Saniya Iyappan

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Saniya Iyappan
Born
Saniya

(2002-04-20) 20 April 2002 (age 22) [1]
Kochi, Kerala, India
Alma materNalanda Public School, Thammanam
Occupations
  • Actress
  • dancer
Years active2014–present

Saniya Iyappan (born 20 April 2002) is an Indian actress who works in Malayalam films and television shows. [2] [3] She is best known for her roles in the films Queen (2018) and Lucifer (2019). Saniya is a recipient of a Filmfare Award South and two SIIMA Awards.

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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. [4]

Saniya made her film acting debut with Balyakalasakhi in 2014, portraying the younger version of Isha Talwar's character. [1] 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 lead role in the 2018 film Queen . [5] [6] Her performance earned her several accolades including the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut - South. She next starred in Prithviraj Sukumaran's directorial debut Lucifer . [7] [8] Then she starred in Mammootty starred film The Priest in a cameo. [9] She next played the lead role in a rape and revenge horror thriller film titled Krishnankutty Pani Thudangi, opposing Vishnu Unnikrishnan, where her performance was critically acclaimed. [10] [11]

Filmography

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released

Films

YearFilmRoleNotes
2014 Balyakalasakhi Suhara (Childhood)Child artist
Apothecary Vijay's daughterChild artist
2017VedhamSaniya
2018 Queen Chinnu Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South [12]
Vanitha Film Awards - Best debut
Siima -Best Debut Malayalam
Pretham 2 Niranjana [13]
2019 Sakalakalashala Swapna Cameo appearance
Lucifer Jhanvi Siima -Best Supporting actress Malayalam
Pathinettam Padi SaniaSpecial appearance in "Party Song"
White RoseVijayalakshmi
2021 The Priest Diya AlattCameo appearance
Krishnankutty Pani Thudangi Beatrice
2022 Salute Malavika [14] [15]
Saturday Night Vaishanavi
2023 Irugapatru Divya Tamil film
TBA L2: Empuraan JhanviFilming [16]

Television

YearTV SeriesRoleNotes
2014Super Dance 6ContestantReality dance show;
Winner
2015 D 4 Dance Contestant Season 2;
2nd runner up
2017 D 4 Dance: Reloaded ContestantSpin-off of D 4 Dance;
5th place
2019 D 4 Dance: D5 Junior Guest AppearanceOne episode
2021D5DancerGrand finale episode
2022Kanalpoovuherselfguest appearance
YearTitleRoleChannelNotes
2019 Karikku: Thera Para Ashwathy Achu Karikku One episode;
[17]
2021InstagraamamNee stream

Music videos

YearMusic AlbumRoleNotes
2014Va Va MannikandaBhakthaMusic album
2018NallonamHerselfMusic video

Short films

YearShort FilmsRoleNotes
2017BelovedParuShort film
2019StringsShort film

Awards

YearFilmAwardCategoryResult
2019 Queen Filmfare Awards Best Female Debut Won
SIIMA Awards Best DebutWon
Vanitha Film Awards Best Newcomer ActressWon
2020 Lucifer SIIMA Best Actress in a Supporting RoleWon

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