Her performances in the movies Pavitra Bandham, Manchivaadu were well appreciated and recognised. Her last film as lead heroine in Tamil was Avan Oru Sarithiram in and Babruvahana in Kannada, both in 1977. Rajendran, Gemini Ganesan, Jaishankar, Ravichandran and Sivakumar in Tamil. Apart from that, she was paired with many Tamil heroes like A. She did two films with MGR - Naan Yen Pirandhen and Parakkum Paavai as the second lead heroine of the film. She also acted with Sivaji Ganesan in Sivandha Mann, which was a blockbuster hit along with Vilayattu Pillai and Avan Oru Sarithiram. Muthuraman including Kaadhalikka Neramillai, Kodimalar, Thulabharam (Tamil version), Thangai, Bama Vijayam and Avalukendru Oru Manam. In Tamil, her pairing with Ravichandran was the most famous with all their films - Adhey Kangal, Kadhalikka Neram Illai, Utharavindri Ullevaa, Kadhal Jyoti, Thedivandha Thirumagal and Naalum Therindavan being hits. In 2005, she was presented with the MGR award and in 2007 the ANR Swarna Kankanam award. She retired from films in the early 1980s. Her critically acclaimed films include Kaadhalikka Neramillai, Thedi Vantha Thirumagal, Parakkum Paavai, Kodimalar, Adhey Kangal, Bama Vijayam, Naalum Therindavan, Thangai, Thulabaram, Ponnu Mappilai, Shanti Nilayam, Chella Penn, Uthiravindri Ulle Vaa, Vilaiyaattu Pillai, Sivanda Mann, Nyayam Ketkirom, Avalukendru Oru Manam, and Engalakkum Kaadhal Varum. She had a very successful career in Tamil films especially between 19 as lead heroine. Kanchana acted in over 150 films – Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi, with a successful acting career. Sridhar gave her the lead role in his film Kaadhalikka Neramillai in 1963 and changed her name to Kanchana, since there was already another actress named Vasundhara Devi, mother of actress Vyjayanthimala. Sridhar on a plane where he was a passenger, who later suggested her to him. Her father suffered business losses, and she went to work as an air hostess to support her family, when she was discovered by a friend of film director C. Kanchana was born as Vasundhra Devi on 16 August 1939. Vasundhara Devi (born 16 August 1939), known by her stage name Kanchana, is an Indian actress who worked in Telugu, Tamil, and Kannada films, in addition to Malayalam and Hindi films. Karavadi, Prakasam, Andhra Pradesh, India