Archana

Acting

Archana

Place of birth

Vijayawada, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India

Known for

Acting

Credits

39 titles

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

Known for

Meenakshi Ponnunga poster
NR

Meenakshi, abandoned by her husband, braves all stigma and hardships to bring up her three children. One of her daughters, Sakthi, vows to become an IAS officer and restore her mother's lost pride.

Meenakshi Ponnunga

2022

Gandhi Kannadi poster
NR

An ambitious young event planner named Kathir sees a big opportunity when an elderly man, Gandhi, hires him to plan his 60th wedding anniversary. As their dreams and desires intertwine, their journey becomes a moving tale of love, conflict, and hope.

Gandhi Kannadi

2025

Mud People poster
9.0

The story of a peasant couple who migrate to the city following drought in their Telangana village and become construction workers. The husband becomes an alcoholic and abandons his wife who is harassed sexually and financially until she dies a pauper, leaving her orphaned child behind.

Mud People

1991

Piravi poster
6.6

When his son fails to arrive home to attend his daughter's engagement ceremony, aging patriarch Raghava Chakyar waits daily for him at the bus stop. He soon comes to learn that his son, Raghu, was taken into police custody for political reasons and tries to get to the bottom of this.

Piravi

1989

Namma Veettu Pillai poster
5.3

Arumpon wants his sister to get married into a good family, but is forced to accept her marriage to a local goon, with whom he is at loggerheads. Will the brother-sister relationship survive?

Namma Veettu Pillai

2019

Bagh Bahadur poster
8.0

Every year, Ghunuram takes time off from his job to prepare for and appear in a folk dance in his village. His special part of the performance is called the Tiger Dance. This year is special, too; he hopes to become engaged to the daughter of his fellow performer. But a circus with a newly captured leopard has come into town. What's worse, the woman Ghunuram had hoped to woo has gone gaga over a circus performer. Not to be outdone, he prepares for a last, tragic, performance in which the tiger meets the leopard. Winner of the National Film Award for Best Picture.

Bagh Bahadur

1989

Film credits

2000s · 3 titles

1990s · 8 titles

1980s · 19 titles

Piravi poster
6.6

When his son fails to arrive home to attend his daughter's engagement ceremony, aging patriarch Raghava Chakyar waits daily for him at the bus stop. He soon comes to learn that his son, Raghu, was taken into police custody for political reasons and tries to get to the bottom of this.

Piravi

1989

Bagh Bahadur poster
8.0

Every year, Ghunuram takes time off from his job to prepare for and appear in a folk dance in his village. His special part of the performance is called the Tiger Dance. This year is special, too; he hopes to become engaged to the daughter of his fellow performer. But a circus with a newly captured leopard has come into town. What's worse, the woman Ghunuram had hoped to woo has gone gaga over a circus performer. Not to be outdone, he prepares for a last, tragic, performance in which the tiger meets the leopard. Winner of the National Film Award for Best Picture.

Bagh Bahadur

1989

Rettai Vaal Kuruvi poster
7.8

Gopi is married to Tulsi, but since they could not have kids, he secretly gets married to another girl. Coincidently, both women get pregnant at the same time, leading to hilarious consequences.

Rettai Vaal Kuruvi

1987

Thammil Thammil poster
7.0

Vivek, a talented dancer and singer, meets Kavitha during one of his performances and takes a liking to her. She is the sister of Dr Rajagopal. When Vivek's sister marries a police inspector and Vivek comes to know that they are searching for a house for rent, he manages to get the house opposite Rajagopal's in order to meet Kavitha. After several meetings their love blossoms.

Thammil Thammil

1985

Nireekshana poster
9.0

A young forest officer falls in love with a tribal woman. However, his life turns upside down when he is arrested under the suspicion of being a Naxalite.

Nireekshana

1986

Ladies Tailor poster
7.5

Sundaram is a lazy tailor who believes that only luck will make him rich. However, the predictions of a soothsayer send him off on a rib-tickling journey, in pursuit of his fortune.

Ladies Tailor

1986

Kadhal Oviyam poster
NR

An epic love tale between a blind singer and bharathanatiyam dancer.

Kadhal Oviyam

1982

Neengal Kettavai poster
8.5

Poornima, a widow living in Ooty leads a peaceful life with her two sons. Jaishankar, a tourist who visits the place gets tempted and rapes her. In the act, Poornima dies leaving her two sons who witness the murder. With a turn of events leading to both sons joining together and take revenge for their mother's death forms the rest of the story.

Neengal Kettavai

1984

Veedu poster
8.6

After being forced to vacate her rented house, Sudha decides to build a new house for her family and herself. However, she faces a lot of difficulties owing to rampant corruption and red tape.

Veedu

1988

No artwork available
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Yemaatrathe Yemaaraathe

1985

No artwork available
NR

Vasanthame Varuga is a 1983 Indian Tamil film, directed and produced by Balu Mahendra. The film stars Suman, Gautami and Raghuvaran in lead roles. The film had musical score by Ilayaraaja.

Vasanthame Varuga

1983

Sandhya Raagam poster
9.7

Chokkalingam, an old man, moves out of town after his wife's death and goes to live with Vasu, his nephew in Chennai. However, Vasu struggles to bear the cost of an additional member in his family.

Sandhya Raagam

1989

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Engirunthalum Vazhga

1985

Ondu Muttina Kathe poster
7.3

No synopsis available yet.

Ondu Muttina Kathe

1987

No artwork available
9.0

The film is set in a tribal village in Kerala where religious superstition and ignorance maintain stasis. A relatively intelligent boy escapes its oppressive confines and later returns, determined to bring enlightenment to the village.

Malamukalile Daivam

1983

Daasi poster
7.3

The story is of Kamalakshi (Archana), a bonded woman known as Daasi in Hyderabad State in the 1920s in Telangana region. She has been sold by her family for money to be the servant of a wealthy couple. She is expected to do every chore imaginable in their house. She is also required to be the sexual toy of the man of the house (Dora) and his guests - anywhere and at any time of the day or night. When she becomes pregnant, she endures and hopes to keep the baby. However she is forced to have an abortion.

Daasi

1988

Guri poster
3.0

Kaliprasad, an efficient and dedicated customs officer, is falsely accused of rape after he rejects mafia leader Rudrayya's invitation to participate in illegal activities with him.

Guri

1986

No artwork available
NR

Three young men return to their village to take revenge against the leader who sent them to jail. However, after meeting their family, they change their minds and set out to save the village.

Puyal Kadantha Bhoomi

1984

Premigala Saval poster
NR

After his lover Sita gets killed on the day of their wedding by her own father, Ramaswamy, Ramu swears revenge on him. However, he soon realises that his best friend Raja is connected to Ramaswamy.

Premigala Saval

1984

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