Dhanya made her debut in Malayalam film industry in the movie Thalappavu in the year 2008.

After making her debut in A. R. Murugadoss's 7aum Arivu (2011), she appeared in ventures including Gautham Vasudev Menon's Neethaane En Ponvasantham.

Dhanya made her debut as female lead in Telugu with Chinni Chinni Aasa (2013).

Dhanya Balakrishna was born on August 6, 1989, in Bangalore, Karnataka.

Kannada is her mother tongue. She was educated at MES.

Dhanya began her acting career with performances in theatre, before playing a supporting role in A. R. Murugadoss's 7aum Arivu (2011) alongside Suriya and Shruti Haasan.

Dhanya, portrayed supporting role in the 2013 Telugu film Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu as a girl who proposes to the character played by Mahesh Babu.

Her first leading role was in the Telugu film Chinni Chinni Aasa (2013), released in November 2013.

Dhanya Balakrishna has been part of nearly 40 movies and 10 web series.