ABOUT SANJJANAA

Sanjjanaa Sanjjannaa.jpg Sanjjanaa at the 60th Filmfare Awards South BornArchana Galrani Bengaluru , Karnataka , India OccupationActress , Model Years active2005–present RelativesNikki Galrani  (sister) *Archana Galrani* better known by her stage name *Sanjjanaa*, is an Indian model and film actress. She made her film debut in the Tamil film "Oru Kadhal Seiveer" (2006) and soon became noted after her controversial role in the Kannada film "Ganda Hendathi " (2006). Her supporting role in the 2008 Telugu film "Bujjigadu " directed by Puri Jagannadh  brought her to limelight in the Telugu industry.[1] [2] BiographyEdit Sanjjanaa was brought up in Bengaluru. She is of Sindhi  origin.[3]  She has a sister Nikki Galrani , who is also an actress. When she was doing her PUC , she received her first modelling offer. She continued her studies while working as a part-time model.[4]  She appeared in over 60 television advertisements,[4]  the most notable being a Fasttrack advert with John Abraham .[3] CareerEdit After appearing in a couple of advertisements and in uncredited cameo roles in the films "Soggadu" and"Panduranga Vittala",[5]  she got her first starring role in "Ganda Hendathi ".[4]  Her first release, however, became the low-budget Tamil film, "Oru Kadhal Seiveer", which met with negative reviews and poor box office returns. S. R. Ashok Kumar of "The Hindu " noted that Sanjjanaa, then credited under her birth name, was "beautiful but has to work on her acting".[6]  "Ganda Hendathi ", a Kannada remake of the Hindi film"Murder " (2004), itself an adaptation of the Hollywood film "Unfaithful " (2002),[7] was also panned by critics.[8] [9]  The film was released in Telugu as "Mogudu Pellam O Boy Friend". Sanjjanaa's performance drew mixed reviews, with a reviewer from Nowrunning.com claiming that she "utterly fails to deliver" in the emotional sequences, while Sify  wrote "Sanjana has made a decent debut and she is extremely daring and does justice to her role".[7] In 2008, she made her Telugu film debut in Puri Jagannadh 's "Bujjigadu ", in which she played a notable role alongside Prabhas  and Trisha Krishnan . Although her role was small, the film gained her considerable attention and helped her growing in popularity.[3] [10] In 2010, she was first 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 " that featured her oppositeShivrajkumar . It was the biggest milestone in her Kannada career as she was subsequently flooded with offers in Kannada cinema. Regarding her performance in the film, the "Times of India " wrote that she "shines in her lively and mischievous role".[11]  She won the Bangalore Times Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role Female in 2012 for "I Am Sorry Mathe Banni Preethsona ".[12] [13] In January 2012 released her Malayalam debut she played one of the lead female roles in "Casanovva ", her maiden Malayalam venture. Reportedly the costliest Malayalam production of all time,[3]  co-starring Mohanlal  andShriya Saran , the film saw Sanjjana portray a salsa  dancer.[14]  DirectorRosshan Andrrews  signed her for the particular role, since she was trained in salsa.[3]  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 was seen in films including "Narasimha ", "Ondu Kshanadalli ", "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? " in which she played a NRI again.[15]  She is currently filming for a Telugu comedy film,"Saradha", directed by RP Patnaik,[16] while her Kannada films "Agarja", opposite Jaggesh, and "Rebel" which film has Aditya in the lead, and the Telugu film, "Once Upon a Time" have been finished.[17] FilmographyEdit YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes 2005"Soggadu "Telugu Uncredited cameo appearance 2006"Panduranga Vittala"Kannada Uncredited cameo appearance 2006"Oru Kadhal Seiveer"Subha AnandTamil 2006"Ganda Hendathi "SanjanaKannada 2007"Autograph Please"Kannada 2008"Arjun"Kannada 2008"Bujjigadu "KanganaTelugu 2009"Satyameva Jeyathe "SunjanaTelugu 2009"Mast Maja Maadi "SanjanaKannadaSpecial appearance 2009"Samardhudu"Telugu 2010"Police Police "SundhyaTelugu 2010"Huduga Hudugi "SanjanaKannadaGuest appearance 2011"Ee Sanje "SnuKannada 2011"Rangappa Hogbitna "SnehaKannada 2011"Dusshasana"SunjanaTelugu 2011"I Am Sorry Mathe Banni Preethsona "SinchanaKannada 2011"Take It Easy "KannadaGuest appearance 2011"Mugguru "YaminiTelugu 2012"Ko Ko "KannadaSpecial appearance 2012"Casanovva "NidhiMalayalam 2012"The King & the Commissioner "Nitha RathoreMalayalam 2012"Narasimha "RaniKannada 2012"Sagar "JennyKannada 2012"Ondu Kshanadalli "ShilpaKannada 2012"Yamaho Yama "NishaTelugu 2013"Jagan Nirdoshi"JyothiTelugu 2013"Mahanadhi"MeenakshiKannada 2013"Nenem…Chinna Pillana? "Telugu 2014"Love You Bangaram "TeluguSpecial appearance[18] 2014"Agraja "Kannada 2014"Rebel"LailaKannadaPost-production 2014"Siva Kesav"TeluguPost-production 2014"Once Upon a Time"TeluguPost-production[19] 2014"Saradha "TeluguFilming 2014"