Archana Shastry
Archana Shastry is an Indian actress known for her work predominantly in Telugu films.
Also recorded as Veda Sastry
Archana Shastry
- Name
- Archana Shastry
- Birthplace
- Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India (now in Telangana, India)
- Occupation
- Actress
- Born
- 1989 · Hyderabad.
- Nationality
- India
- Languages
- Malayalam · Telugu
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Key facts
• Name — Archana Shastry • Other Names — Vedha • Birth Name — Archana Shastry • Birthplace — Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India (now in Telangana, India) • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 2004-present
Career
Career
Debuting as Veda in the Telugu film Tapana (2004), she subsequently changed her stage name to Archana. 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.
Personal life
Personal life
In November 2019, she married Jagadeesh Bakthavachalam, vice president of a health-care company.
Television
Television
• Year — Show — Role — Channel — Result • 2017 — Bigg Boss 1 — Herself — Star Maa — 5th Place
Films
• Year — Film — Role — Language — Notes • 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
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