Archana (Joshi) Ramesh Aravind
Excerpts From An Interview In Screen 10 Years Ago.

"One thing common between us, which probably drew us together, was that we are strong individuals with lots of self confidence. So, after three years of courtship, we got married in 1991 with acceptance from both families' - Archana (Joshi) Ramesh Aravind in an interview with Screen.

"With Duet and Sathy Leelavathy, he has proved that he can also perform character roles with ease" - Archana Ramesh Aravind.

"I hail from a Madhya Pradesh based North Indian family settled in Bangalore. Ours was a love marriage, but it was definitely not love at first sight. I met Ramesh when he was doing his course in Engineering. Even though I had done a course in Journalism, I never pursued a career in that field. I was president of my college union, and used to be very good organizer. Ramesh was the cultural secretary of his college, and used to represent his college in cultural meets. He used to write very good skits, and I always envied him for getting the first prize in whatever event he participated. We were good friends initially, and I was attracted to him because of his frankness and his jovial nature. When I was serious, I used to leave my telephone numbers with him but he never would call me."

"I started beauty parlor to spend time in Chennai to spend time after Tamil hit films like 'Vasanthakala Paravaigal' and 'Keladi Kanmani' of Ramesh Aravind. With the arrival of our daughter Niharika, I had to sell of my beauty parlor".

"Ramesh always listens to my opinions and considers me as a big asset for improving his performances. He is basically a home bird. He relishes south Indian food and our home is also decorated in South Indian style".

"My regret in life - I still feel like a foreigner in Madras now Chennai because I have a strong liking for Bangalore".