Laya (Telugu: లయ) is a Telugu film actress and a Kuchipudi dancer. Born Oct 1 She entered the Telugu film industry in a movie called Swayamvaram along with another popular actor, Venu. She had acted in about 40 Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam films. Her debut film as child actor is Bhadram Koduko in 1992
Laya is born in Vijayawada in the South-Eastern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and had settled later as classical dancer in Hyderabad. She performed more than 50 stage shows before getting married to a doctor in Hyderabad and emigrating to the USA. Her mother was a music teacher in a school and her father is a doctor.And she is blessed with one daughter.