Ineya acted in several Malayalam television series, short films and telefilms as a child artist.[1] While studying in class four, she acted in the telefilm Koottilekku, which was followed by appearances in tele-serials Orma and Sree Guruvayoorappan by Vayalar Madhavan Kutty.[2] Ineya won the Miss Trivandrum title in 2005, following which she did modeling and appeared in several television advertisements as well as a number of Malayalam award-winning art films, including Saira (2006), directed Dr. Biju, Dalamarmarangal (2009) and Umma (2011), both directed by Vijayakrishnan.[2][3] She also played a pivotal role in Rajesh Touchriver's short feature The Sacred Face, which focusses on child abuse.[2]
In 2010, she starred in a Tamil film Padagasalai and signed up four more Tamil films,[4][5] all of which were cancelled or remain unreleased. She next played a supporting role as the sister to Cheran's character in Mysskin's mystery thriller Yuddham Sei.[6] She acted in the female lead character in his period piece Vaagai Sooda Vaa (2011). Her portrayal of a tea stall owner was lauded by critics. Pavithra Srinivasan of Rediff wrote that she was a "welcome find", describing her as "natural, appealing, and very expressive".[6] She acted in the film Mouna Guru (2011) co-starring Arulnidhi.
Ineya portrayed a character named Lovely in Swarnakaduva (2016), directed by Jose Thomas. The actress was much praised for her powerful performance in the movie. She working with actor Mammootty in Puthan Panam (2017).
