Archana Jois is an Indian actress who appears in Kannada films. Jois is known for her role as Shanthamma, Rocky's mother in K.G.F film series.[2][3][4]
Archana Jois | |
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Born | Archana Jois[citation needed] |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2015–present |
Spouse | Shreyas J Udupa[1] |
Apart from acting, she is also a trained Bharatanatyam dancer.[5]
Career
She is one of the few Indian actresses to take up mother roles at a young age.[6][7] Her dialogue in the first film - ninna hinde savra jana nintidaare anno dhairya ninagidre bari ond yudha gelbahudu ade neen munde idiya anta hinde iro saavra janak dhairya bandre prapanchaane gelbahudu - which translated to "If you gain courage because a thousand people are standing behind you, then you can only win a war. But if a thousand people standing behind get courage because you are standing in the front, then you can conquer the world" became popular.[8] She started her career with playing lead roles in television soaps Durga and Mahadevi.[5] Jois played the second female lead in films such as Vijayaratha and the Marathi film Rajkumar.[9][10]
She played one of the main leads in Hondisi Bareyiri (2023).[11] She was then seen in the movie Mute.[12][13][14][15] Her next films were Kshetrapthi (2023) and Ghost (2023), in which she played a news reporter.[16][17] She will be seen essaying an important role in Ajay Rao starrer Yuudhakanda directed by Pavan Bhat.[18] She played a journalist role in the yet-to-release Nakshe.[19] She was a part of the film Kalankata, which is yet to release.[20]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2018 | K.G.F: Chapter 1 | Shanthamma | Winner–8th SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actress (Kannada)[21] |
2019 | Vijayaratha | [22][23] | |
2021 | Rajkumar | Rajkumar's girlfriend | Marathi film[3] |
2022 | K.G.F: Chapter 2 | Shanthamma | |
Mute | Divya | Direct Release on Namma Flix[24] | |
2023 | Hondisi Bareyiri | Pallavi | |
Kshetrapati | Bhoomika | ||
Ghost | Lakshmi |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | Refs. |
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2014 | Thaka Dhimi Tha Dancing Star | Celebrity Contestant | Colors Kannada | [5][25] | |
2015 | Mahadevi | Tripura Sundari | Zee Kannada | [3][26] | |
2016-2017 | Durga | Star Suvarna | [3] | ||
2016 | Mahamayi | Sundari | Zee Kannada | ||
Neeli | Star Suvarna | ||||
2018 | Sri Vishnu Dasavatharam | Kayadu (Cameo) | Zee Kannada | [5] | |
2023 | Mansion 24 | Radhika | Disney+Hotstar | Telugu series | [27] |
References
External links
- Archana Jois at IMDb