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 exactly 12 years.

In this Indian name, the name Kanakala is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Suma.
Suma Kanakala
Suma in 2015
Born
Pallassana Paachuveettil Suma

(1974-03-22) 22 March 1974[1]
Kerala, India
Occupations
Years active1991–present
TelevisionStar Mahila
Spouse
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(m. 1999)​
Children2

Early life

Suma was born on 22 March 1974 in her native hometown of Palakkad, Kerala, India.[1] She was born to a Malayali 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 near Sridhar Function Hall in Hyderabad. The wedding took place near Kairathabad junction near Lakdi Kapul station. They have two children- one son named Roshan Karthik Kanakala (born on 15 March 2000) & Snehanaswini Kanakala (born on 31 August 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

As host
  • 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
  • Suma Adda on ETV

Television specials

Other shows

Awards

References
  1. 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)
  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. "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. Limca fresh face hunt (20 August 2009). "Limca fresh face hunt". Whatslatest.com. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  9. "Local TV Media Awards Photo Gallery (Ram Charan Teja, Kajal Agarwal) | Local TV". Ragalahari.com. n.d. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  10. "AP Cine Goers 7th TV awards 2010 – Telugu cinema". Idlebrain.com. 21 August 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
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