Archana Jois is an Indian actress who appears in

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. Jois is known for her role as Shanthamma, Rocky's mother in ''K.G.F'' film series. Apart from acting, she is also a trained

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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 ''Hondisi Bareyiri'' (Match the following) is a 2023 Kannada romantic drama film written and directed by debutant Ramenahalli Jagannatha, produced by Sunday Cinemas. It features Praveen Tej, Naveen Shankar, Shri Mahadev, Aishani Shetty, Bh ...

'' (2023). She was then seen in the movie ''Mute''. Her next films were '' Kshetrapthi'' (2023) and ''

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'' (2023), in which she played a news reporter. She will be seen essaying an important role in

Ajay Rao Ajay Rao (also credited as Krishna Ajay Rao) is an Indian actor who works primarily in Kannada film industry. He rose to fame with 2003 blockbuster movie '' Excuse Me''. Career Ajay Rao debuted as a lead with the film '' Excuse Me'' (2003) and ...

starrer ''Yuudhakanda'' directed by Pavan Bhat. She played a journalist role in the yet-to-release ''Nakshe''. She was a part of the film ''Kalankata'', which is yet to release.

Filmography

Television

References

External links

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