Kanaka Simhasanam is a 2006 Malayalam film directed by Rajasenan

Rajasenan

Rajasenan is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and occasional actor who has worked in Malayalam cinema. His notable films include Ayalathe Adheham , Meleparambil Aanveedu , CID Unnikrishnan B.A., B.Ed. and Aadyathe Kanmani .He also acted the lead role in the film Bharya Onnu Makkal Moonnu ,...

. The film stars Jayaram

Jayaram

Jayaram is an Indian film actor who mainly acts in Malayalam and Tamil films. He is also a chenda percussionist and mimic artist. In 2011, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India for his contribution towards the arts.-Early life:...

, Karthika

Karthika Mathew

Karthika Mathew , better known mononymously as Karthika, is a Malayali film actress, who has appeared in several malayalam and Tamil films. She is probably best known for her performances in Nam Naadu and Dindigul Sarathy....

, and Lakshmi Gopalaswamy

Lakshmi Gopalaswamy

Lakshmi Gopalaswamy is a South Indian film actress and a classical dancer, qualified in Bharatanatyam. She has acted in several Malayalam, Tamil, and Kannada films. Her debut Malayalam film Arayannangalude Veedu alongside Mammootty won her the Kerala State Film Award for the best supporting actress...

 in the lead.

Kanaka Simhasanam movie tells Kanamkambaran (Jayaram) who runs a drama troupe along with his wife Bharati (Karthika). The company is running at loss but the couple struggle to keep it going as their creditors are breathing down their throats.

One day, they strike gold when Udaya Varma (Janardhanan) and Ramakrishnan (Bheemnan Raghu) asks them to enact a real life drama. They want him to play Suryanarayanan the heir to the throne of the palace and childhood sweetheart of Seetalakshmi (Lakshmi Gopalaswamy) the princess.

Kanakambaran takes up the challenge and also places his wife as the cook at the royal palace. Meanwhile a bad guy (Kiran Raj) who has an eye for Seetalakshmi lands up and how Kanakambaran sorts out all problems forms the rest of this predictable story.

Cast

• Jayaram
  Jayaram
  Jayaram is an Indian film actor who mainly acts in Malayalam and Tamil films. He is also a chenda percussionist and mimic artist. In 2011, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India for his contribution towards the arts.-Early life:...
  
  ... Kasargode Kanakambaran
• Karthika
  Karthika Mathew
  Karthika Mathew , better known mononymously as Karthika, is a Malayali film actress, who has appeared in several malayalam and Tamil films. She is probably best known for her performances in Nam Naadu and Dindigul Sarathy....
  
   ... Marthandom Bharathi
• Janardhanan
  Janardhanan (actor)
  Janardhanan is a Malayalam film actor. He is known for his peculiar style of handling humor and his quaint voice. He started his career playing brusque villains in the 1970s but later went on to establish himself as a highly sought-after comedian. The turning point of his career was the role of...
  
  
• Lakshmi Gopalaswamy
  Lakshmi Gopalaswamy
  Lakshmi Gopalaswamy is a South Indian film actress and a classical dancer, qualified in Bharatanatyam. She has acted in several Malayalam, Tamil, and Kannada films. Her debut Malayalam film Arayannangalude Veedu alongside Mammootty won her the Kerala State Film Award for the best supporting actress...
  
  
• Kalasala Babu
  Kalasala Babu
  Kalasala Babu is a popular Indian actor who has performed on stage, and in television serials and films.-On stage:Babu had been acting in radio plays while at college. Following his graduation in 1973, Babu acted in Paanchajanyam, yielding a good performance. Babu acted at Kalidasa Kala Kendram...
  
  
• Bheeman Raghu
  Bheeman Raghu
  Bheeman Reghu is a Malayalam actor best known for his portrayal of villains in Indian cinema.In a career spanning nearly three decades, he has appeared in more than 400 films in Malayalam, and has recently started doing comedy roles...
  
  
• Geetha Salam
• Kochu Preman
• Saju Kodiyan
• Kiran Raj