Archana Shastry is an Indian actress, working in

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, Tamil and Kannada films. She was one of the contestants in the first season of '' Bigg Boss'', hosted by

N. T. Rama Rao Jr. Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao Jr. (born 20 May 1983), also known as Jr. N.T.R. or Tarak, is an Indian actor who primarily works in Telugu cinema. One of the highest paid Telugu film actors, Rama Rao Jr. has won several accolades, including two Fil ...

In November 2019, she married Jagadeesh Bakthavachalam, vice president of a leading health-care company.

Career

Debuting as Veda in the Telugu film ''Tapana'' (2004), she subsequently changed her stage name to Archana, by which she was more popularly known. She is best known for her performances in '' Nenu'' (2004), '' Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana'' (2005) and ''

Sri Ramadasu ''Sri Ramadasu'' is 2006 Indian Telugu-language biographical film, based on the life of musician saint ''Kancharla Gopanna'', produced by Konda Krishnam Raju on Aditya Movies banner and directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. Starring Akkineni Nageswa ...

'' (2006) in Telugu and '' Aa Dinagalu'' (2007) in Kannada.

Filmography

Television

Films

References

External links

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