Saniya Iyappan – Malayalam film actress of ‘Lucifer’ fame

Saniya Iyappan is an upcoming Malayalam film actress and dancer. As a lead/parallel lead actress, she is best known for the works of Lucifer, Queen and Pretham 2, released in 2018-2019. A versatile dancer too, she was the second runner-up of D 4 Dance-D2 aired on Mazhavil Manorama. She shot to fame playing the role of a college student Chinnu, a rape victim and a cancer survivor in Queen. She has earlier worked as a child artist in Malayalam movies such as Balyakalasakhi, Ennu Ninte Moideen, Apothecary and Vedham.

Saniya Iyappan was born in Kochi in 2002. Her first appearance before the public was for a dance reality show, D 4 Dance-D2, which helped her to earn immense popularity. 2014 film, ‘Balyakalasakhi’ marked her screen debut as a child artist where she portrayed the childhood role of Isha Talwar. After playing child roles in a few more movies, she made her adult debut as Chinnu in Queen in 2018 and rose to instant fame. Very soon she bagged a parallel lead role in the commercial hit, Pretham 2. She played a modern girl in the film, who takes anonymous character name ‘Shah Rukh Khan’ for a Facebook community.

Saniya Iyappan – Some interesting and unknown facts

1. She started learning dance forms at the age of three, and both her parents are also interested in dance.

2. She learnt Bharatnatyam for 8 years, followed by contemporary and western for reality show.

3. As a child she wanted to become a choreographer. Now she is concentrating on to a career as an actress.

4. Saniya was dissatisfied with the final result of D 4 Dance-D2, as she felt that she deserved much better.

5. She played Manju Warrier’s daughter in Lucifer, and her role as a teenager was well appreciated.

6. She showcased her talent as a dancer through one of the dance sequences of Pretham 2.

7. She is a die-hard fan of Dulquer Salman and wants to play his lead heroine role.

8. She played the childhood of Parvathy’s character Kanchanamala in Ennu Ninte Moideen.