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