Suma Kanakala
Suma in 2015
Born
Pallassana Paachuveettil Suma

(1975-03-22) 22 March 1975
Kerala, India
Occupations
Years active1991–present
TelevisionStar Mahila
Spouse
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(m. 1999)​
Children2

Suma Kanakala (née Pallassana Paachuveettil; born on 22 March 1975) is an Indian actress, television presenter and producer who predominantly works in Telugu television and films. 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 exactly 12 years.

Early and personal life

Suma was born on 22 March 1975 in her native hometown of Palakkad, Kerala, India.[1] She was born to a Malayalii orthodox family and her parents are Pranavi Narayanan Kutty Nair and Pallassana Paachuveettil Vimala who were associated in Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh (now in Telangana), India for a very long time because of the father's job transfer near Lalaguda & Mettuguda railways in Secunderabad. She studied at St. Ann’s high school near Tarnaka colony and completed her Degree from Railway Degree College in Lalaguda. Suma was born 10 years later after her parents’ marriage as the only child for them. After six months of her mother’s delivery, 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 in Hyderabad. They have two children, Roshan Karthik Kanakala and Snehanaswini Kanakala.[2][3] In addition to her mother tongue of Malayalam, she is fluent in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada 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 dramas. 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. Kanakala started her own production house named K. Suma Rajeev Creations on 26 December 2012 and has produced a show named Lakku Kikku which was telecasted 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

Film

Year Title Role Language Notes
1996 Kalyana Praapthirasthu Telugu [6]
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
2002Raghava
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

Playback singer

Television

Year Title Role Network Language Notes
1994–1995 Amaravathi ki Kathayein DD National Hindi
1997–1999 Anveshitha Clara ETV Telugu
Matti Manishi
Veyi Padagalu
Swayamvaram
Geetanjali
2007–2021 Star Mahila ETV Two seasons
Avakayyara Host MAA TV [7]
Lady Boss
Pattukunte Pattu Cheera Teja TV
Panchavataram TV9
Bhale Chance Le MAA TV
Lakku Kikku Zee Telugu Also producer
Gemini Puraskaaralu Gemini TV Television special
Kevvu Keka MAA TV
2012–2013 CineMAA Awards Television special
Swarabhishekam ETV
Soundarya Lahari
Pelli Choopulu Star Maa
Genes ETV Two seasons
E Junction ETV Plus
2017 Bigg Boss 1 Inspection officer Star Maa
Connexion Host
Sell Me The Answer
Wife Chethilo Life
2018 Pelli Choopulu [8]
Sixth Sense Contestant
2019 F3 – Fun, Family & Frustration Host
2018 Apsara Awards Zee Telugu Television special
Big Celebrity Challenge Season 3
2019 8th SIIMA 2019 Gemini TV Television special
2020–2021 House of Hungama Designer Devi Star Maa
2019–2022 Cash Host ETV Two seasons
2020 All Is Well
2021 Start Music Aha Season 3
2023–present Suma Adda ETV

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 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.
  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. Archived from the original on 10 September 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  4. ↑ "super star 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. ↑ Murthy, Neeraja (3 May 2022). "Suma Kanakala on her new film 'Jayamma Panchayati'". The Hindu.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ Hooli, Shekhar H. (1 October 2018). "Pelli Choopulu participants list: Here are details of contestants from Pradeep Machiraju's show [Photos]". www.ibtimes.co.in. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  9. ↑ Limca fresh face hunt (20 August 2009). "Limca fresh face hunt". Whatslatest.com. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  10. ↑ "Local TV Media Awards Photo Gallery (Ram Charan Teja, Kajal Agarwal) | Local TV". Ragalahari.com. n.d. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  11. ↑ "AP Cine Goers 7th TV awards 2010 – Telugu cinema". Idlebrain.com. 21 August 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
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