Devadas Kanakala
Indian actor and film producer
Devadas Kanakala (30 July 1945 – 2 August 2019) was an Indian actor and director from Andhra Pradesh who predominantly appeared in Telugu-language films and TV shows. Rajnikanth, Chiranjeevi and Rajendra Prasad trained under him. He was an acting trainer.
He has written a book titled Abhinayam.
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