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Suma Kanakala
Suma in 2015
Born	Pallassana Paachuveettil Suma (1975-03-22) 22 March 1975 (age 49) Palakkad, Kerala, India
Occupations	Television presenter Producer Actress
Years active	1991–present
Television	Star Mahila
Spouse	Rajeev Kanakala ​(m. 1999)​
Children	2

Suma Kanakala (née Pallassana Paachuveettil; born on 22 March 1975) is an Indian television presenter, actress, and producer who predominantly works in Telugu television and cinema. She is widely recognized for hosting Star Mahila, a game show on ETV that holds the distinction of being India's longest-running TV game show, with a successful run of exactly 12 years.

Early life

Suma was born on 22 March 1975 in Palakkad, Kerala, into a Malayali Nair family. She is the only child of Pranavi Narayanan Kutty Nair and Pallassana Paachuveettil Vimala, born ten years after her parents' marriage. When she was six months old, the family moved to Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh (now in Telangana), due to her father's employment with the Indian Railways.

Suma spent her formative years in the Lalaguda and Mettuguda areas of Secunderabad. She completed her education at St. Ann’s High School in Lalaguda and Mettuguda and pursued her undergraduate studies at Railway Degree College in Lalaguda.

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.

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

Personal life

She married Tollywood actor, Rajeev Kanakala on 10 February 1999 in Hyderabad. They have two children, Roshan Karthik Kanakala and Manaswini Kanakala. In addition to her mother tongue of Malayalam, she is fluent in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, and English.

Filmography

Film

Playback singer

• Winner (2017) - "Suyaa Suyaa"

Television

Awards

• Nandi Award for Best TV Anchor 2010 – Panchavataram
• Limca Fresh Face Award 2009
• Local TV Media Awards Best Anchor – Star Mahila (2010)
• Cinegoer Award Best Anchor – Star Mahila (2010)
• Got placed in Limca Book of World Records for successful completion of Star Mahila's 2000 episodes.
• Apsara Awards 2018: Entertainer of the year

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.
2. "super star on ETV – A show for women". Metromasti.com. 17 August 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
3. "Anchor Suma | Box-office | Movie Related Shows". CineGoer.com. 27 July 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
4. "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.
5. "Rajiv Kanakala Reveals His Love Marriage Story With Suma- ." m.ap7am.com. Archived from the original on 10 September 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
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.

External links

• Suma Kanakala on Facebook
• Suma Kanakala at IMDb

• Indian women television presenters
• Living people
• Actresses in Malayalam cinema
• Indian film actresses
• Actresses from Kerala
• 1974 births
• Telugu television anchors
• 20th-century Indian actresses
• 21st-century Indian actresses
• Actresses in Telugu television
• Actresses in Telugu cinema
• Indian game show hosts
• Indian soap opera actresses
• Indian television talk show hosts