There
were
reports
in
Tamil
media
that
yesteryear
actress
Kanaka
passed
away
in
Kerala,
today,
(July
30).
It
was
reported
that
she
was
suffering
from
cancer
from
past
seven
months
and
she
was
under
palliative
care
in
Alappuzha,
Kerala.
Now,
it
has
been
confirmed
by
our
source
that
she
is
alive.
It
was
reported
that
the
hospital
sources
said
that
Kanaka
was
not
showing
any
interest
and
denied
meeting
anyone.
Kanaka
was
diagnosed
with
cancer
in
early
January
this
year.
However,
the
latest
news
about
her
health
status
has
brought
a
huge
relief
to
her
fans.
Kanaka
is
the
daughter
of
Tamil
yesteryear
actor
Devika,
and
she
started
her
acting
career
at
the
age
of
sixteen.
Actress
made
her
debut
from
Karakattakaran
in
1989.
She
has
acted
in
more
than
40
films
in
Tamil
and
Malayalam
as
female
lead.
She
was
last
seen
in
Tamil
in
Simha
Rashi
(1999).
The
actress
has
acted
with
top
stars
like
Rajinikanth,
Mammootty,
Mohanlal,
Vijaykanth,
Prabhu
and
Sarath
Kumar.
Kanaka
had
left
cinema
arena
after
the
death
of
her
mother
Devika,
who
was
also
an
actress.