Veda Sastry is an Indian film actress who works in the South Indian film industries. Predominantly appearing in Telugu films, Veda has also starred in several Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada movies. The actress made her debut in 2009 with the Telugu movie Tapana (2004) and was credited as 'Veda'. However, she later changed her stage name to Archana. Some of her notable roles have come with the movies Nenu (2004), Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana (2006), and Aa Dinagalu (2007). Her 2017 release includes the Telugu movie Prathi Kshanam directed by Nagendra Prasad.