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Nithya Menen
Actor

Nithya Menen

8 Apr 1988Born
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Bengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaBirthplace

Biography

Nithya Menen (born April 8, 1988) is an Indian actress and playback singer who works predominantly in Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi cinema. After appearing on screen as a child artist in *The Monkey Who Knew Too Much* (1998), she made her debut in a leading role with the Malayalam film *Aakasha Gopuram* (2008) and entered Kannada cinema with *Josh* (2009).

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Her breakthrough in Telugu cinema came with the romantic comedy *Ala Modalaindi* (2011), for which she won the Nandi Award for Best Actress.

Over the following years, Menen established a prolific career across South Indian film industries, appearing in *Urumi* (2011), *Ishq* (2012), *Ustad Hotel* (2012), and *Bangalore Days* (2014). She won two Filmfare Awards for Best Actress – Telugu for *Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde* (2013) and the romantic drama *Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju* (2015). Her notable releases during this period also included *S/O Satyamurthy* (2015), the romantic drama *O Kadhal Kanmani* (2015), *24* (2016), *Janatha Garage* (2016), the psychological thriller *Awe!* (2018), and the Tamil action thriller *Mersal* (2017), which earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil. In 2019, she made her Hindi film debut in *Mission Mangal*.

For her performance in the drama *Thiruchitrambalam* (2022), Menen won the National Film Award for Best Actress and the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil. In streaming, she starred in the thriller series *Breathe: Into the Shadows* (2020–2022), the comedy-drama series *Kumari Srimathi* (2023), and *Masterpeace* (2023). Her subsequent credits include *Kadhalikka Neramillai* (2025), *Thalaivan Thalaivii* (2025), and *Idli Kadai* (2025).

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Filmography

  1. TBAAppavin MeesaiFilm
  2. TBADear ExesFilm
  3. TBAThe Iron LadyFilm: Jayalalithaa aka Amma
  4. TBAMasoom: The Next GenerationFilm
  5. 2025Idli KadaiFilm: Kayal
  6. 2025Thalaivan ThalaiviiFilm: Perarasi 'Arasi'
  7. 2025Kadhalikka NeramillaiFilm: Shriya
  8. 2023MasterpeaceSeries: Riya (5 episodes)
  9. 2023Kumari SrimathiSeries: Srimathi (7 episodes)
  10. 2023KolambiFilm
  11. 2022Wonder WomenFilm: Nora
  12. 2022ThiruchitrambalamFilm: Shobana
  13. 202219(1)(a)Film: Penkutty
  14. 2022Modern Love HyderabadSeries: Noori (1 episode)
  15. 2022Bheemla NayakFilm: Suguna
  16. 2021GamanamFilm: Shailaputri Devi
  17. 2021SkylabFilm: Gauri
  18. 2021Ninnila NinnilaFilm: Maya
  19. 2020Breathe: Into the ShadowsSeries: Abha Sabharwal (12 episodes)
  20. 2020PsychoFilm: Kamala Das
  21. 2019Mission MangalFilm: Varsha Gowda
  22. 2019PraanaFilm
  23. 2019N.T.R: KathanayakuduFilm: Savitri
  24. 2018Geetha GovindamFilm: Passerby (Special Appearance)
  25. 2018Awe!Film: Krishnaveni
  26. 2017MersalFilm: Aishwarya Vetrimaaran
  27. 2016Iru MuganFilm: Aayushi
  28. 2016Janatha GarageFilm: Anu
  29. 2016Kotigobba 2Film: Shubha
  30. 2016JK Enum Nanbanin VaazhkaiFilm: Nithya
  31. 2016Okka Ammayi ThappaFilm: Mango
  32. 201624Film: Priya
  33. 2015RudhramadeviFilm: Muktamba
  34. 2015Kanchana 2Film: Ganga
  35. 2015O Kadhal KanmaniFilm: Tara Kalingarayar
  36. 2015Son of SatyamurthyFilm: Valli
  37. 2015100 Days of LoveFilm: Sheela
  38. 2015Malli Malli Idhi Rani RojuFilm: Nazeera Khanum
  39. 2014Bangalore DaysFilm: Natasha Francis
  40. 2014Malini 22 PalayamkottaiFilm: Malini
  41. 2013Gunde Jaari GallanthayyindeFilm: Shravani
  42. 2013JabardasthFilm: Saraswati
  43. 2013MynaFilm: Myna
  44. 2013OkkadineFilm: Sailaja
  45. 2012PoppinsFilm
  46. 2012Bachelor PartyFilm: Neethu
  47. 2012Ustad HotelFilm: Shahana
  48. 2012Doctor InnocentanuFilm: Anna
  49. 2012KarmayogiFilm: Moonu Mani
  50. 2012Thalsamayam Oru PenkuttyFilm: Manjula Ayyappan
  51. 2012IshqFilm: Priya
  52. 2011MakaramanjuFilm: Model
  53. 2011VeppamFilm: Revathi
  54. 2011ViolinFilm: Angel
  55. 2011180Film: Vidya
  56. 2011UrumiFilm: Chirakkal Bala / Daisy da Cunha
  57. 2011Ala ModalaindiFilm: Nithya
  58. 2010AnwarFilm: Asna Begum
  59. 2010ApoorvaragamFilm: Nancy
  60. 2009Angel JohnFilm: Sofia
  61. 2009Kerala CafeFilm: JK's co-passenger
  62. 2009VellathoovalFilm: Jiya James
  63. 2009JoshFilm: Meera
  64. 2009A Mango Tree in the Front YardFilm: Tamile
  65. 2008Aakasha GopuramFilm: Hilda Varghese
  66. 1998HanumanFilm: Anja's sister

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