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| | name = Sanjjanaa Galrani
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| | image = Sanjjannaa.jpg
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| | caption = Sanjjanaa Galrani at [[Filmfare awards]]
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| | birth_name = Archana Galrani
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| | nationality = Indian
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| | other_names = Sanjana, Archana, Mahira
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| | occupation = {{ubl|Actress|model}}
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| | yearsactive = 2005–present
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| | relatives = [[Nikki Galrani]] (sister)
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| | spouse = Azeez Pasha <ref name="newsable.asianetnews.com">{{cite web |title=Sandalwood actress Sanjjanaa converted to Islam, changed name to Mahira|url=https://newsable.asianetnews.com/india/sandalwood-actress-sanjjanaa-converted-to-islam-changed-name-to-mahira-cdr-qgv2re |accessdate=25 September 2020}}</ref>
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| '''Sanjjanaa Galrani''' (now known as '''Mahira''') is an [[India]]n model and actress who made her film debut in the Tamil movie ''[[Oru Kadhal Seiveer]]'' (2006), and soon known for her controversial role in the Kannada film ''[[Ganda Hendathi]]'' (2006). Her supporting role in the 2008 [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film ''[[Bujjigadu]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-08-21/news-interviews/27949572_1_sanjana-kannada-film-samardhudu | work=The Times Of India | title=Sanjana hopes to make a mark – The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-06-28/news-interviews/27781673_1_sanjana-kannada-film-satyameva-jayathe | work=The Times Of India | title=Sanjana on a roll – The Times of India}}</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}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/sanjana-galrani-nude-footage-from-dandupalya-2-leaked-stirs-yet-another-controversy-4757809/|title=Sanjana Galrani’s nude footage from Dandupalya 2 leaked, stirs yet another controversy|date=19 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/kannada-actor-sanjjanaa-galrani-s-nude-video-from-dandupalya-2-leaked/story-bwEngUrtG0eg5Sb5TgmAbM.html|title=Kannada actor Sanjjanaa Galrani’s nude video from Dandupalya 2 leaked|date=19 July 2017|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref>
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| ==Early years and personal life==
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| Brought up in [[Bangalore]], Sanjjanaa is of [[Sindhi people|Sindhi]] origin.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/mollywood/sanjjanaa-dancing-her-way-mollywood-627|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120130062348/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/mollywood/sanjjanaa-dancing-her-way-mollywood-627|url-status=dead|title=Sanjjanaa dancing her way into Mollywood|archivedate=30 January 2012}}</ref> When she was doing her [[Pre-University course|PUC]], she received her first modelling offer. She continued her studies while working as a part-time model.<ref name="autogenerated2">{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/telugu/news/2008/sanjana-bujjigaddu-interview-020108.html|title=Sanjana Interview|work=www.filmibeat.com|accessdate=10 March 2016}}</ref> She appeared in over 60 television advertisements,<ref name="autogenerated2" /> the most notable being a [[Titan Company|Fastrack]] advertisement with [[John Abraham (actor)|John Abraham]].<ref name="autogenerated1" />
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| She has a sister, [[Nikki Galrani]], who is also an actress.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/nikki-galrani-sister-sanjana-galrani-says-she-was-not-fully-nude-while-shooting-for-the-scene-in-dandupalyam-2-tamil-news-190755|title=Nikki Galrani sister Sanjana Galrani says she was not fully nude while shooting for the scene in Dandupalyam 2 – Tamil Movie News – IndiaGlitz|work=IndiaGlitz.com|access-date=2017-08-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/karnataka-news/kannada-actress-sanjjanaa-galrani-questioned-as-drugs-probe-widens-2292119|title=Kannada Actress Sanjjanaa Galrani Arrested As Drugs Probe Widens|website=NDTV.com}}</ref>
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| She married Azeez Pasha and converted to [[Islam]] in October 2018. She changed her name to Mahira after her marriage which took place in October 2018.<ref name="newsable.asianetnews.com">{{cite web |title=Sandalwood actress Sanjjanaa converted to Islam, changed name to Mahira|url=https://newsable.asianetnews.com/india/sandalwood-actress-sanjjanaa-converted-to-islam-changed-name-to-mahira-cdr-qgv2re |accessdate=25 September 2020}}</ref>
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| ==Career==
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| ===Debut (2005)===
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| After appearing in advertisements and as child artist in roles in the films ''Soggadu'' and ''Panduranga Vittala'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://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|accessdate=10 March 2016}}</ref> she got her first starring role in ''[[Ganda Hendathi]]''.<ref name="autogenerated2" />
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| Her first release, however, was the Tamil documentary feature film, ''Oru Kadhal Seiveer''. S R Ashok Kumar of ''[[The Hindu]]'' noted that Sanjjanaa, 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=2006-03-10}}</ref>
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| ''[[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|title=Review : Ganda Hendathi|work=Sify|accessdate=10 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/2815/kannada/ganda-hendathi/698/review.htm|title=Ganda Hendathi Review|date=1 February 2006|work=nowrunning|accessdate=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 - IndiaGlitz.com|work=IndiaGlitz|accessdate=10 March 2016}}</ref> The film was released in Telugu as ''Mogudu Pellam O Boy Friend''. A reviewer from nowrunning.com criticised her performance in emotional sequences,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/2815/kannada/ganda-hendathi/698/review.htm|title=Ganda Hendathi Review | Ganda Hendathi Kannada Movie Review by RGV|website=NOWRUNNING}}</ref> while [[Sify]] wrote, "Sanjjanaa has made a decent debut and she is extremely daring and does justice to her role".<ref name="autogenerated3" />
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| In 2008, she made her official Telugu film debut in [[Puri Jagannadh]]'s ''[[Bujjigadu]]'', in which she played the role of Kangana alongside [[Prabhas Raju Uppalapati|Prabhas]] and [[Trisha Krishnan]]. Although this was a supporting role, it gained her considerable attention and popularity.<ref name="autogenerated1" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/kannada/news/2008/sanjana-auto-ride-200808.html|title=Sanjana loves auto ride|work=www.filmibeat.com|accessdate=10 March 2016}}</ref> 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 | 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}}</ref>
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| In January 2012, she played one of the lead female roles in ''[[Casanovva]]'', 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 Sanjjanaa 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|accessdate=10 March 2016}}</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''.
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| 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 | work=The Times Of India | title=Sweden calling for Sanjjanaa's next Telugu film – The Times of India}}</ref> She is currently filming for a Telugu film, ''Saradha'', directed by RP Patnaik.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-10-17/news-interviews/43143508_1_sanjjanaa-three-men-three-films | work=The Times Of India | title=Three men for Sanjjanaa – The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Features |first=Express |url=http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/Sanjjanaa-lives-her-dreams/2013/10/12/article1828135.ece |title=Sanjjanaa lives her dreams |publisher=The New Indian Express |date= |accessdate=2014-06-05}}</ref>
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| ==Filmography==
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| ===Films===
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| | 2005 || ''[[Soggadu (2005 film)|Soggadu]]'' || Anu || Telugu || Uncredited role
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| | 2006 || ''[[Oru Kadhal Seiveer]]'' || Subha || Tamil ||
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| | 2006 || ''[[Ganda Hendathi]]'' || Sanjana || rowspan=5|Kannada ||
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| | 2006 ||''[[Jackpot (2006 film)|Jackpot]]''|| Herself || Cameo appearance
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| | 2007 || ''Autograph Please'' || Herself ||
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| | rowspan="3" | 2008 || ''Arjun'' || Sanjana ||
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| | ''Varasdhaara''|| Sanjana ||
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| | ''[[Bujjigadu]]'' || Kangana || rowspan=2|Telugu ||
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| | rowspan="3" | 2009 || ''[[Satyameva Jeyathe]]'' || Sanjana ||
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| | ''[[Mast Maja Maadi]]'' || Herself || Kannada || Cameo appearance
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| | ''Samardhudu'' || ||rowspan=2| Telugu ||
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| | rowspan="3" | 2010 || ''[[Police Police]]'' || Sandhya ||
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| | ''[[Huduga Hudugi]]'' || || rowspan=4|Kannada || Special appearance
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| | ''[[Mylari]]'' ||Swathi ||
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| | rowspan="6" | 2011 || ''[[Ee Sanje]]'' || Anu ||
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| | ''[[Rangappa Hogbitna]]'' || Sneha ||
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| | ''Dusshasana'' || Kajal || Telugu ||
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| | ''[[I Am Sorry Mathe Banni Preethsona]]'' || Sinchana || rowspan=2|Kannada ||
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| | ''[[Take It Easy (2011 film)|Take It Easy]]'' || Herself || Cameo appearance
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| | ''[[Mugguru]]'' || Yamini || Telugu ||
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| | rowspan="7" |2012 || ''[[Ko Ko]]'' || || Kannada || Special appearance
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| | ''[[Casanovva]]'' || Nidhi || rowspan=2|Malayalam ||
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| | ''[[The King & the Commissioner]]'' || Nitha Rathore || <ref name="King Commish">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Malayalam-industry-is-very-professional/articleshow/10566119.cms|title='Malayalam industry is very professional' - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
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| | ''[[Narasimha (2012 film)|Narasimha]]'' || Rani || rowspan=3|Kannada ||
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| | ''[[Ondu Kshanadalli]]''|| Shilpa ||
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| | ''[[Yamaho Yama]]''|| Nisha || Telugu ||
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| |rowspan=3| 2013||''Mahanadhi''|| Meenakshi || Kannada ||
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| | rowspan="2" | 2014 || ''[[Love You Bangaram]]'' || || Special appearance<ref>{{cite web|author=|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140118/entertainment-tollywood/article/sanjjanaa%E2%80%99s-wait-continues |title=Sanjjanaa’s wait continues |publisher=Deccan Chronicle |date=2014-01-18 |accessdate=2014-06-05}}</ref>
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| | ''[[Agraja]]'' || || rowspan=5|Kannada ||
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| | ''[[Bangalore 560023]]'' || || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://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 – The Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2014-05-07 |accessdate=2014-06-05}}</ref>
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| | ''[[Avunu 2]]'' || Sanjana || rowspan=2|Telugu ||
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| | rowspan="4"|2016 || ''[[Sardaar Gabbar Singh]]'' || Gayathri || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://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|accessdate=10 March 2016}}</ref>
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| | ''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 |publisher=The New Indian Express |accessdate=2015-04-09}}</ref>
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| | rowspan="2"|2017 || ''[[2 (film)|Dandupalya 2]]'' || Chandri ||<ref name="times glam">{{Cite web|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 - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://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 |publisher=The Times of India |accessdate=2016-05-20}}</ref>
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| | ''[[Two Countries (2017 film)|2 Countries]]''||Tamannah || Telugu ||
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| |rowspan=2 | 2018 || ''[[Rajasimha (film)|Rajasimha]]''|| || rowspan=2|Kannada ||
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| | rowspan=2 |2020 || ''Untitled Mani Ram - Ramar Movie''|| || Tamil || Filming<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nakkheeran.in/cinema/cinema-news/ramar-going-pair-sanjana-galrani|title=விஜய் டிவி ராமருக்கு ஜோடியாக நடிக்கும் பிரபல நடிகையின் தங்கை....|date=7 September 2019|website=nakkheeran}}</ref>
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| | ''[[Chila Nerangalil Chilar]]''|| || Malayalam ||
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| ===Television===
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| * Sanjana was a contestant on ''[[Bigg Boss Kannada]]'' in its debut season.<ref>{{cite web|title=‘Bigg Boss - I tolerated Thilak's cheap comments thrice: Sanjjanna ’|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/kannada/news/2013/bigg-boss-thilak-cheap-statement-sanjjanna-107128.html|work=Filmibeat|accessdate=15 September 2014|date=15 September 2014}}</ref>
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| * Swarna Khadgam/Illayathalapathy as Queen Mahadatri. Produced by [[Arka Media Works]] and directed by Yata Satya Narayana.
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| * Sanjjanaa<ref>{{cite web |title=Sanjjanaa turns producer |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Sanjjanaa-turns-producer/amp_articleshow/20122205.cms |website=timesofindia |accessdate=18 February 2020}}</ref> was a contestant of the hindi reality tv show ''[[Mujhse Shaadi Karoge]]''.
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| ==Awards==
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| * Best Actor in a Negative Role Female for ''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| title= The Bangalore Times Film Awards 2011| date=21 June 2012 | work=The Times Of India}}</ref>
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| * In 2015, she entered into the ''Limca Book of World Records'' by cycling for 104 hours.<ref>{{Cite web|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 - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
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| * 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}}</ref>
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