Archana Padmini is an Indian actress, film curator and assistant director. She is primarily known for working in the Malayalam film industry. In 2022, she starred in the Indian English-language film ‘Wonder Woman’ directed by Anjali Menon.
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Wiki/Biography
Archana Padmini was born on 26 November in Manjeri, Kerala, India. Their zodiac sign is Sagittarius. She studied at Manjeri Unity Women’s College in Manjeri, Kerala. He earned a master’s degree in English Literature from Maharaja’s College in Ernakulam, Kerala.
Archana Padmini’s childhood picture with her younger brother
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 5″
Weight (Approx): 60 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Picture Measurements (Approx): 32-30-32
Family
Archana Padmini belongs to a Malayali family in Manjeri, Kerala, India.
parents and siblings
His mother Padmini KP is an Anganwadi teacher. He has a younger brother named Abhishek KP, who works for 90+ My Tuition App.
Archana Padmini with her parents and younger brother
livelihood
trainer
He worked as a trainer for the Additional Skills Acquisition Program (ASAP) by the State Skill Development Project of the Government of Kerala. She worked as an instructor at Helen O’Grady International, an after-school drama program in Mumbai.
Theater
While studying in college, she became a part of a film society called Montaash. He has worked in many theater productions. She used to participate in plays in college festivals.
Archana Padmini performing in a theater production
film
In 2016, she debuted with the Malayalam language film ‘With Her’.
Poster of the 2016 film ‘With Her’
In 2017, she was cast in a supporting role in the Malayalam language drama film ‘Vith’. The same year, he played the role of Achu in the drama documentary film ‘When to Kiss’. He played a supporting role in the 2021 Malayalam language film ‘Nayuttu’. In 2022, he starred in the Malayalam language film ‘Ela Visa Poonchira’. In 2022, she played the role of Gracie in the English-language film ‘Wonder Woman’.
Poster of the 2022 film ‘Wonder Woman’
curator
In September 2018, she became a founding member and film festival curator of Minimal Cinema, a production house supporting independent and experimental films. She is also the president of Minimal Cinema. On 1 September 2019, she became the founding member and secretary of PK Rosie Film Society. She has been a curator and coordinator of various international and regional film festivals. In 2020, he was appointed as the moderator at the Bengaluru International Short Film Festival (BISFF).
Archana Padmini as moderator at the 2020 Bengaluru International Short Film Festival
He has worked as a curator at IFFK (International Film Festival of Kerala).
Assistant Director
In 2017, he worked as an assistant director on the Malayalam language documentary film ‘When to Kiss’. In 2019, he worked as an associate director in the Malayalam language film ‘Oru Ratri Oru Pakal’.
Poster of the 2019 film ‘Oru Ratri Oru Pakal’
Facts/General Knowledge
- Archana Padmini’s birth name is Ammu.
- She often likes to read books.
Archana Padmini’s Instagram post in which she is holding a book
- She worked as a school teacher in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala state, India.
- In 2017, when Archana was working in the Malayalam language film ‘Pullikaran Stara’, she was sexually harassed on the sets of the film during the shooting. She alleged that a production manager named Sherin Stanley misbehaved with her. She filed a complaint against the accused with the Film Employees Federation of Kerala (FEFKA); However, no action was taken. Talking about this incident in an interview, he said,
When FEFKA officials heard my complaint, I felt they really understood what I had gone through. At first I didn’t realize that he was only being strategic with me. I complained to director B Unnikrishnan. Even Sibi Malayil and Sohan Seenu Lal are aware of the complaint. No action was taken against the accused and he is still working in films.
- On 28 April 2019, she became a member of the organization Women in Cinema Collective (WCC), which speaks openly about gender discrimination, assaults, safe workplaces and misogyny against women, especially in the Malayalam entertainment industry; However, according to Archana, women who were associated with the Malayalam film industry and became part of the WCC later faced consequences for joining the WCC. He talked about this in an interview and said,
After joining WCC, I lost some opportunities, I was thrown out of a particular project. I also stopped getting offers or calls for auditions. I don’t know if men have become more self-conscious or scared, but they have definitely become more careful when talking to women. They know we have a group like WCC where we can raise our voice to bring them down.
- In 2021, he was selected to be part of the jury panel at the Prathidhwani KISA Film Festival.
Archana Padmini as a part of the jury panel at the 2021 Pratidhwani KISA Film Festival
- In 2022, she was one of the jury panel members at the FETE International Short Film Festival.
- In 2017, she became a supporter of the #MeToo movement and reportedly, received death threats as a result of her involvement in the movement. In a 2019 interview, when asked if he had stopped receiving threats and how the movement had affected his life, he replied,
Personally speaking, I am not getting many offers from the mainstream. But I have never been actively involved in the mainstream and it is only when you ask that I become aware of this fact. But there are other women who are completely dependent on mainstream cinema and have expressed their views. I feel scared for them.”
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