Nehalaxmi Iyer is an Indian television actress. She is known for playing the recurring role of Najma Ahmed Khan in Qubool Hai (2012–14) and the lead turned recurring role of Saumya Kapoor in Ishqbaaaz (2016–18) and in its spin-off series Dil Boley Oberoi (2017).

She started her acting career at the age of 2 with Advertisements. Her first TV show as a child artist was Banegi Apni Baat on Zee TV. She was seen in the role of Najma in Zee TV's Qubool Hai.^[1] She played the role of Surbhi in Sasural Simar Ka on Colors.

She played Saumya, an initially main turned recurring character in Star Plus's 2016 drama Ishqbaaaz, and its spin-off Dil Boley Oberoi (2017) opposite Leenesh Mattoo.^[2]

In 2020, she guest starred in Zee5's dramedy lockdown special show Bhalla Calling Bhalla playing the love interest to Leenesh Mattoo's character.