KANCHANAMALA

Date of Birth:
1923
Date of Death:
1981

With sleevless jocket,big ear rings,big looking eyes,loughing lips,coffe cup in hands,plaited hair on shoulders lady calendar was hanging on the walls at 1938-40.That calendar out dated or teared ,but hanging on walls.That calendar lady was Kanchana mala.She was first glamorous heroin of telugu industry.That calendar figure was belongs to the sensational film Mala pilla.She was not a great actress,nor a singer,But she shined with her glamour.In the mala pilla picture the orthodox young Brahmin married the mala lady.Those days that was a daring step.But common people says in the society ‘cast what ever it may be that much glamour lady to be found every one will marry’

She was born in Tenali.She acted only in 11 films.In that 5 five films were block busters.In that period she agreed to act in Gemini,Bala nagamma.That was the first socio fantacy film.But that film was damaged the kanchana mala career,Why because that film was not released as per agreement she didn’t act other films.In these causes she hurted and get mad.So there ends her career.She acted only in 11 films ,but she was the dream girl for viewers at that time.

Filmography
Actress:

1. Narthanasala (1963) .... (guest role)
2. Chhoti Bahen (1959) (as Kanchanmala)
3. Love Marriage (1959) (as Kanchan Mala)
4. Sahara (1958) (as Kanchan Mala)
5. Zimbo (1958) (as Kanchanmala)
6. Bala Nagamma (1942) .... Balanagamma
7. Illalu (1940)
8. Mahiravana (1940)
9. Malli Pelli (1939) .... Lalitha
10. Vandemataram (1939) .... Janaki
11. Grihalakshmi (1938) .... Madhuri
12. Mala pilla (1938) .... Malapilla
13. Vipranarayana (1937) .... Devadevi
14. Veerabhimanyu (1936)
15. Srikrishna Thulabhaaram (1935)

Music Department:

1. Malli Pelli (1939) (playback singer)
2. Grihalakshmi (1938) (playback singer)
3. Malapilla (1938) (playback singer)