Saniya Iyappan

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Saniya Iyappan
Born (2002-04-20) 20 April 2002 (age 21)[1]
Alma materNalanda Public School, Thammanam
Occupation
  • Film actress
  • dancer
Years active2014 – present

Saniya Iyappan an Indian actress who works in Malayalam cinema. She is best known for her notable roles in films Queen (2018), Lucifer (2019) and Krishnankutty Pani Thudangi (2021).She has won Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South.[2]

Acting career[edit]

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.[3]

Saniya made her film acting debut with Baalyakaalasakhi in 2014, portraying the childhood of Isha Talwar.[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.[4][5] Her performance earned her several accolades including Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut - South. She next starred in Prithviraj Sukumaran's directorial debut Lucifer.[6][7] Then she starred in Mammootty starred film The Priest in a cameo role.[8] 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 crtically accalimed.[9][10]

Filmography[edit]

Year Film Role Language Notes
2014 Balyakalasakhi Suhara (Childhood) Malayalam Child artist
Apothecary Vijay's daughter Malayalam Child artist
2017 Vedham Saniya Malayalam Supporting role
2018 Queen Chinnu Malayalam Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South[11]
Vanitha Film Awards - Best debut
Pretham 2 Niranjana Malayalam
2019 Sakalakalasala Swapna Malayalam Cameo appearance
Lucifer Jhanvi Malayalam
Pathinettam Padi Sania Malayalam Special appearance in "Party Song"
White Rose Vijayalakshmi Malayalam
2021 The Priest Diya Alatt Malayalam Cameo appearance
Krishnankutty Pani Thudangi Beatrice Malayalam World Television Premiere on 11 April 2021
Salute[12][13] Malayalam Filming

Television[edit]

Year TV Series Role Language Notes
2014 Super Dance 6 Contestant Malayalam Reality dance show;
Winner
2015 D 4 Dance Contestant Season 2;
2nd runner up
2017 D 4 Dance: Reloaded Contestant Spin-off of D 4 Dance;
5th place
2019 D 4 Dance: D5 Junior Guest Appearance One episode

Web series[edit]

Year Title Role Channel Notes
2019 Karikku: Thera Para Ashwathy Achu Karikku One episode;
Mini web series
[14]
2021 Instagraamam Nee stream

Music Videos[edit]

Year Music Album Role Language Notes
2014 Va Va Mannikanda Bhaktha Malayalam Music album
2018 Nallonam Herself Malayalam Music video

Short Flims[edit]

Year Short Flims Role Language Notes
2017 Beloved Paru Malayalam Short film
2019 Strings Malayalam Short film

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Happy birthday Saniya Iyappan - 5 things you should know about the actress
  2. "Winners of the 66th Filmfare Awards (South) 2019". Filmfare. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  3. "Saniya Iyappan – All Set To Conquer The World Like A Queen"
  4. "I haven’t got my due in D4 Dance: Saniya Iyappan"
  5. "Queen, a film on a girl in Mechanical Engineering batch". Times of India.
  6. "Meet Jhanvi from Prithviraj directorial 'Lucifer'!". The Times of India. Times News Network. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  7. Digital Native (20 June 2018). "'Queen' actor Saniya Iyappan roped in for Mohanlal-Prithviraj's 'Lucifer'". The News Minute. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  8. Spotted! Saniya Iyappan dubs for Mammootty’s ‘The Priest’
  9. "കൃഷ്ണന്‍കുട്ടി പണിതുടങ്ങി - ഒന്നില്‍ നിന്ന് മറ്റൊന്നിലേക്ക് മുറുകുന്ന ഭീതി | Krishnankutty Pani Thudangi | Film Review". DoolNews (in മലയാളം). Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  10. Vishnu Unnikrishnan and Saniya Iyappan wrap the shooting of ‘Krishnankutty Pani Thudangi’
  11. "Winners of the 66th Filmfare Awards (South) 2019". Filmfare. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  12. Saniya Iyappan on Dulquer Salmaan-Diana Penty film: This one is going to be very close to my heart!
  13. Photo: Saniya Iyappan joins the cast of the Dulquer Salmaan-Diana Penty starrer
  14. "How Saniya Iyappan became Aswathy Achu in Karikku web series?". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 26 October 2020.

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