Archana Shastry
Appearance
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Archana Shastry | |
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Born | |
Other names | Veda Shastry |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2003—present |
Spouse |
Jagadeesh Bakthavachalam
(m. 2019) |
Website | http://archanashastry.in |
Archana Shastry is an Indian actress, working in Telugu, Tamil and Kannada films.[1] She was one of the contestants in the first season of Bigg Boss. In November 2019, she married Jagadeesh Bakthavachalam, vice president of a leading health-care company.[2]
Career
Debuting as Veda in the Telugu film Tapana (2004), she subsequently changed her stage name to Archana, by which she was more popularly known.[3] She is best known for her performances in Nenu (2004), Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana (2005) and Sri Ramadasu (2006) in Telugu and Aa Dinagalu (2007) in Kannada.
Filmography
Television
Year | Show | Role | Channel | Result |
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2017 | Bigg Boss1 | Herself | Star Maa | 5th Place |
Films
Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
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2004 | Tapana | Ridhima | Telugu | Credited as Veda |
Nenu | Divya | Telugu | Credited as Veda | |
Konchem Touchlo Vunte Cheputanu | Alakananda | Telugu | ||
Suryam | Swati | Telugu | ||
2005 | Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana | Lalitha | Telugu | Nominated-Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu |
2006 | Lanka | Malayalam | ||
Tanu | Tanmai | Telugu | ||
Kokila | Sasi | Telugu | ||
Sri Ramadasu | Seeta | Telugu | ||
Pournami | Telugu | |||
Samanyudu | Aparna | Telugu | ||
2007 | Athili Sattibabu LKG | Telugu | ||
Agaram | Archana | Tamil | ||
Yamadonga | Menaka | Telugu | ||
Aa Dinagalu | Mallika | Kannada | ||
Vegam | Archana | Tamil | ||
2008 | Pandurangadu | Telugu | ||
2009 | Bank | Telugu | ||
Minchu | Baddi Maadevi | Kannada | ||
Thamizhagam | Tamil | |||
2010 | Ramdev | Telugu | ||
Khaleja | Telugu | |||
Broker | TV9 Reporter | Telugu | ||
Meghavarshini | Kannada | |||
2011 | Parama Veera Chakra | Mandodari | Telugu | |
2012 | Kulumanali | Aparna | Telugu | |
2013 | Karuppampatti | Tamil | ||
Balupu | Herself | Telugu | ||
2014 | Kamalatho Naa Prayanam | Kamala Rani | Telugu | |
Prematho Nuvvu Vastavani | Telugu | double role | ||
Maha Bhakta Siriyala | Telugu | |||
Panchami | Telugu | |||
2015 | Lion | Hare Krishna Dancer | Telugu | |
Mythri | Mahadev's wife | Kannada,
Malayalam |
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Tharuvatha Katha | Telugu | |||
2017 | The Final Exit | herself | Hindi | |
2019 | Jessie | Jessie | Telugu | |
2019 | Vajra Kavachadhara Govinda | MLA | Telugu | |
2022 | 10th Class Diaries | Soumya | Telugu |
References
- ^ "Veda-Interviews". Ragalahari.com. 18 July 2005. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Review - Nenu". Idlebrain.com. 15 April 2004. Retrieved 4 August 2012.