Archana (actress)

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Archana
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Archana receiving National Film Award for Best Actress from The President of India for her performance in the Telugu film, Daasi (1988)
Born
Sudha

OccupationActress
Awards National Film Award for Best Actress
Nandi Special Jury Award

Archana (born as Sudha) is an Indian actress and Kuchipudi and Kathak dancer, known for her works in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada films and regarded as one of the great actress in Indian cinema for her performances . She is the recipient of two National Film Awards. [1] [2]

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Filmography

Films

Tamil

YearTitleRoleNotes
1980 Thai Pongal
Thunive Thozhan
1982 Kadhal Oviyam
1983Vasanthame Varuga
1984 Neengal Kettavai Radha
1985 Yemaatrathe Yemaaraathe
Puyal Kadantha Boomi
1987 Rettai Vaal Kuruvi Tulasi
1988 Veedu Sudha
1989 Sandhya Ragam Thulasi
1991Vaidehi Vandhachu
2007 Parattai Engira Azhagu Sundaram Meenakshi
Onbadhu Roobai Nottu Velayi
2018 Keni Suganthi
Seethakaathi Lakshmi
2019 Namma Veettu Pillai Thenmozhi
Azhiyatha Kolangal 2 Mohana

Telugu

YearTitleRoleNotes
1981Madhura Geetam
1983Police Venkataswamy
1986 Nireekshana Tulasi
Ladies Tailor Sujatha
1988Ukku Sankellu
Daasi Kamakshi
Yogi VemanaVishwada
1990 Matti Manushulu
1991 Bharat Bandh
VidhataJwala [3]
1992 Chakravyuham
Prema Drohi
1994Pachcha Toranam
2022 Chor Bazaar

Malayalam

YearTitleRoleNotes
1985 Thammil Thammil Gayathri
1986 Malamukalile Daivam Marie
1989 Piravi Chakyar's daughter
1991 Onnaam Muhurtham Radhika Vishwanath
1992 Yamanam Ambil
1994 Sammohanam Pennu
1996Madamma
2018 Kinar Suganthi

Kannada

YearTitleRoleNotes
1984 Premigala Saval
1986 Belli Naaga
Guri Shantadevi
1987 Ondu Muttina Kathe Kaaki
1996 Huliya Mydani

Other language films

YearTitleLanguageRoleNotes
1989 Bagh Bahadur BengaliRadha
1993Mo KanhureOdia
2002 Nishad HindiSati Gujaral

Television

Accolades

YearAwardsCategoryFilm
1986 Nandi Awards Nandi Special Jury Award Nireekshana (1986)
1988 National Film Awards Best Actress Veedu (1987)
1989 Filmfare Awards South Best Actress – Tamil
National Film Awards Best Actress Daasi (1988)
2007 Tamil Nadu State Film Awards Best Character Artiste (Female) [4] Onbadhu Roobai Nottu (2007)

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