Archana Shastry

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Archana Shastry
Born
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
(now in Telangana, India)
Other namesVeda Shastry
Occupation Actress
Years active2004-present
Spouse
Jagadeesh Bakthavachalam
(m. 2019)

Archana Shastry [1] is an Indian actress known for her work predominately in Telugu films. [2]

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Career

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]

Personal life

In November 2019, she married Jagadeesh Bakthavachalam, vice president of a health-care company. [5]

Filmography

Films

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2004 Tapana Ridhima Telugu Credited as Veda
Nenu Divya
Konchem Touchlo Vunte Cheputanu Alakananda
Suryam Swati
2005 Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana LalithaNominated-Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu
2006 Lanka Malayalam
TanuTanmaiTelugu
KokilaSasi
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 ArchanaTamil
2008 Pandurangadu Telugu
2009 Bank
Minchu Baddi MaadeviKannada
Thamizhagam Tamil
2010 Ramdev Telugu
Khaleja
Broker TV9 Reporter
MeghavarshiniKannada
2011 Parama Veera Chakra Mandodari Telugu
2012KulumanaliAparna
2013 Karuppampatti HerselfTamilItem number
Balupu HerselfTelugu
2014 Kamalatho Naa Prayanam Kamala Rani
Prematho Nuvvu VastavaniDouble role
Maha Bhakta Siriyala
Panchami
2015 Lion Hare Krishna Dancer
Mythri Mahadev's wifeKannada
Tharuvatha KathaTelugu
2017 The Final Exit HerselfHindi
2019JessieJessieTelugu
2019 Vajra Kavachadhara Govinda MLA
2022 10th Class Diaries Soumya
2024 Krishnamma A mother

Television

YearShowRoleChannelResult
2017 Bigg Boss 1 Herself Star Maa 5th Place

References

  1. "Archana Sastry's next on lines of 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre'". 26 August 2015.
  2. "Veda-Interviews". Ragalahari.com. 18 July 2005. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  3. "Review - Nenu". Idlebrain.com. 15 April 2004. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  4. "BB Telugu fame Archana Sastry shares a major throwback picture from her first music album; take a look". The Times of India. 8 May 2020.
  5. "This Diwali will be dhamakedaar as there are two weddings in my family: Bigg Boss Telugu fame Archana Shastry - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 February 2021.