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Suma Kanakala
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Suma Kanakala Biography

Suma Kanakala is an Indian television presenter, actress, and television producer who predominantly works in Telugu television. She is best known for hosting in ETV's Star Mahila, a Telugu TV game show, which is the longest running TV game show in India. Suma making her Tollywood debut to silver screen through Jayamma Panchayathi.
 
Early life

Suma was born on 22 March 1974 in Kerala, India. Her parents are P. N. L Pranavi and P. Vimala who were in Secunderabad, Telangana, India for a very long time. She married actor Rajeev Kanakala in 1999. In addition to her mother tongue in Malayalam, she is fluent in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, and English. 

Career

A presenter from the age of 21, she has hosted many Telugu film audio launches, film awards and functions. She entered serials and telefilms in 1995, but her breakthrough came with the boom in satellite channels. Swayamvaram, Anveshitha, Geetanjali, and Ravoyi Chandamama were her major serials. 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.

Her versatility is evident in Panchavataram on TV9. Cash on ETV and Start music on MAA TV are her current prime time shows. Suma 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 Tamil show named Genes (game show). 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.
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