspection officer
- Jabardasth on ETV as guest
- Dhee Juniors 2 on ETV as guest
- Memu Saitham on Gemini TV as guest
- Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu on Star Maa as guest
- Coffee with Yamuna as guest
- Bigg Boss S3 on Star Maa as guest
- Bigg Boss S4 on Star Maa as guest
- Bigg Boss S5 on Star Maa as guest
- Bigg Boss Non-Stop (Season 1) on Disney+ Hotstar as guest To promote her film Jayamma Panchayathi
- All Is Well on Aha
Awards
- Nandi Award for Best TV Anchor 2010 – Panchavataram
- Limca Fresh Face Award 2009[8]
- Local TV Media Awards Best Anchor – Star Mahila (2010)[9]
- Cinegoer Award Best Anchor – Star Mahila (2010)[10]
- Got placed in Limca Book of World Records for successful completion of Star Mahila's 2000 episodes.
- Apsaraawards 2018: Entertainer of the year
References
- ^ a b c Kala, Surya (22 March 2021). "Suma Kanakala Birthday: కేరళలో పుట్టి.. తెలుగింటి ఆడపడుచుగా ఆదరణ సొంతం చేసుకున్న క్వీన్ ఆఫ్ యాంకర్స్". TV9 Telugu (in Telugu). Retrieved 1 June 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ . The Hindu. 11 December 2008. Archived from the original on 19 December 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ^ "Rajiv Kanakala Reveals His Love Marriage Story With Suma- ." m.ap7am.com. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ "super star on ETV – A show for women". Metromasti.com. 17 August 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ^ "Anchor Suma | Box-office | Movie Related Shows". CineGoer.com. 27 July 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ^ Murthy, Neeraja (3 May 2022). "Suma Kanakala on her new film 'Jayamma Panchayati'". The Hindu.
- ^ Mahalakshmi, Harika (20 March 2019). "Suma Kanakala : Here Are The TV Shows That Made 'Suma Kanakala' The Undisputed Queen Of Small Screen - Wirally". wirally.com/. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ Limca fresh face hunt (20 August 2009). "Limca fresh face hunt". Whatslatest.com. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ^ "Local TV Media Awards Photo Gallery (Ram Charan Teja, Kajal Agarwal) | Local TV". Ragalahari.com. n.d. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ^ "AP Cine Goers 7th TV awards 2010 – Telugu cinema". Idlebrain.com. 21 August 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
External links
- Suma Kanakala on Facebook
- Suma Kanakala visit Website