1. Nithya Menen started her career as a child artist, in the French-Indian English film, Hanuman, playing the younger sister to Tabu's character.
57 Facts About Nithya Menen
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Nithya Menen made her screen debut with the Kannada film 7 O' Clock.
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Nithya Menen established herself as a leading South Indian actress with the Tamil romantic film O Kadhal Kanmani.
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Nithya Menen ventured into Hindi films with the science drama Mission Mangal, which remains her highest-grossing release.
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Nithya Menen was born on 8 April 1990 in Bangalore, Karnataka, to Sukumar and Nalini.
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Nithya Menen's grandparents were Malayalis from Kerala who had settled in Bangalore.
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Nithya Menen was educated at Poorna Prajna School in Bangalore and at Mount Carmel College, Bangalore.
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Nithya Menen then completed her degree in journalism from the Manipal Academy of Higher Education.
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Nithya Menen has said that she initially wished to become a pilot but ultimately found aviation unappealing, so she pivoted to filmmaking.
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Nithya Menen is a polyglot and can speak six languages, including Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, and English.
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In 1998, Nithya Menen appeared first on-screen as a child in a French-Indian English film named Hanuman, at the age of 8, playing younger sister to Tabu's character.
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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.
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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 was a financial failure.
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Nithya Menen next made a comeback into Kannada films with the film Josh, in 2009.
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Nithya Menen's career marked a turning point in 2011, with the romantic comedy Ala Modalaindi, which was her maiden Telugu venture.
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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.
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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".
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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.
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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.
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Nithya Menen described the character as "bubbly, full of life, nosey, wide-eyed and innocent in life" and to be similar to herself.
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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.
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Nithya Menen had sung and choreographed one of the songs, titled "Payasa".
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Nithya Menen received the CineMAA Award for Best Actress - Critics, for this film which was a commercial success.
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Nithya Menen first appeared in Okkadine with Nara Rohit and in Jabardasth with Siddharth and Samantha.
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Nithya Menen received praises for playing the titular role of a physically challenged girl in Myna.
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Nithya Menen sang the female version of "Modele Maleyante" which was well received.
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Nithya Menen has the author backed role and overshadows everyone else.
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Nithya Menen then played a cameo in the successful film Bangalore Days alongside Fahadh Faasil.
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Nithya Menen starred in numerous films which gave her more critical and commercial recognition.
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Nithya Menen played a young Muslim student in love with a Hindu.
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Nithya Menen then played opposite Dulquer Salmaan in 100 Days of Love.
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Nithya Menen achieved further acclaim with three more films in 2015.
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Nithya Menen played a crippled girl alongside Raghava Lawrence in his directorial Kanchana 2, a successful film.
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Nithya Menen received immense praises for the a romantic film O Kadhal Kanmani, directed by Mani Ratnam.
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Nithya Menen played an architectural student Tara, opposite Dulquer Salmaan.
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Nithya Menen played a lesbian psychiatrist in Awe, that received highly positive reviews.
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Nithya Menen became the first mainstream South Indian actress to play an LGBTQ character.
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Nithya Menen played actress Savitri in her first film of 2019, NTR: Kathanayakudu.
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Nithya Menen reunited with V K Prakash in the experimental film Praana which marks her comeback to Malayalam industry after 2015.
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Nithya Menen played an English writer who battles intolerance in society and is the sole actor in the film.
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Bollywood Hungama noted that Nithya Menen has a smaller role but "it serves as a great debut".
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NDTV said that as the staid and steady Varsha Pillai, Nithya Menen is "delightfully good".
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In 2020, Nithya Menen starred alongside Udhayanidhi Stalin in Mysskin's Psycho, where she played Kamala Das, a foul-mouthed quadriplegic ex-police officer.
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Nithya Menen played a singer in her year's final film Gamanam.
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Nithya Menen starred in Bheemla Nayak opposite Pawan Kalyan and Rana Daggubati, the film was a box office success.
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Nithya Menen received rave reviews for the romantic drama Thiruchitrambalam opposite Dhanush, where she played his childhood friend Shobana.
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Nithya Menen then played a pregnant women in her final film of the year, Wonder Women.
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In 2023, Nithya Menen revealed that after working in Thiruchitrambalam, she took a nine-month break during which she decided to silently quit movies.
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Nithya Menen appeared in Kolaambi, her first film of 2023, which she termed among her "all time favourite".
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Later that year, Nithya Menen played the lead in two more series.
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Nithya Menen is excellent as a woman who wants to live life on her own terms.
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Nithya Menen is known as someone who is a very private person.
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Nithya Menen was further placed 5th in 2019 and 6th in 2020 in Kochi Times' Most Desirable Woman list.
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Nithya Menen was placed 3rd in 2011,5th in 2012,1st in 2013 and 3rd in 2015.
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Nithya Menen stood at the 30th place on its most influential stars on Instagram in South cinema for the year 2021 list.
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Nithya Menen won the National Film Award for Best Actress for her performance in Thiruchitrambalam.
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Nithya Menen won two Nandi Awards: Best Actress for Ala Modalaindi and Special Jury Award for Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju.