Nithya Menen
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 8, 1988 (age 38)
- Birthplace
- Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Biography
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
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Filmography
Appavin Meesai
Movie
Dear Exes
Movie
The Iron Lady
Movie · as Jayalalithaa aka Amma
Masoom: The Next Generation
Movie
Mr and Mrs Grey
Movie
Kadhalikka Neramillai
Movie · as Shriya
Idli Kadai
Movie · as Kayal
Thalaivan Thalaivii
Movie · as Perarasi 'Arasi'
Kolambi
Movie
Kumari Srimathi
TV · as Srimathi · 7 eps
Masterpeace
TV · as Riya · 5 eps
Wonder Women
Movie · as Nora
19(1)(a)
Movie · as Penkutty
Bheemla Nayak
Movie · as Suguna
Thiruchitrambalam
Movie · as Shobana
Modern Love Hyderabad
TV · as Noori · 1 ep
Ninnila Ninnila
Movie · as Maya
Gamanam
Movie · as Shailaputri Devi
Skylab
Movie · as Gauri
Psycho
Movie · as Kamala Das
Breathe: Into the Shadows
TV · as Abha Sabharwal · 12 eps
N.T.R: Kathanayakudu
Movie · as Savitri
Praana
Movie
Mission Mangal
Movie · as Varsha Gowda
Awe!
Movie · as Krishnaveni
Geetha Govindam
Movie · as Passerby (Special Appearance)
Mersal
Movie · as Aishwarya Vetrimaaran
JK Enum Nanbanin Vaazhkai
Movie · as Nithya
24
Movie · as Priya
Iru Mugan
Movie · as Aayushi
Kotigobba 2
Movie · as Shubha
Janatha Garage
Movie · as Anu
Okka Ammayi Thappa
Movie · as Mango
Malli Malli Idhi Rani Roju
Movie · as Nazeera Khanum
O Kadhal Kanmani
Movie · as Tara Kalingarayar
Rudhramadevi
Movie · as Muktamba
Kanchana 2
Movie · as Ganga
100 Days of Love
Movie · as Sheela
Son of Satyamurthy
Movie · as Valli
Malini 22 Palayamkottai
Movie · as Malini
Bangalore Days
Movie · as Natasha Francis
Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde
Movie · as Shravani
Jabardasth
Movie · as Saraswati
Myna
Movie · as Myna
Okkadine
Movie · as Sailaja
Ishq
Movie · as Priya
Bachelor Party
Movie · as Neethu
Ustad Hotel
Movie · as Shahana
Poppins
Movie
Doctor Innocentanu
Movie · as Anna
Karmayogi
Movie · as Moonu Mani
Thalsamayam Oru Penkutty
Movie · as Manjula Ayyappan
180
Movie · as Vidya
Veppam
Movie · as Revathi
Ala Modalaindi
Movie · as Nithya
Urumi
Movie · as Chirakkal Bala / Daisy da Cunha
Makaramanju
Movie · as Model
Violin
Movie · as Angel
Apoorvaragam
Movie · as Nancy
Anwar
Movie · as Asna Begum
Vellathooval
Movie · as Jiya James
Josh
Movie · as Meera
A Mango Tree in the Front Yard
Movie · as Tamile
Kerala Cafe
Movie · as JK's co-passenger
Angel John
Movie · as Sofia
Aakasha Gopuram
Movie · as Hilda Varghese
Hanuman
Movie · as Anja's sister