Nithya Menen
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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). 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).
Known for
Credits
N.T.R: Kathanayakudu (2019)
as Savitri
100 Days of Love (2015)
as Sheela
Mersal (2017)
as Aishwarya Vetrimaaran
Bachelor Party (2012)
as Neethu
Geetha Govindam (2018)
as Passerby (Special Appearance)
Josh (2009)
as Meera
O Kadhal Kanmani (2015)
as Tara Kalingarayar
Hanuman (1998)
as Anja's sister
Masoom: The Next Generation (—)
Actor
Jabardasth (2013)
as Saraswati
Bangalore Days (2014)
as Natasha Francis
24 (2016)
as Priya
Thiruchitrambalam (2022)
as Shobana
Idli Kadai (2025)
as Kayal
Malli Malli Idhi Rani Roju (2015)
as Nazeera Khanum
Thalaivan Thalaivii (2025)
as Perarasi 'Arasi'
Bheemla Nayak (2022)
as Suguna
Ala Modalaindi (2011)
as Nithya
Ustad Hotel (2012)
as Shahana
Janatha Garage (2016)
as Anu
Vellathooval (2009)
as Jiya James
Gamanam (2021)
as Shailaputri Devi
Mission Mangal (2019)
as Varsha Gowda
Kadhalikka Neramillai (2025)
as Shriya
Kotigobba 2 (2016)
as Shubha
Ishq (2012)
as Priya
Psycho (2020)
as Kamala Das
Appavin Meesai (—)
Actor
Rudhramadevi (2015)
as Muktamba
Poppins (2012)
Actor
19(1)(a) (2022)
as Penkutty
Kanchana 2 (2015)
as Ganga
Ninnila Ninnila (2021)
as Maya
Malini 22 Palayamkottai (2014)
as Malini
Kerala Cafe (2009)
as JK's co-passenger
Makaramanju (2011)
as Model
Son of Satyamurthy (2015)
as Valli
Urumi (2011)
as Chirakkal Bala / Daisy da Cunha
Aakasha Gopuram (2008)
as Hilda Varghese
Anwar (2010)
as Asna Begum
Okka Ammayi Thappa (2016)
as Mango
Awe! (2018)
as Krishnaveni
Praana (2019)
Actor
Thalsamayam Oru Penkutty (2012)
as Manjula Ayyappan
Iru Mugan (2016)
as Aayushi
Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde (2013)
as Shravani
Violin (2011)
as Angel
Apoorvaragam (2010)
as Nancy
A Mango Tree in the Front Yard (2009)
as Tamile
Skylab (2021)
as Gauri
180 (2011)
as Vidya
Kolambi (2023)
Actor
Myna (2013)
as Myna
JK Enum Nanbanin Vaazhkai (2016)
as Nithya
Veppam (2011)
as Revathi
Dear Exes (—)
Actor
Karmayogi (2012)
as Moonu Mani
Okkadine (2013)
as Sailaja
Angel John (2009)
as Sofia
Wonder Women (2022)
as Nora
Doctor Innocentanu (2012)
as Anna
The Iron Lady (—)
as Jayalalithaa aka Amma