Archana Kottige is an

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actress, based in

Bangalore Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...

and primarily works in

Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...

Films. She is known for the films like '' Dear Sathya'', ''

Yellow Gangs ''Yellow Gangs'' is a 2022 Indian Kannada language crime-thriller film directed by Ravindra Parameshwarappa. The film starring Archana Kottige, Dev Devaiah, Bala Rajwadi, Sathya Ummathal, Arunn Jaanu and Sathya B G are in the main roles. Sugna ...

'', ''

Vijayanand Vijayanand is a 2022 Indian Kannada-language biographical film directed by Rishika Sharma, produced by Dr. Anand Sankeshwar under the banner of VRL Film productions a unit of VRL Media Pvt Ltd.The film is a based on the life of Indian businessm ...

'', ''

Hostel Hudugaru Bekagiddare ''Hostel Hudugaru Bekagiddare'' (transl. Hostel Boys are Wanted) is an Indian Kannada-language black comedy film directed by Nithin Krishnamurthy in his directorial debut and presented by Rakshit Shetty under Paramvah Pictures banner. The film ...

'' and ''

Hondisi Bareyiri ''Hondisi Bareyiri'' is a 2023 Kannada romantic drama film written and directed by debutant Ramenahalli Jagannatha, produced by Sunday Cinemas. It features Praveen Tej, Naveen Shankar, Shri Mahadev, Aishani Shetty, Bhavana Rao, Anirudh Acha ...

''.

Early life and education

Archana Kottige was born on 17 January 1997 in

Bengaluru Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

, India. She did her schooling from

and completed her graduation from Christ University. She also studied digital film making course from LV Prasad film academy.

Career

Archana Kottige started her career in 2018 with the Kannada film 'Aranyakanda' in 2018 and then acted in ''

Vaasu Naan Pakka Commercial ''Vaasu Naan Pakka Commercial'' is a 2018 Kannada language film written and directed by Ajithvasan Uggina. It stars Anish Tejeshwar and Nishvika Naidu. Plot Mahalakshmi is the daughter of a rich businessman and thinks about everything commerc ...

'' as Sandhya. In 2022 she appeared in '' Dear Sathya'', ''Cutting Shop'', ''

'' and ''

''. In 2023 she performed as Smitha in ''

'' and as Bhanu in ''

''. Archana's upcoming movies lined up for release include ''Bayaluseeme'', ''Ellara Kaaleliyatte Kaala'' and ''Jugalbandi''. She also will debuted in Malayalam with the film ''Shesha''. She will play a role of police officer ASI Geetha in the film.

Filmography

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kottige, Archana Living people Kannada actresses People from Karnataka 1997 births