Saniya Iyappan (born 20 April 2002) an Indian actress who works in

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and

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. She is best known for her roles in the films ''

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'' (2018) and ''

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'' (2019).

Career

Saniya started her career in television, as a contestant in the dance reality show '' D2 - D 4 Dance'' on

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. She emerged as the second runner-up of the show.Iyappan – All Set To Conquer The World Like A Queen"
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Isha Talwar Isha Talwar (born 22 December 1987) is an Indian actress and model who predominantly works in Malayalam and Hindi-language films, besides appearing in a few Tamil and Telugu films. She started out as a model and appeared in various commercials, ...

. She also acted in ''Apothecary'' in the same year, as the daughter of

Suresh Gopi Suresh Gopi (born 26 June 1958) is an Indian actor, politician, playback singer and television presenter. He works predominantly in Malayalam cinema and has also appeared in some Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Bollywood films. Suresh made his acti ...

. After playing brief roles in various films, Saniya played her first lead role in the 2018 film ''

''. Her performance earned her several accolades including the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut - South. She next starred in

Prithviraj Sukumaran Prithviraj Sukumaran (born 16 October 1982) is an Indian actor, director, producer and playback singer primarily working in Malayalam cinema. He has also done Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films. He acted in more than 100 films in a variety of rol ...

's directorial debut ''

''. Then she starred in Mammootty starred film ''The Priest'' in a cameo. She next played the lead role in a rape and revenge horror thriller film titled

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, opposing Vishnu Unnikrishnan, where her performance was critically acclaimed.Vishnu Unnikrishnan and Saniya Iyappan wrap the shooting of ‘Krishnankutty Pani Thudangi’
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Filmography

Films

*All films are in

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language unless otherwise noted.

Television

Web series

Music videos

Short films

Awards

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Iyappan, Saniya Living people Indian film actresses Actresses in Malayalam cinema 21st-century Indian actresses 1996 births Child actresses in Malayalam cinema