Saniya made her film acting debut with Baalyakaalasakhi in 2014 as a child actress. Since then she appeared in about 12 films.
Being an excellent dancer, she was also a contestant in the dance reality show on Mazhavil Manorama.
Saniya played her first lead role in the 2018 film Queen at the age of 16.
She completed her schooling at Nalanda Public School, Thammanam.
In 2019 she won the Filmfare Best Female Debut award for the film Queen.
Later in 2020, she won SIIMA Best Actress in a Supporting Role for the film Lucifer.
Her father's name is Iyappan and her mother's name is Sandhya Iyappan. She has 1 sister Aashna.
She currently resides in Kochi with her family.
