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{{Short description|Indian Actress}}
{{UDP|date=April 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Archana Shastry
| image =
| caption =
| other_names = Veda Shastry
| birth_name =
| birth_place = [[Hyderabad]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India<br />(now in [[Telangana]], India)
| occupation = [[Actress]]
| birth_date =
| years_active = 2003—present
| spouse = {{marriage| Jagadeesh Bakthavachalam | 2019}}
| website = http://archanashastry.in
}}

'''Archana Shastry''' is an Indian actress, working in [[Telugu cinema]], [[Tamil cinema]] and [[Kannada cinema]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ragalahari.com/stars/interviews/127/veda.aspx |title=Veda-Interviews |website=Ragalahari.com |date=2005-07-18 |access-date=2012-08-04}}</ref> She was one of the contestants in the first season of ''[[Bigg Boss Telugu|Bigg Boss]] - [[Telugu language|Telugu]]'', hosted by [[N. T. Rama Rao Jr.]]. In November 2019, she married Jagadeesh Bakthavachalam, vice president of a leading health-care company.<ref>{{Cite web|title=This Diwali will be dhamakedaar as there are two weddings in my family: Bigg Boss Telugu fame Archana Shastry - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/telugu/this-diwali-will-be-dhamakedaar-as-there-are-two-weddings-in-my-family-bigg-boss-telugu-fame-archana-shastry/articleshow/71774840.cms|access-date=2021-02-01|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

== Career ==
Debuting as Veda in the Telugu film, [[Tapana (film)|Tapana]] (2004), she subsequently changed her stage name to Archana, by which she was more popularly known.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-nenu.html |title=Review - Nenu |website=Idlebrain.com |date=2004-04-15 |access-date=2012-08-04}}</ref> She is best known for her performances in ''[[Nenu (film)|Nenu]]'' (2004), ''[[Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana]]'' (2005) and ''[[Sri Ramadasu]]'' (2006) in Telugu and ''[[Aa Dinagalu]]'' (2007) in Kannada.

==Television==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Show
! Role
! Channel
! Result
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Bigg Boss Telugu 1]]''
| Finalist
| [[Star Maa]]
| 5th Place.
|}

== Filmography ==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style=
! Year !! Film !! Role(s) As !! Language!! Notes
|-
| rowspan="4"|2004 || ''[[Tapana (film)|Tapana]]'' || Ridhima || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] || Credited as Veda
|-
| ''[[Nenu (film)|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]]
|-
|rowspan="6"|2006||''[[Lanka (2006 film)|Lanka]]''||||[[Malayalam]]||
|-
| ''Tanu'' || Tanmai || Telugu ||
|-
| ''Kokila'' || Sasi || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Sri Ramadasu]]'' || [[Sita|Seeta]] || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Pournami (2006 film)|Pournami]]'' || || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Samanyudu]]'' || Aparna || Telugu ||
|-
| rowspan="5"|2007 || ''[[Athili Sattibabu LKG]]'' || || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Agaram (film)|Agaram]]'' || Archana || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| ''[[Yamadonga]]'' || [[Menaka]] || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Aa Dinagalu]]'' || Mallika || [[Kannada]] ||
|-
| ''[[Vegam (2007 film)|Vegam]]'' || Archana || Tamil ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Panduranga (film)|Pandurangadu]]'' || || Telugu ||
|-
| rowspan="3"|2009 || ''[[Bank (film)|Bank]]'' || || Telugu ||
|-
| ''Minchu'' || Baddi Maadevi || Kannada ||
|-
| ''Thamizhagam'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="4"|2010 || ''Ramdev'' || || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Khaleja]]'' || || Telugu ||
|-
| ''Broker'' || TV9 Reporter || Telugu ||
|-
| ''Meghavarshini'' || || Kannada ||
|-
| rowspan="1"|2011|| ''[[Parama Veera Chakra]]'' || [[Mandodari]] || Telugu ||
|-
| rowspan="1"|2012 || ''Kulumanali'' || Aparna || Telugu ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2013 || ''[[Karuppampatti]]'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Balupu]]'' || Herself ||Telugu ||
|-
| rowspan="4"|2014 || ''[[Kamalatho Naa Prayanam]]'' || Kamala Rani || Telugu ||
|-
| ''Prematho Nuvvu Vastavani'' || || Telugu ||
|-
| ''Maha Bhakta Siriyala'' || || Telugu ||
|-
| ''Panchami'' || || Telugu ||
|-
| rowspan="4"|2015|| ''[[Lion (2015 film)|Lion]]'' || Hare Krishna Dancer || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Mythri (2015 film)|Mythri]]'' || Mahadev's wife || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Mythri (2015 film)|My hero Mythri]]'' || Manager's wife|| Malayalam ||
|-
| ''Tharuvatha Katha'' || || Telugu ||
|-
| 2017 ||''[[The Final Exit (film)|The Final Exit]]''|| herself ||Hindi ||
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Vajra Kavachadhara Govinda]]'' || MLA ||
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

===Sources===
[http://telugubiggboss.com/archana-shastry-biography-biggboss-bigg-boss-telugu/ Archana-shastry full Biography and all about her Biggboss Telugu Show]

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|2747117}}

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