Archana Biography (Tamil)

Archana is an Indian film actress and accomplished Kuchipudi and Kathak dancer, known for her works in the South 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.

Early life and career
She is a graduate in acting from the Tamil Nadu Institute of Film Technology.
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.

Awards and honors
Filmfare Awards South
Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil - Veedu in 1988
National Film Awards
National Film Award for Best Actress, for Veedu in 1987
National Film Award for Best Actress for Daasi in 1988
Nandi Awards
Nandi Special Jury Award - Nireekshana in 1987
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Character Artiste (Female)- Onbadhu Roobai Nottu

Filmography
Yaadon Ki Baaraat (Hindi, 1973)
Nireekshana (Telugu, 1982) with Bhanu Chander
Thammil Thammil (Malayalam 1985) with Mammootty
Ladies Tailor (Telugu, 1985) as Sujatha
Ondu Muttina Kathe (Kannada, 1987) with Rajkumar
Guri (1986) (Kannada with Rajkumar
Daasi (Telugu, 1988) as Kamakshi; Won National Award for Best Actress
Piravi (Malayalam, 1989) as Chakyar's daughter
Veedu (1988) as Sudha with Bhanu Chander; Won National Award for Best Actress
Yogi Vemana (1988) as Viswada
Bagh Bahadur (Bengali, 1989) as Radha
Matti Manushulu (1990)
Yamanam (Malayalam, 1992) as Ambili
Sammohanam (Malayalam, 1994) as Pennu
Nishad (2002) as Sati Gujaral
Onbadhu Roobai Nottu (Tamil, 2007) with Sathyaraj
Parattai Engira Azhagu Sundaram (Tamil, 2007) as Meenakshi
Puyal Kadantha Boomi - Karthik
Sandhya Ragam - Bhanu Chander
Rettai vaal Kuruvi - Mohan, Radhika
Vasanthame Varuga - Bhanu Chander
Neengal Kettavai - Bhanu Chander
Gangapur (English)
Bharath Bandh (Telugu)
Premigal Saval (Kannada)