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{{short description|Indian actress and model}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Sanjjana
| image = Sanjjanaa Galrani in 2020.jpg
| caption = Sanjjana in 2020
| birth_name = Archana Manohar Galrani
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Bangalore, Karnataka]], India
| other_names = Mahira<ref name="n18"/>
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress}}
| yearsactive = 2005–present
| relatives = [[Nikki Galrani]] (sister)<br />[[Aadhi Pinisetty]] (brother-in-law)
| spouse = {{Marriage|Azeez Pasha|2021}}
| children = 2
}}

'''Archana Manohar Galrani''', known by her stage name as sanjjana is an Indian model and actress who predominantly works in Kannada and Telugu films. She made her film debut in the 2005 [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film [[Soggadu (2005 film)|''Soggadu'']]. She is known for her role in the [[Kannada]] film ''[[Ganda Hendathi]]'' (2006). She played a supporting role in the 2008 Telugu film ''[[Bujjigadu]]'' starring [[Prabhas]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-08-21/news-interviews/27949572_1_sanjana-kannada-film-samardhudu |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016080145/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-08-21/news-interviews/27949572_1_sanjana-kannada-film-samardhudu |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 October 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |title=Sanjana hopes to make a mark}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-06-28/news-interviews/27781673_1_sanjana-kannada-film-satyameva-jayathe |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016080142/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-06-28/news-interviews/27781673_1_sanjana-kannada-film-satyameva-jayathe |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 October 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |title=Sanjana on a roll}}</ref> In 2017, she played Chandri in the Kannada crime drama ''[[2 (film)|Dandupalya 2]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/hot-happening-sanjjjanaa-chandrika-dandupalya-2-photos-682134 |title=Hot Sanjjjanaa turns cold-blooded murderer in 'Dandupalya 2' [PHOTOS] |first=Prakash |last=Upadhyaya |date=10 June 2016 |website=International Business Times, India Edition |access-date=21 September 2020 |archive-date=20 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320102638/https://www.ibtimes.co.in/hot-happening-sanjjjanaa-chandrika-dandupalya-2-photos-682134 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2025 she participated as a contestant in Telugu reality show ''[[Bigg Boss (Telugu TV series) season 9|Bigg Boss 9]]'' and finished as [[Runner-up|4th runner-up]] of the show.

==Early life==
She was born as Archana Manohar Galrani in [[Bangalore]] and is the elder daughter of Manohar and Reshma Galrani who are of [[Sindhi people|Sindhi]] ancestry.<ref name="DOB interview">{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P05Rn_rW8AA |title=Nikki Galrani {{!}} Redcarpet {{!}} RJ Mike {{!}} Red FM Malayalam |date=28 October 2019 |publisher=Red FM Malayalam |time=13:55 |access-date=13 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013083920/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P05Rn_rW8AA |archive-date=13 October 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Edison">{{cite news |last1=Thomas |first1=Edison |date=28 April 2014 |title=I write down the meaning of my lines to get my emotions right: Nikki Galrani |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/i-write-down-the-meaning-of-my-lines-to-get-my-emotions-right-nikki-galrani/articleshow/34294610.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126063214/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/I-write-down-the-meaning-of-my-lines-to-get-my-emotions-right-Nikki-Galrani/articleshow/34294610.cms |archive-date=26 November 2018 |access-date=1 March 2021 |work=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=9 April 2015 |title=മഴവില്ലഴകി |url=http://www.mangalam.com/women/celebrity/303207?page=0,0 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630111956/http://www.mangalam.com/women/celebrity/303207?page=0,0 |archive-date=30 June 2015 |access-date=1 March 2021}}</ref> She has a younger sister, [[Nikki Galrani]] who is also an actress.<ref name="th1">{{cite news |last=Menon |first=Vishal |date=10 January 2015 |title=Darling devil |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/interview-with-actor-nikki-galrani/article6775346.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200507171741/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/interview-with-actor-nikki-galrani/article6775346.ece |archive-date=7 May 2020 |access-date=28 December 2018 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

She appeared on a [[Titan Company|Fastrack]] advertisement with [[John Abraham]].<ref name="autogenerated1">{{Cite web |title=Sanjjanaa dancing her way into Mollywood |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/mollywood/sanjjanaa-dancing-her-way-mollywood-627 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120130062348/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/mollywood/sanjjanaa-dancing-her-way-mollywood-627 |archive-date=30 January 2012}}</ref>

==Career==
After appearing in advertisements and as child artist in roles in the films ''Soggadu'' and ''Panduranga Vittala'',<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Sanjjanaa-reunites-with-Sogadu-director/articleshow/40179641.cms |title=Sanjjanaa reunites with Sogadu director |work=The Times of India |access-date=10 March 2016 |archive-date=30 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171030183721/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Sanjjanaa-reunites-with-Sogadu-director/articleshow/40179641.cms |url-status=live|last1=Joy |first1=Prathibha }}</ref> she got her first starring role in ''[[Ganda Hendathi]]''.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}

Her first release, however, was the Tamil feature film, ''[[Oru Kadhal Seiveer]]''. S R Ashok Kumar of ''[[The Hindu]]'' noted that Galrani, then credited under her birth name, was "very beautiful but has to work on her acting".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/sordid-affair-oru-kadhal-seiveer/article3217471.ece |work=The Hindu |title=Sordid affair – Oru Kadhal Seiveer |date=10 March 2006 |access-date=25 July 2018 |archive-date=21 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191221152158/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/sordid-affair-oru-kadhal-seiveer/article3217471.ece |url-status=live}}</ref>

''[[Ganda Hendathi]]'', a Kannada remake of the Hindi film ''[[Murder (2004 film)|Murder]]'' (2004), itself an adaptation of the Hollywood film ''[[Unfaithful (2002 film)|Unfaithful]]'' (2002).<ref name="autogenerated3">{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/ganda-hendathi-review-kannada-14260805.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150916043718/http://www.sify.com/movies/ganda-hendathi-review-kannada-14260805.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 September 2015 |title=Review : Ganda Hendathi |work=Sify |access-date=10 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/kannada/review/8137.html |title=Ganda Hendathi review. Ganda Hendathi Kannada movie review, story, rating |work=IndiaGlitz |access-date=10 March 2016 |archive-date=16 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316092820/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/kannada/review/8137.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The film was released in Telugu as ''Mogudu Pellam O Boy Friend''. While [[Sify]] wrote, "Sanjjanaa has made a decent debut and she is extremely daring and does justice to her role".<ref name="autogenerated3" />

In 2008, she made her official Telugu film debut in [[Puri Jagannadh]]'s ''[[Bujjigadu]]'', alongside [[Prabhas]] and [[Trisha Krishnan|Trisha]]. Although this was a supporting role, it gained her considerable attention and popularity.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}} In 2010, she was seen in the Telugu film ''[[Police Police]]'', which was followed by a [[cameo role]] in ''[[Huduga Hudugi]]''. Her final release of that year was ''[[Mylari]]'' with Shivrajkumar, in which she played a journalist and was featured in a special song opposite [[Shivrajkumar]]. The film's success gained her offers in Kannada cinema. She won the Bangalore Times Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role Female in 2012 for ''[[I Am Sorry Mathe Banni Preethsona]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-21/news-interviews/32336976_1_ramya-video-clear-winner/2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214140021/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-21/news-interviews/32336976_1_ramya-video-clear-winner/2 |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 December 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |title=The Times of India: Latest News India, World & Business News, Cricket & Sports, Bollywood}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/awards/times-regional-film-awards/times-regional-film-awards-2011/bangalore-times-film-awards-2011/Best-Actress-in-Negative-Role--Sanjjanaa/articleshow/14294546.cms |work=The Times of India |title=Sanjjanaa took home the Best Actor in a Negative Role Female award |access-date=8 November 2013 |archive-date=17 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217074126/http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/awards/times-regional-film-awards/times-regional-film-awards-2011/bangalore-times-film-awards-2011/Best-Actress-in-Negative-Role--Sanjjanaa/articleshow/14294546.cms |url-status=live}}</ref>

In January 2012, she played one of the lead roles in ''[[Casanovva|Casanova]]'', her maiden Malayalam venture. Reportedly the costliest Malayalam production of all time,<ref name="autogenerated1" /> and co-starring [[Mohanlal]] and [[Shriya Saran]], the film saw Galrani portray a [[salsa (dance)|salsa]] dancer.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_a-season-of-releases-for-sanjjanaa_1641591 |title=A season of releases for Sanjjanaa |date=24 January 2012 |work=dna |access-date=10 March 2016 |archive-date=8 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308051743/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_a-season-of-releases-for-sanjjanaa_1641591 |url-status=live}}</ref> Director [[Rosshan Andrrews]] signed her for the particular role, since she was trained in salsa.<ref name="autogenerated1" /> Her last release is her second Malayalam film, the [[Shaji Kailas]] directed ''[[The King & the Commissioner]]'', co-starring [[Mammooty]] and [[Suresh Gopi]]. Later in 2012 she appeared in films including ''[[Narasimha (2012 film)|Narasimha]]'', ''[[Ondu Kshanadalli]]'', ''[[Sagar (2012 film)|Sagar]]'', all of which being Kannada projects, and ''Yamaho Yama''.

In 2013 she appeared in ''Jagan Nirdoshi'' in Telugu which was made under Padmalaya Films and in ''Mahanadhi'' in Kannada, which was her first heroine-centric film. She was then seen in ''[[Nenem…Chinna Pillana?]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-14/news-interviews/39254934_1_sanjjanaa-mahanadhi-yamaho-yama |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214140018/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-14/news-interviews/39254934_1_sanjjanaa-mahanadhi-yamaho-yama |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 December 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |title=Sweden calling for Sanjjanaa's next Telugu film}}</ref>

==Controversy==
===Drug trafficking case===
Galrani was arrested by the Central Crime Branch (CCB) of the Karnataka Police on 8 September 2020 in connection with the investigation into the [[2020 Bengaluru drug raids|Sandalwood drug racket case]] involving the Kannada film industry. She is the second actor to be arrested by the CCB after [[Ragini Dwivedi]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/drug-racket-probe-ccb-searches-actor-sanjjanaa-galranis-house/article32549058.ece |title=Kannada cinema drug racket probe: actor Sanjjanaa Galrani arrested |first=Imran |last=Gowhar |newspaper=The Hindu |date=8 September 2020 |access-date=29 May 2021 |archive-date=2 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602212627/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/drug-racket-probe-ccb-searches-actor-sanjjanaa-galranis-house/article32549058.ece |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/actor-sanjana-galrani-arrested-bengaluru-drugs-case-132600 |title=Actor Sanjana Galrani arrested in Bengaluru drugs case |date=8 September 2020 |website=The News Minute |access-date=29 May 2021 |archive-date=2 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602213846/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/actor-sanjana-galrani-arrested-bengaluru-drugs-case-132600 |url-status=live}}</ref> Her bail application was denied several times by the courts, with the CCB claiming that she has admitted to being part of the drug racket.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2020/sep/26/actress-sanjjanaa-galrani-admits-shes-part-of-drug-ring-ccb-2201978.html |title=Actress Sanjjanaa Galrani admits she's part of drug ring: CCB |website=The New Indian Express |date=26 September 2020 |access-date=29 May 2021 |archive-date=2 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602212600/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2020/sep/26/actress-sanjjanaa-galrani-admits-shes-part-of-drug-ring-ccb-2201978.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/kannada-cinema-drugs-case-hc-declines-to-grant-bail-to-actors-ragini-sanjana-and-others/article33011451.ece |title=Kannada cinema drugs case | HC declines to grant bail to actors Ragini, Sanjana and others |newspaper=The Hindu |date=3 November 2020 |access-date=29 May 2021 |archive-date=2 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602212357/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/kannada-cinema-drugs-case-hc-declines-to-grant-bail-to-actors-ragini-sanjana-and-others/article33011451.ece |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bengaluru/special-court-rejects-bail-plea-of-sanjana-galrani-ragini-dwivedi-in-drugs-case/story-9wkDQY3SQd4HsXTA2ombmL.html |title=Special court rejects bail plea of Sanjana Galrani, Ragini Dwivedi in drugs case |date=28 September 2020 |website=Hindustan Times |access-date=29 May 2021 |archive-date=2 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602212419/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bengaluru/special-court-rejects-bail-plea-of-sanjana-galrani-ragini-dwivedi-in-drugs-case/story-9wkDQY3SQd4HsXTA2ombmL.html |url-status=live}}</ref> She was later granted bail after spending 3 months in [[Central Prison, Bangalore|prison]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/sandalwood-drug-case-actor-sanjjanaa-galrani-gets-bail-after-3-months-139425 |title=Sandalwood drug case: Actor Sanjjanaa Galrani gets bail after 3 months |date=11 December 2020 |website=The News Minute |access-date=29 May 2021 |archive-date=2 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602212405/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/sandalwood-drug-case-actor-sanjjanaa-galrani-gets-bail-after-3-months-139425 |url-status=live}}</ref> The drug case against Galrani and others was quashed by the Karnataka High Court on 25 March 2024 due to procedural lapses by the police.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/karnataka-high-court-quashes-drug-case-against-actress-sanjana-galrani-and-two-others-for-procedural-lapses-by-police/article68328317.ece |title=Karnataka High Court quashes drug case against actress Sanjana Galrani and two others for procedural lapses by police |date=24 June 2024 |website=The Hindu |access-date=28 January 2026 }}</ref>

==Personal life==
Galrani converted to Islam and secretly married a Bangalore-based cardiovascular surgeon Azeez Pasha in February 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Year ender 2021: Kartikeya Gummakonda to Pranitha Subhash, 5 Tollywood celebs who have tied the knot in 2021 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/year-ender-2021-kartikeya-gummakonda-to-pranitha-subhash-5-tollywood-celebs-who-have-tied-the-knot-in-2021/photostory/88393980.cms?picid=88394035 |website=The Times of India |access-date=8 May 2026 |date=21 December 2021}}</ref><ref name="hus">{{Cite news |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/sanjjanaa-galrani-pens-heartwarming-note-for-husband-on-national-doctors-day-3917255.html |title=Sanjjanaa Galrani Pens Heartwarming Note For Husband On National Doctor's Day |date=2 July 2021 |website=News18}}</ref> Together, they have two children: a boy (b. 2022) and a girl (b. 2025).<ref>{{cite web |title=Every day is a fight to stay relevant: Sanjjanna Ggalrani |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/every-day-is-a-fight-to-stay-relevant-sanjjanna-ggalrani/articleshow/130529723.cms |website=The Times of India |access-date=8 May 2026 |date=27 April 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Our baby girl is finally home: Sanjjanaa Galrani |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/our-baby-girl-is-finally-home-sanjjanaa-galrani/articleshow/121294016.cms |website=The Times of India |access-date=8 May 2026 |date=21 May 2025}}</ref> She performed her first [[Umrah]] at [[Mecca]] in 2023.<ref name="n18">{{Cite web |title=Actress Sanjjanaa Galrani Leaves For Mecca With Her Family, Shares Video |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/actress-sanjjanaa-galrani-leaves-for-mecca-with-her-family-shares-video-7835497.html |date=16 May 2023 |website=News18 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sanjjanaa Galrani set to perform her first Umrah in Mecca: 'I don't want to be judged by people who are not secular' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/sanjjanaa-galrani-set-to-perform-her-first-umrah-in-mecca-i-dont-want-to-be-judged-by-people-who-are-not-secular-8614283/ |date=17 May 2023 |website=indianexpress.com }}</ref> But according to her social media posts she is not a practicing Muslim. She often follows and perform other religious rituals and practices primarily [[Hinduism]]. In one of her Instagram posts, she expressed happiness in the Pranpratishtha ceremony of [[Ram Mandir|Ayodhya Ram Temple]] and added in her same post caption, "I hope my dream of a beautiful construction of a temple in Mathura for Krishna bhagwan also comes true in my lifetime of existence."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C2ZrJNnvcYj/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== |access-date=2025-01-02 |website=Instagram.com}}</ref>

==Filmography==

===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of film credits
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" | Language
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Soggadu (2005 film)|Soggadu]]'' || Anu || Telugu || Uncredited role{{Citation needed |date=March 2024 |reason=Uncredited roles must cite a published reliable source to verify.}}
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2006 || ''[[Oru Kadhal Seiveer]]'' || Subha || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Ganda Hendathi]]'' || Sanjana || rowspan=5|Kannada ||
|-
|''[[Jackpot (2006 film)|Jackpot]]''|| Herself || Cameo
|-
| 2007 || ''Autograph Please'' || Herself ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2008 || ''[[Arjun (2008 film)|Arjun]]'' ||Arjun's girlfriend ||
|-
| ''Varasdhaara''|| Sanjana ||
|-
| ''[[Bujjigadu]]'' || Kangana || rowspan=2|Telugu ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2009 || ''[[Satyameva Jeyathe]]'' || Sanjana ||
|-
| ''[[Mast Maja Maadi]]'' || Herself || Kannada || Cameo
|-
| ''Samardhudu'' || Nandhini||rowspan=2| Telugu ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2010 || ''[[Police Police]]'' || Sandhya ||
|-
| ''[[Huduga Hudugi]]'' ||Sachin's friend || rowspan=4|Kannada || Special appearance
|-
| ''[[Mylari]]'' ||Swathi ||
|-
| rowspan="6" | 2011 || ''[[Ee Sanje]]'' || Anu ||
|-
| ''[[Rangappa Hogbitna]]'' || Sneha ||
|-
| ''[[Dushasana (film)|Dushasana]]'' || Kajal || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[I Am Sorry Mathe Banni Preethsona]]'' || Sinchana || rowspan=2|Kannada ||
|-
| ''Take It Easy'' || Herself || Cameo
|-
| ''[[Mugguru]]'' || Yamini || Telugu ||
|-
| rowspan="7" |2012 || ''[[Ko Ko]]'' || || Kannada || Special appearance
|-
| ''[[Casanovva]]'' || Nidhi || rowspan=2|Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[The King & the Commissioner]]'' || Nitha Rathore || <ref name="King Commish">{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Malayalam-industry-is-very-professional/articleshow/10566119.cms |title='Malayalam industry is very professional' |website=The Times of India |access-date=5 August 2018 |archive-date=9 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009010512/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Malayalam-industry-is-very-professional/articleshow/10566119.cms |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Narasimha (2012 film)|Narasimha]]'' || Rani || rowspan=3|Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Ondu Kshanadalli]]''|| Shilpa ||
|-
| ''[[Sagar (film)|Sagar]]'' ||Jenny ||
|-
| ''[[Yamaho Yama]]''|| Nisha || Telugu ||
|-
|rowspan=3| 2013||''[[Mahanadi (2013 film)|Mahanadi]]''|| Meenakshi || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Nenem…Chinna Pillana?]]''|| || rowspan=3|Telugu ||
|-
| ''Jagan Nirdoshi''|| ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2014 || ''[[Love You Bangaram]]'' || Herself|| Special appearance<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/140118/entertainment-tollywood/article/sanjjanaa%E2%80%99s-wait-continues |title=Sanjjanaa's wait continues |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=18 January 2014 |access-date=5 June 2014 |archive-date=12 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312055100/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140118/entertainment-tollywood/article/sanjjanaa%E2%80%99s-wait-continues |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Agraja]]'' || Herself|| rowspan=5|Kannada ||
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2015 || ''[[Rebel (2015 film)|Rebel]]'' || Laila ||
|-
| ''[[Ram-Leela (2015 Kannada film)|Ram-Leela]]'' ||Pooja ||
|-
| ''[[Bangalore 560023]]'' || Swathi|| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news-interviews/Sanjjanaa-enjoying-spicy-song-shoot-for-Bangalore-23/articleshow/34780612.cms |title=Sanjjanaa enjoying 'spicy' song shoot for Bangalore 23 |work=The Times of India |date=7 May 2014 |access-date=5 June 2014 |archive-date=19 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019024143/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news-interviews/Sanjjanaa-enjoying-spicy-song-shoot-for-Bangalore-23/articleshow/34780612.cms |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Ring Road (film)|Ring Road]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Avunu 2]]'' || Sanjana || Telugu ||
|-
| rowspan="5"|2016 || ''Cinema My Darling'' || || Kannada || <ref>https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/270316/cinema-my-darling-movie-review-making-of-a-struggling-act.html</ref>
|-
| ''[[Sardaar Gabbar Singh]]'' || Gayathri || Telugu || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Elated-to-act-with-Pawan-Kalyan-Sanjjanaa/articleshow/49889319.cms |title=Elated to act with Pawan Kalyan: Sanjjanaa |work=The Times of India |access-date=10 March 2016 |archive-date=25 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151125022737/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Elated-to-act-with-Pawan-Kalyan-Sanjjanaa/articleshow/49889319.cms |url-status=live|last1=Nayak |first1=Elina Priyadarshini }}</ref>
|-
| ''Just Akasmika'' || Aarohi || rowspan=4|Kannada || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/Sanjjanaa-Recommends-Tilak-for-Just-Akasmika/2015/04/09/article2754412.ece |title=Sanjjana recommends Tilak for Just Akasmika |work=The New Indian Express |access-date=9 April 2015 |archive-date=16 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816231947/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/Sanjjanaa-Recommends-Tilak-for-Just-Akasmika/2015/04/09/article2754412.ece |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Santheyalli Nintha Kabira]]'' ||Sanjana||
|-
| ''[[Mandya to Mumbai]]'' || || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/sanjjana-in-life-in-a-metro-news-kannada-oc2kh7jjhdb.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301143041/http://www.sify.com/movies/sanjjana-in-life-in-a-metro-news-kannada-oc2kh7jjhdb.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 March 2014 |title=Sanjjana in 'Life In a Metro' |website=[[Sify]] |date=28 February 2014 |access-date=5 June 2014}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"|2017 || ''[[2 (film)|Dandupalya 2]]'' || Chandri ||<ref name="times glam">{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Sanjana-goes-de-glam-to-play-a-cold-blooded-murderer/articleshow/52360857.cms |title=Sanjana goes de-glam to play a cold-blooded murderer |website=The Times of India |access-date=21 September 2020 |archive-date=21 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200221043532/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Sanjana-goes-de-glam-to-play-a-cold-blooded-murderer/articleshow/52360857.cms |url-status=live|last1=Nayak |first1=Elina Priyadarshini }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Sanjana-goes-de-glam-to-play-a-cold-blooded-murderer/articleshow/52360857.cms |title=Sanjjana goes de glam to play cold blooded murderer |work=The Times of India |access-date=20 May 2016 |archive-date=26 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160526145146/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Sanjana-goes-de-glam-to-play-a-cold-blooded-murderer/articleshow/52360857.cms |url-status=live|last1=Nayak |first1=Elina Priyadarshini }}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Two Countries (2017 film)|2 Countries]]''||Tamannah || Telugu ||
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|rowspan=2 | 2018 || ''[[Rajasimha (film)|Rajasimha]]''||Sanju || rowspan=2|Kannada ||
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| ''[[Dandupalya 3]]'' || Chandri ||
|-
|2022 || ''Choran''|| ||Malayalam
|<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-details/choran/movieshow/96225545.cms | title=ChoranUA | newspaper=The Times of India }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |2024
|''Matthe Matthe''
|
|Kannada
|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/reviews/kannada/matthe-matthe-review-arun-hosakoppas-film-is-neither-suspenseful-nor-hilarious-review-106970397 | title=Matthe Matthe Review: Arun Hosakoppa's Film is Neither Suspenseful nor Hilarious | date=19 January 2024 }}</ref>
|-
|}

===Web series===
*2020 : ''Shit Happens'' (Telugu web series)
*2019: ''Aivar'' (Tamil)

===Television===
* Sanjana was a contestant on ''[[Bigg Boss Kannada season 1]]'',later eliminated on Day 14.<ref name="Sanjjanaa eliminated from Bigg Boss">{{cite news |title=Sanjjanaa eliminated from Bigg Boss |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/sanjjanaa-eliminated-from-bigg-boss/articleshow/19411520.cms |access-date=7 September 2025 |publisher=The Times of India |date=6 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250907153037/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/sanjjanaa-eliminated-from-bigg-boss/articleshow/19411520.cms |archive-date=7 September 2025}}</ref>
* Smart Show (Malayalam game show)
* Sixth Sense Kannada (Kannada game show)
* [[Sixth Sense (game show)|Sixth Sense]] (Telugu game show)
* Swarna Khadgam/Illayathalapathy as Queen Mahadatri. Produced by [[Arka Media Works]] and directed by Yata Satya Narayana.
* Galrani was a contestant of the Hindi reality TV show ''[[Mujhse Shaadi Karoge]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sanjjanaa turns producer |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Sanjjanaa-turns-producer/articleshow/20122205.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206230135/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Sanjjanaa-turns-producer/articleshow/20122205.cms |archive-date=6 February 2022 |access-date=18 February 2020 |website=The Times of India}}</ref>
* Contestant in [[Bigg Boss (Telugu TV series) season 9]], 5th runner-up.
*Ye Devi Varamo Neevu (Telugu TV soap opera)<ref>{{Cite web|title=బిగ్ బాస్ టు బుల్లితెర.. సంజన నటిస్తున్న ‘ఏ దేవీ వరమో నీవు’.. కొత్త సీరియల్ కథ ఏంటంటే?|url=https://telugu.samayam.com/tv/news/sanjjanaa-galrani-soniya-suresh-new-serial-ye-devi-varamo-neevu-promo-coming-soon-on-star-maa/articleshow/130388452.cms|work=Samayam|date=20 April 2026}}</ref>

==Awards==
* Best Actor in a Negative Role Female for ''I Am Sorry Mathe Banni Preethsona'' – The Bangalore Times Film Awards 2011<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-21/news-interviews/32336976_1_ramya-kiccha-sudeep-kannada-film-industry |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121210140027/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-21/news-interviews/32336976_1_ramya-kiccha-sudeep-kannada-film-industry |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 December 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |title=The Bangalore Times Film Awards 2011 |date=21 June 2012}}</ref>
* In 2015, she entered into the ''Limca Book of World Records'' by cycling for 104 hours.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Sanjjanaas-in-the-Limca-Book-of-Records/articleshow/46229687.cms |title=Sanjjanaa's in the Limca Book of Records |website=The Times of India |access-date=21 September 2020 |archive-date=26 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126013127/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Sanjjanaas-in-the-Limca-Book-of-Records/articleshow/46229687.cms |url-status=live}}</ref>
* She was given the Celebrity Social Media Icon 2016 award by GMASA.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.techtree.com/content/news/11082/gmasa-2016-wraps-bang.html |title=GMASA 2016 Wraps Up With A Bang |website=TechTree.com |access-date=21 September 2020 |archive-date=27 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927024239/https://www.techtree.com/content/news/11082/gmasa-2016-wraps-bang.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{IMDb name|id=2940529}}
* {{Facebook|sanjjanaagalrani}}
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