
His (late) parents Devadas Kanakala (director) and Lakshmidevi were prominent acting coaches, his wife Suma is a popular television personality and his (late) sister Srilakshmi too was a television actor. Rajeev’s family has been closely associated with the Telugu entertainment industry. On the film front, he is currently doing two projects There he found that running the enterprise as a one-man show was tough the production house incurred losses. He took a break from films in 2012 and concentrated on Suma Rajeev Creations. ” He was a powerhouse performer with character roles, but when he began doing lead roles in low-budget films, his film career slumped. “People still remember me fromĪthadu (five-minute role). “I got a good name” he says of his film roles and gives examples of his short, but memorable, roles. Rajeev’s career in films (he has acted in 60+ films so far) has been through different phases but even his small roles make an impact. Nenu Ayana Athadu, Kevvu Keka, Luck Kikku.

He and wife Suma had launched Suma Rajeev Creations, a television production house that produced serials like Interestingly this is not Rajeev’s first company. Your Attention Please - A VIP’s Journey, a celebrity-based talk show hosted by Suma Amujuri on the channel has featured actors Srikanth, Aryan Rajesh and Siva Balaji. We want to develop it into a platform for new generation filmmakers wanting to tell different stories,” he says adding, “It might also be useful in the long run for my son.” “I had to start somewhere, so finally I took the initiative and started the channel named after my daughterManaswini. Glad that his idea has finally taken shape despite the lockdown, Rajeev calls it a new beginning.

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A YouTube Channel/production house, Manaswini will serve as a platform for short/independent film makers, educative and entertaining films, web series and interviews.
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Keeping him busy now is his new project Manaswini Movie Magic Creations launched in June during the lockdown. Matti Gajulu ) only for my friend Vinod Bala garu,” he says.

“The two roles were just a guest appearance but people think I am back on television. He cherishes the memories “I feel nostalgic remembering my good old television days”, but insists this is not his comeback. That marks Rajeev’s return to television, after all he had begun his journey as television actor in the early ’90s. 1 Kodalu on Gemini and Zee Telugu channels respectively. A few weeks ago, Telugu television viewers were pleasantly surprised to see Rajeev Kanakala’s cameo in two television serials
