Archana Jois | |
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Born | Archana Jois[
citation needed] |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2015–present |
Spouse | Shreyas J Udupa [1] |
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]
Apart from acting, she is also a trained Bharatanatyam dancer. [5]
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]
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 |
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] |
Archana Jois | |
---|---|
Born | Archana Jois[
citation needed] |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2015–present |
Spouse | Shreyas J Udupa [1] |
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]
Apart from acting, she is also a trained Bharatanatyam dancer. [5]
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]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
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 |
Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | Refs. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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] |