Archana Shastry
Archana Shastry is an Indian film actress, working in Telugu cinema, Tamil cinema and Kannada cinema. She was one of the contestants in the first season of Bigg Boss - Telugu, hosted by N. T. Rama Rao Jr.. Shastry is a trained classical dancer in Kuchipudi dance form and performs in India, USA, UK and Malayasia. In November 2019, she married Jagadeesh Bakthavachalam, a vice president of a leading health-care company.
Career
Debuting as Veda in Tapana, she subsequently changed her stage name to Archana, by which she was more popularly known. She is best known for her performances in Nenu, Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana in Telugu and Aa Dinagalu in Kannada.Television
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role As | Language | Notes |
| 2004 | Tapana | Ridhima | Telugu | Credited as Veda |
| 2004 | Nenu | Divya | Telugu | |
| 2004 | Konchem Touchlo Vunte Cheputanu | Alakananda | Telugu | |
| 2004 | Suryam | Swati | Telugu | |
| 2006 | Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana | Lalitha | Telugu | |
| 2006 | Tanu | Tanmai | Telugu | |
| 2006 | Kokila | Sasi | Telugu | |
| 2006 | Sri Ramadasu | Seeta | Telugu | |
| 2006 | Pournami | Telugu | ||
| 2006 | Samanyudu | Aparna | Telugu | |
| 2007 | Athili Sattibabu LKG | Telugu | ||
| 2007 | Agaram | Archana | Tamil | |
| 2007 | Yamadonga | Menaka | Telugu | |
| 2007 | Aa Dinagalu | Mallika | Kannada | |
| 2007 | Vegam | Archana | Tamil | |
| 2008 | Pandurangadu | Telugu | ||
| 2009 | Bank | Telugu | ||
| 2009 | Minchu | Baddi Maadevi | Kannada | |
| 2009 | Thamizhagam | Tamil | ||
| 2010 | Ramdev | Telugu | ||
| 2010 | Khaleja | Telugu | ||
| 2010 | Broker | TV9 Reporter | Telugu | |
| 2010 | Meghavarshini | Kannada | ||
| 2011 | Parama Veera Chakra | Mandodari | Telugu | |
| 2012 | Kulumanali | Aparna | Telugu | |
| 2013 | Karuppampatti | Tamil | ||
| 2013 | Balupu | Herself | Telugu | |
| 2014 | Kamalatho Naa Prayanam | Kamala Rani | Telugu | |
| 2014 | Prematho Nuvvu Vastavani | Telugu | ||
| 2014 | Maha Bhakta Siriyala | Telugu | ||
| 2014 | Panchami | Telugu | ||
| 2015 | Lion | Hare Krishna Dancer | Telugu | |
| 2015 | Mythri | Mahadev's wife | Kannada | |
| 2015 | My hero Mythri | Manager's wife | Malayalam | |
| 2015 | Tharuvatha Katha | Telugu | ||
| 2017 | The Final Exit | herself | Hindi | |
| 2017 | Agarathi | Tamil | Filming | |
| 2017 | Mike Testing 143 | Telugu | Filming | |
| 2017 | Poga | Telugu | Filming | |
| 2017 | Vajra Kavachadhara Govinda | Telugu | Filming |