Nithya Menen[1] (born 8 April 1988[2]) is an Indian actress and singer who works primarily in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. Noted for her strong roles and versatility, Menen is a recipient of several accolades including three Filmfare Awards South, two South Indian International Movie Awards and two Nandi Awards.[3][4]
Menen started her career as a child artist, in the French-Indian English film, Hanuman (1998), playing the younger sister to Tabu's character. She made her screen debut with the Kannada film 7 O' Clock (2006). The 2011 romance film Ala Modalaindi, proved to be her breakthrough and won her Nandi Award for Best Actress. Menen received the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu for her portrayal in Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde (2013). Further success in Telugu films came with Ishq (2012), Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju, which earned her Filmfare Best Actress Critics – Telugu and her second Nandi Award, Rudhramadevi (2015), Janatha Garage (2016) and Bheemla Nayak (2022).
Menen established herself as a leading South Indian actress with the Tamil romantic film O Kadhal Kanmani (2015), winning the SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actress – Tamil. She went onto appear in such commercially successful films — the Malayalam films Ustad Hotel (2012), Bangalore Days (2014) and 100 Days of Love (2015), and the Tamil films Kanchana 2 (2015), 24 (2016), Mersal (2017) and Thiruchitrambalam (2022). Mersal earned her third Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil. Menen ventured into Hindi films with the science drama Mission Mangal (2019), which remains her highest-grossing release.
Menen appeared as a Judge for Telugu Indian Idol in 2022. She has since been part of web series, Breathe: Into the Shadows (2020-2022), Modern Love Hyderabad (2022) and Kumari Srimathi (2023).
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NithyaMenen (born 8 April 1988) is an Indian actress and singer who works primarily in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. Noted for her strong roles and...
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film written and directed by Kranthi Madhav, starring Sharwanand and NithyaMenen. The music was composed by Gopi Sundar with cinematography by Gnana Shekar...
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Nikitha Reddy under the banner of Shresht Movies, The film stars Nithiin, NithyaMenen, and Isha Talwar. Anup Rubens composed the music while I. Andrew and...
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Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by T. K. Rajeev Kumar, starring NithyaMenen, Renji Panicker, Rohini, Sijoy Varghese and Dileesh Pothan.[citation...
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Jenuse Mohamed. The film stars Dulquer Salmaan in a dual role, alongside NithyaMenen in the lead roles. The film released worldwide on 20 March 2015. It received...
ensemble cast of Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, Sonakshi Sinha, Taapsee Pannu, NithyaMenen, Kirti Kulhari and Sharman Joshi in lead roles alongside H. G. Dattatreya...
thriller film directed by V. K. Prakash and written by Rajesh Jayaraman. NithyaMenen is the only person appearing in the film, who plays an English writer...
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Rajasimha Tadinada. Produced by Anji Reddy, it features Sundeep Kishan and NithyaMenen in the lead roles as the main protagonists along with Ravi Kishan in...
by Mythri Movie Makers. The film stars Mohanlal, N. T. Rama Rao Jr., NithyaMenen, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Unni Mukundan, Sachin Khedekar and Devayani. Devi...
and reprises his role. Alongside him, the film stars Taapsee Pannu, NithyaMenen, Renuka, Jayaprakash, Rajendran, Suhasini Maniratnam, Sriman, Mayilsamy...
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