She started her career as a heroine in the
Tamil movie
Karakattakkaran, directed by
Gangai Amaran, a blockbuster movie which ran more than a year. Kanaka acted in many Tamil movies, including
Periya Veetu Pannakkaran (1990),
Athisaya Piravi (1990),
Samundi (1992),
Periya Kudumbam (1995),
Simmarasi (1998) and
Viralukketha Veekkam (1999). She also starred in a few
Telugu and
Malayalam movies with major stars like
Mukesh,
Mammootty and
Mohanlal. She has acted in more than 50 films in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu in a span of 10 years. == Filmography ==