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. She also received Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film #Mute (2022).
Apart from acting, she is also a trained Bharatanatyam dancer.
Career Archana Jois is one of the few Indian actresses to take up mother roles at a young age. She started her career with playing lead roles in television soaps Durga and Mahadevi. she played the second female lead in films such as Vijayaratha and the Marathi film Rajkumar.
She played one of the main leads in Hondisi Bareyiri (2023). She was then seen in the movie #Mute (2022). Despite winning a state award for the film, a critic from OTTplay rated the film 1.5/5 stars and called her performance "lacklustre". Her next films were Kshetrapthi (2023) and Ghost (2023) as a news reporter. She essayed an important role in the Ajay Rao-starrer Yuddhakaanda Chapter 2 (2025) directed by Pavan Bhat.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes2018K.G.F: Chapter 1 Shanthamma Winner–8th SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actress (Kannada)2019Vijayaratha2021Rajkumar Rajkumar's girlfriendMarathi film2022K.G.F: Chapter 2 Shanthamma #MuteDivyaDirect Release on Namma Flix Winner - Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress2023Hondisi Bareyiri PallaviKshetrapati Bhoomika Ghost Lakshmi 2025 Yuddhakaanda Chapter 2 Nivedita 2026 Elra Kaaleliyatte KaalaDancer Special appearance
Television Year Title Role Network Notes Refs. 2014 Thaka Dhimi Tha Dancing Star Celebrity Contestant Colors Kannada 2015 Mahadevi Tripura Sundari Zee Kannada 2016-2017 Durga Star Suvarna 2016 Mahamayi Sundari Zee Kannada Neeli Star Suvarna 2018 Sri Vishnu Dasavatharam Kayadu (Cameo) Zee Kannada 2023Mansion 24Radhika Disney+Hotstar Telugu series
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