Archana Shastry | |
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Born | |
Other names | Veda Shastry |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2004-present |
Spouse | Jagadeesh Bakthavachalam (m. 2019) |
Archana Shastry [1] is an Indian actress known for her work predominately in Telugu films. [2]
Debuting as Veda in the Telugu film Tapana (2004), she subsequently changed her stage name to Archana. [3] She starred in films such as Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana (2005) in Telugu and Aa Dinagalu (2007) in Kannada. She was one of the contestants in the first season of Bigg Boss . [4]
In November 2019, she married Jagadeesh Bakthavachalam, vice president of a health-care company. [5]
Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
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2004 | Tapana | Ridhima | Telugu | Credited as Veda |
Nenu | Divya | |||
Konchem Touchlo Vunte Cheputanu | Alakananda | |||
Suryam | Swati | |||
2005 | Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana | Lalitha | Nominated-Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu | |
2006 | Lanka | Malayalam | ||
Tanu | Tanmai | Telugu | ||
Kokila | Sasi | |||
Sri Ramadasu | Seeta | |||
Pournami | Pournami and Chandrakala's ancestress | |||
Samanyudu | Aparna | |||
2007 | Athili Sattibabu LKG | |||
Agaram | Archana | Tamil | ||
Yamadonga | Menaka | Telugu | ||
Aa Dinagalu | Mallika | Kannada | ||
Vegam | Archana | Tamil | ||
2008 | Pandurangadu | Telugu | ||
2009 | Bank | |||
Minchu | Baddi Maadevi | Kannada | ||
Thamizhagam | Tamil | |||
2010 | Ramdev | Telugu | ||
Khaleja | ||||
Broker | TV9 Reporter | |||
Meghavarshini | Kannada | |||
2011 | Parama Veera Chakra | Mandodari | Telugu | |
2012 | Kulumanali | Aparna | ||
2013 | Karuppampatti | Herself | Tamil | Item number |
Balupu | Herself | Telugu | ||
2014 | Kamalatho Naa Prayanam | Kamala Rani | ||
Prematho Nuvvu Vastavani | Double role | |||
Maha Bhakta Siriyala | ||||
Panchami | ||||
2015 | Lion | Hare Krishna Dancer | ||
Mythri | Mahadev's wife | Kannada | ||
Tharuvatha Katha | Telugu | |||
2017 | The Final Exit | Herself | Hindi | |
2019 | Jessie | Jessie | Telugu | |
2019 | Vajra Kavachadhara Govinda | MLA | ||
2022 | 10th Class Diaries | Soumya | ||
2024 | Krishnamma | A mother |
Year | Show | Role | Channel | Result |
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2017 | Bigg Boss 1 | Herself | Star Maa | 5th Place |