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'''Lakshmi Devi Kanakala''' (1939/1940 – 3 February 2018)<ref name="minute">{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/veteran-telugu-actor-lakshmi-devi-passes-away-75879|title=Veteran Telugu actor Lakshmi Devi passes away|website=The News Minute|date=4 February 2018|access-date=7 February 2018}}</ref> was an [[India]]n actress, chiefly known for her roles in [[Telugu cinema]].<br />
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Also an accomplished dancer, she worked as a trainer at Madras Film Institute and mentored such actors as [[Chiranjeevi]], [[Allari Naresh]], Subhalekha Sudhakar, and Suhasini. Chiranjeevi referred to her as "Saraswathi Devi (the goddess of knowledge)".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/chiranjeevi-acting-teacher-lakshmi-devi-passes-way-tollywood-celebs-pay-tribute-5051194|title=Chiranjeevi's acting teacher Lakshmi Devi passes way, Tollywood celebs pay tribute|website=Indian Express|access-date=7 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/popular-actress-lakshmi-devi-kanakala-passes-away-aged-78-in-hyderabad-4334027.html|title=Popular actress Lakshmi Devi Kanakala passes away aged 78, in Hyderabad|author=Surendhar MK|website=Firstpost|access-date=7 February 2018}}</ref><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Lakshmi Devi was married to [[Devadas Kanakala]], a veteran Telugu actor, who appeared in numerous films over four decades. The couple had two children, [[Rajeev Kanakala]] (also an actor) and Sri Laxmi.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/040218/rajeev-kanakalas-mother-passes-away.html|title=Rajeev Kanakala’s mother passes away|date=4 February 2018|publisher=}}</ref><br />
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==Death==<br />
Lakshmi Kanakala died in a private hospital in [[Hyderabad]] from [[cardiac arrest]]. She was 78 years old.<ref name="minute"/><br />
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==Films==<br />
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*''Prema Bandham''<br />
*''Police Lockup''<br />
*''[[Kobbari Bondam]]'' as Raju's mother<br />
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