Archana (actress)

For other actresses named Archana, see Archana (disambiguation).

Archana
Occupation	Actress and dancer
Years active	1980–present
Awards	National Film Award

Archana is an Indian film actress and accomplished Kuchipudi and Kathak dancer, known for her works in the South Indian film industry.^[1]^[2] She has won the National Film Award for Best Actress, twice for her work in Veedu in Tamil and Daasi in Telugu.

Early life and career

Archana was born in Delta region of Andhra Pradesh into a Telugu speaking family. She is a graduate in acting from the Tamil Nadu Institute of Film Technology. She made her acting debut with the Hindi film Yaadon Ki Baaraat (1973).

She then acted in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam language films, under directors such as B. Narsing Rao, Balu Mahendra, P. N. Menon, Shankar Nag and Vamsi.^[3]

Awards and honors

National Film Awards

Best Actress -Veedu - 1987
Best Actress -Daasi - 1988

Filmfare Awards South

Best Actress – Tamil - Veedu - 1988

Nandi Awards

Special Jury Award - Nireekshana - 1987

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards

Best Character Artiste (Female)^[4] - Onbadhu Roobai Nottu

Filmography

Tamil

Azhiyatha Kolangal (2016)
Onbadhu Roobai Nottu (2007)
Parattai Engira Azhagu Sundaram (2007) as Meenakshi
Vaidehi Vandhachu (1991)
Sandhya Ragam (1989)
Veedu (1988) as Sudha
Rettai Vaal Kuruvi (1987)
Puyal Kadantha Boomi (1985)
Yemaatrathe Yemaaraathe (1985)
Engirunthalum Vazhga (1985)
Neengal Kettavai (1984)
Vasanthame Varuga (1983)
Kaadhal Oviyam (1982)
Nandu (1981)
Panneer Pushpangal (1981)
Thunive Thozhan (1980)
Thai Ponggal (1980)

Telugu

Madhura Geetam (1981)
Nireekshana (1982)
Ladies Tailor (1986)
Ukku Sankellu (1988)
Daasi (1988) as Kamakshi
Yogi Vemana (1988) as Vishwada
Matti Manushulu (1990)
Bharat Bandh (1991)
Chakra Vyuham (1992)
Pachcha Toranam (1994)

Malayalam

Thammil Thammil (1985)
Malamukalile Daivam (1986) as Marie
Piravi (1989) as Chakyar's daughter
Onnaam Muhoortham (1991) as Radhika Vishwanath
Yamanam (1992) as Ambili
Sammohanam (1994) as Pennu
Madamma (1996)

Kannada

Ondu Muttina Kathe (1987)
Guri (1986)
Premigala Saval (1984)
Huliya (1996)

Bengali

Bagh Bahadur (1989) as Radha

Hindi

Yaadon Ki Baaraat (1973)
Nishad (2002) as Sati Gujaral

English

Gangapur (English)

References

↑ "Waiting for good roles: Archana". The Hindu. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
↑ "Star Talk - Archana". IndiaGlitz. 22 August 2007. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
↑ "35th National Film Awards" (PDF). iffi.nic.in. Directorate of Film Festivals. p. 29. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
↑ "Rajini, Kamal win best actor awards". Chennai, India: The Hindu. 29 September 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-28.

External links

National Film Award for Best Actress

1967–1980	Nargis (1967) Sharada (1968) Madhabi Mukherjee (1969) Rehana Sultan (1970) Waheeda Rehman (1971) Sharada (1972) Nandini Bhaktavatsala (1973) Shabana Azmi (1974) Sharmila Tagore (1975) Lakshmi (1976) Smita Patil (1977) Sharada (1978) Shoba (1979) Smita Patil (1980)

1981–2000	Rekha (1981) Shabana Azmi (1982) Shabana Azmi (1983) Shabana Azmi (1984) Suhasini (1985) Monisha (1986) Archana (1987) Archana (1988) Sreelekha Mukherji (1989) Vijayashanti (1990) Moloya Goswami (1991) Dimple Kapadia (1992) Shobana (1993) Debashree Roy (1994) Seema Biswas (1995) Tabu (1996) Indrani Haldar and Rituparna Sengupta (1997) Shabana Azmi (1998) Kirron Kher (1999) Raveena Tandon (2000)

2001–present	Shobana and Tabu (2001) Konkona Sen Sharma (2002) Meera Jasmine (2003) Tara (2004) Sarika (2005) Priyamani (2006) Umashree (2007) Priyanka Chopra (2008) Ananya Chatterjee (2009) Mitalee Jagtap Varadkar and Saranya Ponvannan (2010) Vidya Balan (2011) Usha Jadhav (2012) Geetanjali Thapa (2013) Kangana Ranaut (2014) Kangana Ranaut (2015)

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