Sanjana Anand

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Sanjana Anand
Born (1995-03-28) 28 March 1995 (age 29)
OccupationActress
Years active2019–present

Sanjana Anand (born 28 March 1995) is an Indian actress who appears in Kannada films.

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Career

She made her debut with Chemistry of Kariyappa which was released in February 2019. [1] [2] Her second film Male Billu was released in July 2019. She appeared as the female lead in Kushka which was released in February 2021 after being postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [3] She made her web series debut with Honeymoon, which was directed by Vikram Yoganand. [4] [5]

She appeared as the female lead in Duniya Vijay's directorial debut Salaga , [6] in Shokiwala opposite Ajay Rao, [7] [8] and in Kshatriya opposite Chiranjeevi Sarja. [9] She was also reported to be one of the two lead actresses who will star opposite Nirup Bhandari in the romantic thriller tentatively named Window Seat. [10]

She was cast in Addhuri Lover but walked out of the project in July 2021, due to scheduling conflicts. [11]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotesRef
2019 Chemistry of Kariyappa ChitraKannada [12]
2021 Salaga SanjanaKannada [13]
2021 Kushka Kannada
2022 Shokiwala RadhaKannada [14]
2022 Window Seat MayaKannada
2022 Nenu Meeku Baga Kavalsinavaadini ThejuTelugu
2023 Full Bottle Telugu
2023 Suthradaari KannadaSpecial Appearance in the "Dash Song"
2025 Royal Kannada
2025 Hayagreeva Kannada
2025 Mudhol Kannada
2025 Kshatriya Kannada
2025 Male Billu Kannada

Web series

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotesRef
2020 Honeymoon TejaswiniKannadaVootSelect(Kannada), aha(Telugu)

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