Remya first appeared as a child artist in the critically acclaimed drama film "Sayahnam" in 2000, directed by R. Sarath. She further played minor supporting roles in the following years in films including Sathyan Anthikad's satire film "Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka" (2001), the art film "Sthithi" (2002), under R. Sarath's direction again, and "Gramaphone" (2003) and "Perumazhakkalam" (2004), both directed by Kamal. She collaborated a third time with Sarath for the short film "Bhoomikkoru Charamageetham" (2006), a cinematic version of a poem by O. N. V. Kurup.