33 Facts About Nithya Menen

Nithya Menen was born on 8 April 1988 and is an Indian actress and singer who has acted in more than 50 feature films in various languages.

Nithya Menen appeared first on-screen as a child, when she was ten, in the French-Indian English film, Hanuman, playing the younger sister to Tabu's character.

Nithya Menen started her acting career at the age of 17 by appearing in a supporting role in the Kannada film 7 O' Clock, which was released in 2006.

Nithya Menen has played leading roles in Malayalam in Aakasha Gopuram, in Telugu in Ala Modalaindi, in Tamil with Nootrenbadhu, and in Hindi in Mission Mangal.

Nithya Menen was born on 8 April 1988 in Bangalore to Malayali parents settled in Karnataka.

Nithya Menen was educated at Poorna Prajna School and Mount Carmel College, Bangalore.

Nithya Menen has said that she initially wished to become a journalist, but ultimately found journalism unappealing, so she pivoted to filmmaking, and enrolled in a cinematography course at the Film and Television Institute of India at Pune.

In 2006, Nithya Menen started her acting career in a supporting role with the Kannada film 7 O' Clock directed by cinematographer Santosh Rai Pataje.

Nithya Menen was in the midst of her 12th class exams when she was offered the role, after Mohanlal had spotted her on the front cover of a tourism magazine, Stark World Kerala.

Nithya Menen's performance was well received, with critics writing that she shows "sparkle in her debut venture" and "makes her entry in an impressive role", though the film, based on the Norwegian play The Master Builder, got mixed reviews and was a financial failure.

Nithya Menen next made a comeback into Kannada films with the super hit film Josh.

Nithya Menen played a supporting role in the film, which received rave reviews, and became a commercial success as well, with her performance garnering her a nomination in the Best Supporting Actress category at the 57th Filmfare Awards South.

The film opened to favourable reviews by critics and turned out to become a sleeper hit, while Nithya Menen received critical praise for her performance.

Nithya Menen portrayed a Chirakkal princess named Bala, playing the love interest of Prabhu Deva's character, which gained positive remarks, with a Sify review claiming that she "looks pretty and is a scene stealer".

Nithya Menen quoted that much of her character was based on "Santosh's perception of who I am", with Sivan stating that he had written that role for her and that only she could play it.

Nithya Menen received a nomination for Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress at the 59th Filmfare Awards South Nithya Menen next appeared in ad-filmmaker Jayendra's bilingual venture Nootrenbadhu, which was made and released in Tamil and Telugu, in which she played a photo journalist named Vidya.

Nithya Menen described the character as "bubbly, full of life, nosey, wide-eyed and innocent in life" and to be similar to herself.

Nithya Menen featured in V K Prakash's Kannada anthology film Aidondla Aidu where she played a young bride who is obsessed with making payasam for her new husband much to his chagrin.

Nithya Menen had sung and choreographed one of the songs, titled "Payasa".

Nithya Menen received the CineMAA Award for Best Actress while receiving best actress nomination at the same event and at the SIIMA Awards.

Nithya Menen played a character with two shades in Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde and she dubbed for herself as well as for the character of her co-star Isha Talwar.

Nithya Menen sang the female version of "Modele Maleyante" which was well received.

In 2015, Nithya Menen starred in numerous films which gave her more critical and commercial recognition.

Nithya Menen appeared opposite Dulquer Salmaan in two films in 2015,100 Days of Love, a romantic Malayalam film and OK Kanmani, a Tamil film directed by Mani Ratnam which explored a live-in relationship between a male video game designer and a female architectural student.

In 2018, Nithya Menen's first release was Nani's Production venture, an anthology psychological thriller Awe, where she became the first mainstream South Indian actress to play an LGBTQ character who is a psychologist.

Nithya Menen reunited with V K Prakash after Karmayogi, Aidondla Aidu and its remake Poppins in the experimental film Praana which marks her comeback to Malayalam industry after 2015's romantic flick 100 Days of Love.

Nithya Menen plays an English writer named Tara Anuradha who battles intolerance in society and is the sole actor in the film.

Nithya Menen made her OTT debut in the Amazon Prime series Breathe: Into the Shadows alongside Abhishek Bachchan and Amit Sadh which received mixed to negative reviews, however she was praised for her role as a desperate mother.

Nithya Menen received her first nomination for 'Best Actor, Series : Drama' at the Filmfare OTT Awards.

In 2021, Nithya Menen starred in Ninnila Ninnila, written and directed by Ani Sasi, co-starring Ashok Selvan and Ritu Varma where she played Maya, a childlike, adventurous girl who dies in an accident, but whose spirit is still alive in the main protagonist's mind.

Nithya Menen made her producer debut in Skylab where she played a rebellious and outspoken daughter of a zamindar in a village near Karimnagar who seeks to discover her identity as a writer.

In 2022, Nithya Menen starred in Bheemla Nayak opposite Pawan Kalyan, where she was praised by critics for portraying the powerful role as Nayak wife and the movie grossed over 160 cr at box office.

Dhanush planned to direct a movie in 2018 which would have Nithya Menen collaborating with him, but again that project did not materialize.