| Archana Shastry | |
| Other Names: | Veda Shastry |
| Birth Place: | Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India (now in Telangana, India) |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Years Active: | 2004-present |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Tapana | Ridhima | 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 | Telugu | ||||
| Pournami | Telugu | ||||
| Samanyudu | Aparna | Telugu | |||
| 2007 | Athili Sattibabu LKG | Telugu | |||
| Agaram | Archana | ||||
| Yamadonga | Telugu | ||||
| Aa Dinagalu | Mallika | ||||
| 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 | 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 | |||
| 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 | ||
| 2024 | Krishnamma | A mother | Telugu |