Archana Jois

Archana Jois
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2015–present
Spouse	Shreyas J Udupa [1]

Archana Jois is an Indian actress who appears in Kannada films. Jois is known for her role as Shanthamma, Rocky's mother in K.G.F film series. ^{[2] [3] [4]} She also received Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film #Mute (2022).

Apart from acting, she is also a trained Bharatanatyam dancer. ^[5]

Career

Archana Jois is one of the few Indian actresses to take up mother roles at a young age. ^{[6] [7]} She started her career with playing lead roles in television soaps Durga and Mahadevi. ^[5] she played the second female lead in films such as Vijayaratha and the Marathi film Rajkumar. ^{[8] [9]}

She played one of the main leads in Hondisi Bareyiri (2023). ^[10] She was then seen in the movie #Mute (2022). ^{[11] [12] [13] [14]} Despite winning a state award for the film, a critic from OTTplay rated the film 1.5/5 stars and called her performance "lacklustre". ^[15] Her next films were Kshetrapthi (2023) and Ghost (2023) as a news reporter. ^{[16] [17]} She essayed an important role in the Ajay Rao-starrer Yuddhakaanda Chapter 2 (2025) directed by Pavan Bhat. ^[18]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2018	K.G.F: Chapter 1	Shanthamma	Winner–8th SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actress (Kannada) [19]
2019	Vijayaratha		[20] [21]
2021	Rajkumar	Rajkumar's girlfriend	Marathi film [3]
2022	K.G.F: Chapter 2	Shanthamma
	#Mute	Divya	Direct Release on Namma Flix [22] Winner - Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress [23]
2023	Hondisi Bareyiri	Pallavi
	Kshetrapati	Bhoomika
	Ghost	Lakshmi
2025	Yuddhakaanda Chapter 2	Nivedita

Television

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes	Refs.
2014	Thaka Dhimi Tha Dancing Star	Celebrity Contestant	Colors Kannada		[5] [24]
2015	Mahadevi	Tripura Sundari	Zee Kannada		[3] [25]
2016-2017	Durga		Star Suvarna		[3]
2016	Mahamayi	Sundari	Zee Kannada
	Neeli		Star Suvarna
2018	Sri Vishnu Dasavatharam	Kayadu (Cameo)	Zee Kannada		[5]
2023	Mansion 24	Radhika	Disney+Hotstar	Telugu series	[26]

References

1. "KGF Chapter 2: Meet Archana Jois, the 27-year-old who played Yash aka Rocky Bhai's mother in film". DNA India. 21 April 2022.
2. "KGF 2 : 'ಡೈಲಾಗ್‌ಗಳೆ ಪಾತ್ರದ ಜೀವಾಳ' ನಟಿ ಅರ್ಚನಾ ಜೋಯಿಸ್‌ ಎಕ್ಸ್‌ಕ್ಲೂಸಿವ್ ಮಾತು". Asianet News (in Kannada). Archived from the original on 10 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
3. Anandraj, Shilpa (21 October 2021). "'Rocky Bhai's mother' Archana Jois: The 'KGF' star looks forward to more content-based films". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
4. "Meet 27-Year-Old Archana Jois, Who Played Yash's Mother in KGF Franchise". News18. 21 April 2022.
5. SM, Shashiprasad (21 February 2019). "Dancing to her glory". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
6. "KGF का वो किरदार, जिसके एक डायलॉग ने पूरी फिल्‍म ही पलट दी, 27 साल की अर्चना के आगे सब हो गए फेल". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 10 March 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
7. "असल जिंंदगी में काफी हॉट हैं KGF 2 के रॉकी की मां Archana Jois, 27 की उम्र में निभाया ऐसा रोल". www.timesnowhindi.com (in Hindi). 20 April 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
8. "ರಾಕಿ ಬಾಯ್ ತಾಯಿ ಅರ್ಚನಾ ಈಗ ನಾಯಕಿ!". Asianet News (in Kannada). Archived from the original on 1 March 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
9. Zore, Suyog. "Rajkumar trailer: A hopelessly romantic guy caught in a love triangle". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 20 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
10. Anandraj, Shilpa (9 March 2022). "Naveen Shankar talks about 'Hondisi Bareyiri': From landline to smart phones". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 17 March 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
11. "Archana Jois to be seen in a pan Indian film titled Mute". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 9 June 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
12. "'ಕೆಜಿಎಫ್' ನಂತರ ಮತ್ತೊಂದು ಪ್ಯಾನ್ ಇಂಡಿಯಾ ಚಿತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ 'ರಾಕಿ ಭಾಯ್' ಅಮ್ಮ ಅರ್ಚನಾ ಜೋಯಿಸ್!". Vijay Karnataka (in Kannada). Archived from the original on 8 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
13. "ಕೆಜಿಎಫ್‌ ಅಮ್ಮಾ ಈಗ ಹೊಸ ಚಿತ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ನಾಯಕಿ". Asianet News (in Kannada). Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
14. "Archana Jois takes pan-India route with #Mute". The New Indian Express. 15 April 2021. Archived from the original on 9 June 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
15. "#Mute review: Archana Jois' 'frantic' search for a missing pet is lacklustre". OTTPlay.
16. "Archana Jois: I enjoy the KGF-fame tag, but it's time to move on and Kshetrapathi is a step in that direction". OTTPlay. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
17. "Archana Jois turns Journalist for Ghost". The Times of India. 1 February 2023. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 27 November 2023.
18. "KGF's Archana Jois in Krishna Ajai Rao's home production legal drama, Yuddhakaanda". OTTPlay. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
19. "SIIMA Awards 2019: Vijay, Yash, Keerthi, KGF win big, here's full winners list". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
20. "Vijayaratha Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
21. R, Shilpa Sebastian (17 June 2019). "Building concretedreams". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
22. "KGF's Archana Jois gets a direct-to-OTT release with the thriller Mute". OTTPlay. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
23. "Karnataka State Awards: Rakshit Shetty, Archana Jois win big". India Today. 4 October 2025.
24. "Takadhimitha Grand Finale: Sunil and Dakshitha emerge as the winners". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
25. "Watch Maha Devi serial from Monday on Zee Kannada". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 8 November 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
26. "Exclusive! Archana Jois: I am a victim of the haunted house in Mansion 24". OTTPlay. Retrieved 27 November 2023.

External links

• Archana Jois at IMDb