After a long legal battle she won and regained her wealth. It was learnt that one day her father took signature of Kanchana on a white paper and without her knowledge converted total assets on his name. Nagar, Chennai of around 6 grounds, with the Court ruling against her parents. The actress later won back her properties in T. Kanchana made her comeback to films when she acted in Arjun Reddy in 2017 as the grandmother.

Kanchana appeared in OLX commercial (Tamil/Telugu) in 2015. She cited her existing legal tangles as a reason for reluctance for not suing the magazine. However, in a press release, Kanchana refuted all this with deep anguish. A popular Tamil magazine, Kumudam, published a report that Kanchana was relying on the prasadam served at a Temple. There were rumours floating around a few years ago about her living in penury. Not only in social roles, she acted some mythological roles in pictures like Shri Krishnavataram (1967).ДЄfter her retirement as a heroine, she acted in supporting roles acted in films such as Ananda Bhairavi, Shrimad Virat Veerabrahmendra Swami Charitra, Johnny and Mouna Ragam. She acted with Krishnam Raju in some glamorous roles in Neeti Nijayitee (1972), Parivartana (1975), Nenante Nene and Dharma Daata. The following year she acted in the Annapurna pictures film Aatma Gowravam with veteran director K. She played Uttara in the film Veerabhimanyu. Her performances in the movies Pavitra Bandham, Manchivaadu were well appreciated and recognised. Her last film as lead heroine was Avan Oru Sarithiram in 1977 in Tamil and 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 in about 19 Tamil films including Kaadhalikka Neramillai, Kodimalar, Thulabharam (Tamil version), Thangai, Bama Vijayam and Avalukendru Oru Manam. In Tamil, her pair with Ravichandran was the most famous with all their 5 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 extremely successful career in Tamil films especially between 19 as lead heroine. Kanchana acted in over 150 films вЂ“ Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi, with a successful acting career. Then he 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 star Vyjayanthimala. Sridhar on a plane where he was a passenger, who later suggested her to C. 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. She was born as Vasundhra Devi in a wealthy family from Andhra pradesh.

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