Nithya Menen is an Indian actress and playback singer who works in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada films. She won 2 Filmfare awards for her role in Telugu films Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju and Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde . Nithya got the limelight for her role as Tara in the O Kadhal Kanmani . She is again working with Dhanush in the Raayan movie after their hit due in Thiruchitrambalam .
Biography
Name Nithya Menen Real Name Nithya Menen Nickname Nithya Profession Actress, Singer Date of Birth 8 April 1988 Age (as of 2024) 35 Zodiac sign Aries Father Yet to be updated Mother Yet to be updated Marital Status Unmarried Affairs/Boyfriends NA Husband NA Children NA Religion Hindu Educational Qualification Graduate in Journalism School Yet to be updated College Manipal Institute of Communications, Manipal Mount Caramel College, Bangalore Hobbies Singing, Travelling, Listening to Music Birth Place Banashankari, Bangalore, Karnataka, India Hometown Bangalore, Karnataka, India Current City Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Nationality Indian
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Interesting Facts
She studied Journalism at Manipal University, Karnataka.
In an interview she said, she never wished to become an actress. Since Journalism was “not what it used to be,” she decided to become a filmmaker, as she could express her ideas through movies.
Then she enrolled for a course in cinematography at the FTII (Film and Television Institute of India), Pune. At the time of the education entrance exam, she met B V Nandini Reddy, who convinced her to take up acting.
Later, Nandini Reddy turned as director and signed Nithya as a female lead in her first movie.
As a child artist, Nithya Menen first appeared in an Indian English Language Movie, “The Monkey Who Knew Too Much .” In that movie, she portrayed the sister role to Tabu’s Character.
In 2006, She started her career in acting with the Kannada Film “7’0 Clock.” In 2008, she made her Malayalam Debut with the movie “Aakasha Gopuram.”
Her first movie in the Telugu Language was Nandini Reddy’s “Ala Modalaindi .” For that movie, she won the Nandi Award for Best Actress.
Following that movie, she acted in Santosh Sivan’s historical fiction movie “Urumi.” Then she appeared in Jayendra’s bilingual film named “180/Nootrenbadhu .” Then she went to appear in more Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films to establish herself as one of the leading actresses in South Indian Cinema.
Her Instagram account has over 4.5M followers (as of March 2024).
Movies
Year Title Role Language Notes
1998 The Monkey Who Knew Too Much Munna English Child artist
2006 7 O' Clock Anu Kannada
2008 Aakasha Gopuram Hilda Varghese Malayalam
2009 Josh Meera Kannada
2009 Vellathooval Jiya Malayalam
2009 Kerala Cafe Nithya Malayalam
2009 Angel John Sofia Malayalam
2010 Apoorvaragam Nancy Malayalam
2010 Anwar Asna Malayalam
2011 Ala Modalaindi Nithya Telugu
2011 Urumi Bala of Chirakkal / Daisy da Cunha[a] Malayalam
2011 Nootrenbadhu/ 180 D. Vidya Lakshmi Tamil Bilingual film
2011 Nootrenbadhu/ 180 D. Vidya Lakshmi Telugu Bilingual film
2011 Violin Angel Malayalam
2011 Veppam Revathy Tamil
2011 Aidondla Aidu Gowri Kannada
2011 Makaramanju Model Malayalam
2012 Ishq Priya Telugu
2012 Thalsamayam Oru Penkutty Manjula Ayyapan Malayalam
2012 Karmayogi Moonumani Malayalam
2012 Doctor Innocentanu Anna Malayalam Special appearance
2012 Bachelor Party Neethu Malayalam
2012 Ustad Hotel Shahana Malayalam
2012 Poppins Ammu Malayalam
2013 Okkadine Shailaja Telugu
2013 Jabardasth Saraswati Telugu
2013 Myna Myna Kannada
2013 Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde Shravani / Bangaram[a] Telugu
2014 Malini 22 Palayamkottai Malini Tamil
2014 Bangalore Days Natasha Francis Malayalam Cameo appearance
2015 Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju Nazeera Khanum Telugu
2015 JK Enum Nanbanin Vaazhkai Nithya Tamil Telugu version Rajadhi Raja released in 2016
2015 100 Days of Love Sheela Malayalam
2015 S/O Satyamurthy Valli Telugu
2015 Kanchana 2 Ganga Tamil
2015 O Kadhal Kanmani Tara Kalingarayan Tamil
2015 Rudhramadevi Muktamba Telugu
2016 24 Priya Tamil
2016 Okka Ammayi Thappa Mango / Satyabhama[a] Telugu
2016 Kotigobba 2 / Mudinja Ivana Pudi Subhashini / Shubhasree Kannada Bilingual film
2016 Kotigobba 2 / Mudinja Ivana Pudi Subhashini / Shubhasree Tamil Bilingual film
2016 Janatha Garage Anu Telugu
2016 Iru Mugan Ayushi Tamil
2017 Mersal Aishwarya Vetrimaaran Tamil
2018 Awe Krishnaveni (Krish)[a] Telugu
2018 Geetha Govindam Nithya Telugu Special appearance
2019 NTR: Kathanayakudu Savitri Telugu Special appearance
2019 Praana Tara Anuradha Malayalam
2019 Mission Mangal Varsha Pillai Hindi
2020 Psycho Kamala Das IPS Tamil
2021 Ninnila Ninnila Maya Telugu
2021 Gamanam Shailaputri Devi Telugu Cameo appearance
2021 Skylab Gouri Telugu Also producer
2021 Kolaambi Arundhathi Malayalam
2022 Bheemla Nayak Suguna Telugu
2022 19(1)(a) TBA Malayalam Completed
2022 Thiruchitrambalam Shobana Tamil Completed
2022 Wonder Women Nora Joseph English
2023 Kolaambi Arundhathi Malayalam
2024 Raayan TBA Tamil Post-production
Television
Year Title Role Platform Language
2001 - 2002 Chhoti Maa... Ek Anokha Bandhan Young Koyna TBA Hindi
2020–present Breathe: Into the Shadows Abha Sabarwal Amazon Prime Video Hindi
2022 Telugu Indian Idol Judge Aha Telugu
2022 Modern Love Hyderabad Noori Hussain Amazon Prime Video Telugu
2022 Kumari Srimathi Srimathi Amazon Prime Video Telugu
2022 Breathe: Into the Shadows part-II Abha Sabharwal Amazon Prime Video Hindi
2023 Masterpeace Riya Kurian Disney+ Hotstar Malayalam
Music Video
2022 – Thaniye Malayalam Singers Siddharth Menon, Nithya Menon
Short Film
Color of a Nation as Pregnant Woman in Telugu
Voice Artist
2013 – Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde as Shruti in Telugu
2019 – Frozen 2 as Elsa in Telugu
2019 – Navarasa as Lakshmi in Tamil
Discography
Year Song Title Language Composer Notes
2010 "Payasa" Aidondla Aidu Kannada Abhijit-Joe
2011 "Edo Anukunte" Ala Modalaindi Telugu Kalyani Malik
2011 "Ammammo Ammo" Ala Modalaindi Telugu Kalyani Malik
2012 "Oh Priya Priya" Ishq Telugu Anoop Rubens
2012 "Payasam" Poppins Malayalam Ratheesh Vegha
2013 "Arere Arere" Jabardasth Telugu S. Thaman
2013 "Doore Doore Neengi" Natholi Oru Cheria Meenalla Malayalam Abhijith
2013 "Modala Maleyante" Myna Kannada Jassie Gift Solo singer
2013 "O Premada Poojari" Myna Kannada Jassie Gift Duet with Shreya Ghoshal
2013 "Thu Hi Rey" Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde Telugu Anoop Rubens
2013 "Hi my name is malini" Malini 22 Palayamkottai Tamil Arvind & Shankar
2013 "Kanneer Thulilye (Duet)" Malini 22 Palayamkottai Tamil Arvind & Shankar
2013 "Madharthamma (Immigrant Mix)" Malini 22 Palayamkottai Tamil Arvind & Shankar
2013 "Hi my name is malini" Malini 22 Telugu Arvind & Shankar
2013 "Navve Kaluva (Duet)" Malini 22 Telugu Arvind & Shankar
2013 "Yennali (Immigrant Mix)" Malini 22 Telugu Arvind & Shankar
2015 "Paalnilaa : Lets Do the Dandiya" Rockstar (2015 film) Malayalam Prashant Pillai
2016 "Laalijo" 24 Telugu A. R. Rahman
2016 "Hrudayam Kannulatho" 100 Days of Love Telugu Govind Menon
2018 "Va Va Vo" Mohanlal Malayalam Tony Joseph Pallivathukal
2021 "Thiruppavai" Margazhi Thingal Tamil Ravi G
2022 Thaniye Thaniye Malayalam Sidharth Menon Music video
Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Film Result
2009 Filmfare Awards South Best Supporting Actress – Kannada Josh Nominated
2011 Filmfare Awards South Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam Urumi Nominated
2011 Filmfare Awards South Best Actress – Telugu Ala Modalaindi Nominated
2011 Filmfare Awards South Best Female Playback Singer – Telugu (for song "Ammammo Ammo") Ala Modalaindi Nominated
2011 1st South Indian International Movie Awards Best Female Debut (Telugu) Ala Modalaindi Nominated
2011 1st South Indian International Movie Awards Best Female Playback Singer (Telugu) (for song "Ammammo Ammo") Ala Modalaindi Nominated
2011 Nandi Awards Best Actress Ala Modalaindi Won
2011 Vijay Awards Best Actress Nootrenbandhu Nominated
2012 CineMAA Awards Best Actress (Jury) Ishq Won
2012 2nd South Indian International Movie Awards Rising Star of South Indian Cinema (Female) – Won
2013 Filmfare Awards South Best Actress – Kannada Myna Nominated
2013 Filmfare Awards South Best Actress – Telugu Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde Won
2013 3rd South Indian International Movie Awards Best Actress (Telugu) Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde Nominated
2013 Vanitha Film Awards Best Pair (along with Dulquer Salmaan) Ustad Hotel Won
2014 Vijay Awards Best Actress Malini 22 Palayamkottai Nominated
2015 Filmfare Awards South Best Actress – Telugu Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju Nominated
2015 Filmfare Awards South Best Actress – Telugu (Critics) Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju Won
2015 5th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Actress (Telugu) Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju Nominated
2015 1st IIFA Utsavam Awards Best Actress – Telugu Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju Nominated
2015 Nandi Awards Special Jury Award Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju Won
2015 Filmfare Awards South Best Actress – Tamil OK Kanmani Nominated
2015 5th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Actress – Tamil OK Kanmani Nominated
2015 5th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Actress – Tamil (Critics) OK Kanmani Won
2015 5th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Supporting Actress (Telugu) Rudhramadevi Nominated
2015 5th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Supporting Actress – Tamil Kanchana 2 Nominated
2016 2nd IIFA Utsavam Awards Best Supporting Actress – Telugu Rudhramadevi Nominated
2017 64th Filmfare Awards South Best Supporting Actress – Tamil 24 Nominated
2018 65th Filmfare Awards South Best Supporting Actress – Tamil Mersal Won
2020 Filmfare OTT Awards Best Actor Series: Drama (Female) Breathe: Into The Shadows Nominated
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