Popularly known as Archana Sastry, Veda Archana Sastry is an Indian film actress, working in Telugu, Tamil and Kannada film industry. She made her silver screen debut in the Telugu film Tapana in 2004, followed by Nenu (2004). She has also acted in Telugu films such as Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana, Samanyudu, Athili Sattibabu LKG, Pandurangadu, Khaleja, Parama Veera Chakra, Kamalatho Naa Prayanam, The Final Exit, and Marle Puli.

She has also acted in Kannada films like Mythri, My hero Mythri, Minchu, Meghavarshini and Tamil films like Agaram, Vegam, Thamizhagam, and Agarathi.

Apart from her acting career, she has appeared as a contestant in the first season on the reality show Bigg Boss - Telugu. She has also been trained in the classical Kuchipudi dance form and has performed internationally.