Laya is an Indian female actor predominantly starred in Telugu movies. Her debut film as child actor is Bhadram Koduko in 1992. She debuted as lead role in the movie Swayamvaram in 1999 which becomes hit. She won Nandi awards for Best actress for the movies Manoharam and Preminchu. She is also famous for her movies Hanuman Junction and Siva Rama Raju.