Archana Kottige is an Indian actress, based in

Bangalore Bengaluru, also known as Bangalore (List of renamed places in India#Karnataka, its official name until 1 November 2014), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the southern States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kar ...

and primarily works in

Kannada Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a ...

Films. She is known for the films like '' Dear Sathya'', '' Yellow Gangs'', '' Vijayanand'', '' Hostel Hudugaru Bekagiddare'' and '' Hondisi Bareyiri''.

Early life and education

Archana Kottige was in

Bengaluru Bengaluru, also known as Bangalore (List of renamed places in India#Karnataka, its official name until 1 November 2014), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the southern States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kar ...

, Karnataka, India. She did her schooling from

and completed her graduation from Christ University. She also studied digital film making course from LV Prasad film academy.

Career

Archana Kottige started her career in 2018 with the Kannada film 'Aranyakanda' and then acted in ''

Vaasu Naan Pakka Commercial ''Vaasu Naan Pakka Commercial'' is a 2018 Kannada-language masala film written and directed by Ajithvasan Uggina and produced by Anish Tejeshwar. The film stars Anish Tejashwar and Nishvika Naidu in the lead roles, while Raj Deepak Shetty, A ...

''. In 2022 she had six releases namely '' Dear Sathya'', '' Triple Riding'', ''Cutting Shop'', '' Yellow Gangs, Made in Bengaluru'' and '' Vijayanand''. In 2023 she appeared in a brief role as Smitha in '' Hostel Hudugaru Bekagiddare'' and as Bhanu in '' Hondisi Bareyiri.'' Her performance in both the films were well received and appreciated. She also appeared in the 2023 movie ''Bayaluseeme'' and 2024 movie ''Jugalbandi.'' She received appreciation for her characters in both the movies''.'' She will also be making her debut in

Malayalam cinema Malayalam cinema, also referred to as Mollywood, is a segment of Cinema of India, Indian cinema dedicated to producing films in the Malayalam, Malayalam language, primarily spoken in Kerala and the Lakshadweep islands. It encompasses both th ...

with the film ''Shesha''. She will play an antagonist with the role of police officer ASI Geetha in the film. Archana's upcoming movies include ''Ellara Kaaleliyatte Kaala, Shabari Searching for Raavana,Alankar Vidyarthi, Raktaksha'' among others.

Filmography

Television

References

External links

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