Saniya Iyappan

Saniya Iyappan is an Indian actress who works in Malayalam cinema. She is best known for her leading role in the 2018 film Queen and Jhanvi in the Mohanlal-starring Lucifer (directed by Prithviraj Sukumaran) (2019).

Saniya Iyappan
Born20 April 2002(18 years)
Kochi, Kerala
Alma materNalanda Public School, Thammanam
OccupationFilm actress
dancer
model
Years active2014 – present
Parent(s)Iyappan
Sandhya
RelativesSadhika

Acting career

Saniya started her career in television, as a contestant in the dance reality show D2 - D 4 Dance on Mazhavil Manorama. She emerged as the second runner up of the show.[1][2]

Saniya made her film acting debut with Balyakalasakhi in 2014, portraying the childhood of Isha Talwar. She also acted in Apothecary in the same year, as the daughter of Suresh Gopi. . After playing brief roles in various films, Saniya played her first leading role in the 2018 film Queen.[3][4].Her performance earned her several accolades including Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut - South. She next starred in prithviraj sukumaran's directorial debut Lucifer.

Filmography
Year Film Role Language Notes
2014 Balyakalasakhi Suhara (Childhood) Malayalam Child artist
Apothecary Vijay's daughter Malayalam Child artist
2017 Vedham Saniya Malayalam
2018 Queen Chinnu Malayalam Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South[5]
Pretham 2 Niranjana Venu Malayalam
2019 Sakalakalasala Swapna Malayalam Cameo appearance
Thera Para Ashwathy Achu Malayalam Mini web series
Cameo appearance in Episode 20
Lucifer Jhanvi Malayalam
Pathinettam Padi Sania Malayalam Special appearance in "Party Song"
White Rose Vijayalakshmi Malayalam

Television
Program Channel Notes
Super Dance Junior Amrita TV Supporting artist
Super Dance 6 Amrita TV Winner
D 4 Dance Mazhavil Manorama 3rd position
D 4 Dance reloaded Mazhavil Manorama 5th position
D 5 Junior Mazhavil Manorama Guest

References
  1. "Saniya Iyappan – All Set To Conquer The World Like A Queen"
  2. "'Queen' actor Saniya lambasts online trollers on Facebook | Video..."
  3. "This 'Queen' is yet to step into a real college campus..."
  4. "I haven’t got my due in D4 Dance: Saniya Iyappan"
  5. "Winners of the 66th Filmfare Awards (South) 2019". Filmfare. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
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