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 | |
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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 |