Abhinaya is an Indian actress and model who mainly works in Tamil, Telugu, kannada and Malayalam films.

Abhinaya was spotted by director Samuthirakani from an ad agency's portfolio while he was on the lookout for a fresh face for his movie Nadodigal.

In 2011, A. R. Murugadoss signed her to play a supporting role alongside Suriya in the film 7aum Arivu.

She was seen in minor supporting roles as part of an ensemble cast in the Telugu family drama Seethamma Vaakitlo Sirimalle Chettu (2013)[7] and the Tamil action masala films Veeram (2014)[citation needed] and Hari's Poojai.

[9] The Reporter, the first Malayalam film, Abhinaya had signed,[citation needed] released after long delays in 2015.