
Acting
Kanchana
Born
1939-08-16 (87)
Place of birth
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Known for
Acting
Credits
60 titles
Rachakonda Kanchana (born 16 August 1939) is a noted actress of the 1960s and 1970s. She acted in all four South Indian languages: Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam. She has also acted in Hindi films as well. She was born as Vasundhara Devi in a wealthy family from Madras, Tamil Nadu. She learnt Bharata Natyam and Music.
Known for
NRKodimalar is a 1966 Indian Tamil language film, directed by C. V. Sridhar and produced by S. L. Nahaatha and A. K. Balasubramanian. The film stars R. Muthuraman, C. R. Vijayakumari, A. V. M. Rajan, Kanchana and Nagesh in lead roles. The film had musical score by MS Viswanathan.
Kodimalar
1966
NRThe film deals with a triangular love with a good measure of values of the high society and those of liberal culture of the 60s.
Avalukendru Or Manam
1971
8.0When Sandhya, a sane woman, is admitted to a psychiatric hospital by a criminal with maleficent intentions towards her family, Sudhakar assumes another identity to rescue her.
Chiranjeevi Sudhakar
1988
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Spirit
2027
Story features an affluent couple, who venture into a forest to serve the tribal groups. Unfortunately, they die leaving behind their infant daughter Sheela, who gets nurtured amongst the wild.
Kizhakku Africavil Sheela
1987
Jeeva decides to protect Kala Devi who joins a circus company after her father's death as she inherits enormous wealth and has a threat to her life.
Parakkum Paavai
1966
Film credits
2020s · 1 titles
1980s · 17 titles
8.0When Sandhya, a sane woman, is admitted to a psychiatric hospital by a criminal with maleficent intentions towards her family, Sudhakar assumes another identity to rescue her.
Chiranjeevi Sudhakar
1988
Story features an affluent couple, who venture into a forest to serve the tribal groups. Unfortunately, they die leaving behind their infant daughter Sheela, who gets nurtured amongst the wild.
Kizhakku Africavil Sheela
1987
NRGowri, an egocentric girl, falls in love with Santharam, a school master. When Gowri's father is against their relationship, she tries to fight against all odds to unite with her lover.
Bidugadeya Bedi
1985
7.0The story is based on the life of Pothuluri Veerabrahmam (N. T. Rama Rao), a well-known saint and astrologer of the 17th century. A brief life of Gautama Buddha, Ramanuja, Adi Shankara and Vemana (all essayed by NTR) are shown at the beginning of the film.
Srimadvirat Veerabrahmendra Swami Charitra
1984
7.0The story is based on the life of Pothuluri Veerabrahmam (N. T. Rama Rao), a well-known saint and astrologer of the 17th century. A brief life of Gautama Buddha, Ramanuja, Adi Shankara and Vemana (all essayed by NTR) are shown at the beginning of the film.
Srimadvirat Veerabrahmendra Swami Charitra
1984
NRAn affluent man disapproves of his daughter's relationship with a poor aspiring singer. However, her life changes when the boy meets with an accident. The movie is based on a novel of the same name written by Vidyullatha Sasanoor. This was the second movie of Shivarajkumar as a lead hero and is the second of the first three movies of his which completed a silver jubilee theatrical run. The core plot of the movie was later used Kaho Na… Pyaar Hai which was Hrithik Roshan’s debut as a lead hero. The movie was later remade in Tamil language by P Vasu titled as Love Birds that starred Prabhu Deva and Nagma.
Rathasapthami
1986
8.0Steeped in tradition, a village elder defies social scorn to preserve the dying art of Kuchipudi dance. Ostracized for training a young woman, he faces exile, isolation, and the loss of everything he holds dear. Can his unwavering spirit revive a fading art and redefine the future of Kuchipudi?
Ananda Bhairavi
1983
Venugopal leads an easy-going life in the village. His father sends him to the city to get him married to his niece Lakshmi. However, there is a problem!
Mena Mama
1988
9.0Sri Shirdi Saibaba Mahathyam (Telugu: శ్రీ షిర్డీ సాయిబాబా మహత్యం) is a 1986 Telugu Biographical film directed by K. Vasu. It is based on the life of Bhagwan Shirdi Sai Baba, who has preached and practiced Religious humanism. Vijayachander portrayed the role of Baba. It was dubbed into Hindi as Shirdi Sai Baba Ki Kahani and into Tamil as Sri Shirdi Saibaba.
Sri Shirdi Saibaba Mahathyam
1986
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Bhoga Bhagyalu
1981
NRThe heir to a huge estate has a cognitive disability and only has the support of a kind aunt. Meanwhile, his greedy relatives plot his murder.
Pedda Gedda
1982
5.5Johnny loves Archana, a popular singer, but their lives are disrupted when Johnny's lookalike kills his lover and tries to pin the blame on Johnny.
Johnny
1980
7.9Divya, a college student, is forced to marry Chandrakumar due to family pressure. However, she asks for a divorce as a wedding gift, revealing her past.
Mouna Raagam
1986
NRIt is a Hindu mythological film directed by Vijay, and based on the tale of Prahalada. The film stars Rajkumar, Saritha, Puneeth Rajkumar and Ananth Nag. The soundtrack was composed by T. G. Lingappa. The film won State Film Awards in Sound recording and cinematography categories. This was the fourth Kannada film on Prahlada after the 1942 film Bhakta Prahlada, the 1958 film Bhakta Prahlada and the 1960 film Dashavathara. Of the four films, this was the only one which was not shot in black and white. This movie was dubbed in Telugu as Narasimhaavataaram.
Bhakta Prahlada
1983
A group of friends in college dream of achieving success in life. However, each one of them face problems with employment or finance that results in them leading an unhappy life.
Paravaigal Palavitham
1988
No synopsis available yet.
Gadasari Atta Sogasari Kodalu
1981
No synopsis available yet.
Athagaru Swagatham
1986
1970s · 21 titles
NRThe film deals with a triangular love with a good measure of values of the high society and those of liberal culture of the 60s.
Avalukendru Or Manam
1971
9.0Madhu, a schoolteacher, goes on a trip to Nagarhole National Park with her son Chandru. But things go awry when Chandru and his friends decide to sneak out and visit the forest.
Nagarahole
1977
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Indradhanussu
1978
1975 Indian Telugu-language Hindu mythological film
Maya Maschindra
1975
10.0Karan hires Lata as his secretary and asks her to move to one of his cottages with her family. However, things take a turn when she is accused of stealing a valuable necklace.
Prem Nagar
1974
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Talli Kodukulu
1973
9.0A retelling of Mahabharata through the perspectives of KARNA and DURYODHANA. The film uses dialogue and poetry written in Classical Telugu/ Grandhika Basha.
Daana Veera Soora Karna
1977
7.0Movie starring Krishna Ghattamaneni, Kanchana, Gummadi and is directed by G. V. R. Seshagiri Rao
Nenu Manishine
1971
6.0No synopsis available yet.
Sirithu Vazha Vendum
1974
8.0Two close friends, Vimla and Chhaya, part ways when their friendship turns bitter. Years later, when Chhaya is arrested for a crime, Vimla, a lawyer, faces a moral dilemma.
Samaj Ko Badal Dalo
1970
8.0Raja Raghupathi Rao, a generous Zamindar of Sripuram, iswell-renowned for his charity & humanity, and leads a happy family life with his wife, Susheela, sister Lakshmi, and two sons, Shekar & Chakravarthy. Meanwhile, Bhageswaram Zamindar Bhujangam Rao, envious of Raghupathi Rao, wants to grab his property by coupling his son Raju with Lakshmi.
Dharma Daata
1970
10.0The story of this film is based on the life story of a prominent saint Tukaram.
Bhakta Tukaram
1973
No synopsis available yet.
Vilaiyaattu Pillai
1970
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Kaadhal Jyothi
1970
NRThe movie deals with four friends. Ravichandran, the hero, is the son of a rich man (Veera Raghavan), and he along with his three friends Nagesh, Mali and Murthy, lives in a mansion owned by his father. While they plan to go on a holiday, a young woman (Kanchana) sneaks into the bungalow, fleeing from danger, and begs the hero to offer her solace for two days. He agrees and the trip is cancelled. Kanchanca and Ravichandran fall in love. Another woman (Vijaya Chandrika) suddenly appears one night and leaves her child, Baby Shanthi, with a note claiming that she is Mali’s daughter. Mali asserts that he has never seen the baby before and asserts that he doesn’t know the woman in the letter. But he falls for the child and brings her up with love and affection.
Uttharavindri Ulle Vaa
1971
10.0Seetharamu is a 1979 Indian Kannada-language film directed by V. Somashekhar. The film stars Shankar Nag, Manjula and Thoogudeepa Srinivas. The film is based on a science fiction plot of a brain transplant. The movie was remade in Telugu as Seethe Ramudaithe, starring Shankar Nag in his Telugu debut, and in Hindi in 1995 as Diya Aur Toofan. The song Ee Roopave Nannee Baalina was earlier used by Chellapilla Satyam for the 1978 Telugu movie Annadammula Savaal, which incidentally was a remake of the 1977 Kannada movie Sahodarara Savaal.
Seetha Ramu
1979
A poor man rescues a prostitute, who starts developing feelings for him and allows him to work as a servant in her house. But he is soon thrown out and left to fend for himself.
Unarchigal
1976
9.0Ramu, an honest truck driver, gets falsely implicated in a smuggling scam. However, he goes to great lengths to prove his innocence.
Driver Ramudu
1979
7.6Babhruvahana, like Arjuna at the beginning of the Kurukshetra war, faces a moral dilemma. Can he risk harming his parents? While Chitarangada alerts Arjuna to shoot an arrow at their son and take advantage of Babhruvahana’s momentary lapse due to a sense of devotion towards them (as Arjuna did with Karna), Uluci, the Naga princess and yet another abandoned wife of Arjuna’s, reminds Babhruvahana of the teaching of the Kurukshetra battle that in the battlefield there is no space for feelings even towards parents. What Babhruvahana must do is to establish his mother’s good name and thereby his own character. This film captures this conflict spectacularly. The eerie parallels with the moral dilemmas of the great Mahabharata battle aside, here all the familial relationships (in particular, strong mothers and dutiful sons) become exaggerated and demand our attention.
Babruvahana
1977
NRRamaiah, a young man, moves to the city with his wife and children, despite his grandmother's disapproval. Soon, he faces several troubles but his son, Balakrishna, reunites the family.
Thathamma Kala
1974
A man, desperate to earn money, lies to his wealthy employer that he is not married. His boss' daughter, who was unwell, gets better and eventually falls in love with him. Trouble begins when the wife and kids arrive at the village.
Naan Yen Pirandhen
1972
1960s · 19 titles
NRKodimalar is a 1966 Indian Tamil language film, directed by C. V. Sridhar and produced by S. L. Nahaatha and A. K. Balasubramanian. The film stars R. Muthuraman, C. R. Vijayakumari, A. V. M. Rajan, Kanchana and Nagesh in lead roles. The film had musical score by MS Viswanathan.
Kodimalar
1966
Jeeva decides to protect Kala Devi who joins a circus company after her father's death as she inherits enormous wealth and has a threat to her life.
Parakkum Paavai
1966
7.0After four brothers get killed in succession, Vimalanathan and his niece, Susila, are the sole survivors. So, Bhaskar, Susila's lover, tries to find the stalker who is hunting his lover's family.
Athey Kangal
1967
Veeranjaneya is a 1968 Telugu film directed by Kamalakara Kameswara Rao.
Veeranjaneya
1968
NRPrakash discovers he is actually adopted by a wealthy man.He leaves everything behind to find his biological mother in her village.There, he leads a heroic revolt against a tyrannical, land-grabbing village head!
Kalisochina Adrushtam
1968
6.3When Criminal Investigating Officer, Amarnath is murdered during the line of duty; Intelligence suspect it is the handiwork of foreign criminals who wants to destroy India with the help of some Indian traitors thus secret agent, Gopal is sent down to investigate. He meets and fall in love with Sunita who then introduces him to her dad, Damodar. Gopal also find out that Damodar is a mere pawn in the hands of the same criminals he is looking for and must continue his investigation to reach the mastermind.
Farz
1967
8.0Rich and pretty, Susila returns from college to find that her family is being bumped off one by one. The only clues are a half smoked cigar left at the scene of each murder and a mysterious woman in white running through the courtyard.
Ave Kallu
1967
8.3The arrival of Bama, a famous actress, in their neighborhood excites the daughters-in-law of Ethiriraj. They invite her to their house and begin to spend lavishly to showcase their affluence.
Bama Vijayam
1967
6.5Teen Bahuraniyan (English: Three Daughters-In-Law) is a 1968 family comedy movie. The film is a remake of 1967 Tamil movie Bama Vijayam (Bama's Visit). The film's three lead ladies reprise their roles from the original movie. Teen Bahuraniyan is family story of 3 daughter in laws and their husbands. The movie shows how their relations takes different colour at various situations and how the father Prithviraj Kapoor plays vital role in the family to keep things going.
Teen Bahuraniyan
1968
9.0Radha's father brings a marriage proposal for her, which she refuses and runs away from home. Later, she comes across nine people, each representing a specific human behaviour.
Navaratri
1966
8.0Sridhar, who is appointed as a home tutor to teach a girl belonging to a rich family, falls in love with his student.
Private Master
1967
8.0The life story of Sri Krishna.
Sri Krishnavataram
1967
7.3A zamindar who does not have any heir wishes to adopt Srinivas. However, his wife is against it and instead wants to adopt Venu, who is her sister's son.
Aatma Gowravam
1965
5.7Ashok is in love with his boss' daughter, Nirmala. To convince Viswanathan, he seeks his best friend Vasu's help, who disguises as his father.
Kadhalikka Neramillai
1964
5.0An orphaned woman becomes governess at mansion where the occupants hold a dark past.
Shanti Nilayam
1969
6.0The diwan of Vasanthapuri grows tyrannical and makes a deal with the Portuguese so that he can become the new king and marry the princess, who is in love with Bharath.
Sivandha Mann
1969
No synopsis available yet.
Manchi Kutumbam
1968
10.0Kodungallooramma is a 1968 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed and produced by Kunchacko. The film stars Prem Nazir, K. R. Vijaya, Adoor Bhasi and Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair. It was based on the Tamil poem Chilappathikaram by Ilango Adigal and also tells the story of Kodungallur Bhagavathy Temple, where the leading deity is also considered as Kannaki, the heroine of Chilappathikaram. The film had musical score by K. Raghavan.
Kodungallooramma
1968
No synopsis available yet.
Marapurani Katha
1967


