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Nithya Menen

Indian actress (1987-)

Nithya Menen (born 8 April 1988) is an Indian actress and playback singer. She mainly acts in Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, and Tamil films. Menen is known for her strong acting skills and has won many awards.[1]

Nithya Menen
Menen in 2011
Born (1988-04-08) 8 April 1988 (age 36)
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
NationalityIndia
Occupation(s)Actress, playback singer
Years active2005–present

Early life and education

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Nithya Menen was born in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. She comes from a Malayali family and finished her early education in Bangalore. She graduated with a degree in English Literature from Manipal University.[2]

Acting career

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Nithya started her acting career as a child in a small role in an English movie called The Monkey Who Knew Too Much. Later, she acted in the Kannada film 7 O'Clock. Her major breakthrough came with the Telugu movie Ala Modalaindi in 2011, which made her very popular.[3]

She has since acted in many hit movies in various South Indian languages. Some of her popular movies are:

Movies

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† Denotes movies that have not yet been released
List of Nithya Menen film credits
Year Title Role Language Notes Ref.
1998 Hanuman Munna English Child artist
2006 7 O' Clock Anu Kannada [4]
2008 Aakasha Gopuram Hilda Varghese Malayalam [5]
2009 Josh Meera Kannada
Vellathooval Jiya George Malayalam [6]
Kerala Cafe Nithya [7]
Angel John Sofia [8]
2010 Apoorvaragam Nancy
Anwar Asna
2011 Ala Modalaindi Nithya Telugu
Urumi Chirakkal Bala/ Daisy da Cunha[a] Malayalam
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Nootrenbadhu/ 180 D. Vidya Lakshmi Tamil Bilingual film
Telugu
Violin Angel Malayalam [10]
Veppam Revathy Tamil [11]
Aidondla Aidu Gowri Kannada Segment: "Payasa"
Makaramanju Model Malayalam [12]
2012 Ishq Priya Telugu [13]
Thalsamayam Oru Penkutty Manjula Ayyapan Malayalam
Karmayogi Moonumani
Doctor Innocentanu Anna Special appearance [14]
Bachelor Party Neethu [15]
Ustad Hotel Shahana [16]
Poppins Ammu Anthology film
2013 Okkadine Shailaja Telugu
Jabardasth Saraswati [17]
Myna Myna Kannada [18]
Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde Shravani / Bangaram[a] Telugu
2014 Malini 22 Palayamkottai Malini Tamil [19]
Bangalore Days Natasha Francis Malayalam Cameo appearance [20]
2015 Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju Nazeera Khanum Telugu [21]
JK Enum Nanbanin Vaazhkai Nithya Tamil [22]
100 Days of Love Sheela Malayalam [23]
S/O Satyamurthy Valli Telugu [24]
Kanchana 2 Ganga Tamil [25]
O Kadhal Kanmani Tara Kalingarayar [26]
Rudhramadevi Muktamba Telugu [27]
2016 24 Priya Sethuraman Tamil [28]
Okka Ammayi Thappa Mango / Satyabhama[a] Telugu [29]
Kotigobba 2 / Mudinja Ivana Pudi Subhashini / Shubha Kannada Bilingual film [30]
Tamil
Janatha Garage Anu Telugu [31]
Iru Mugan Ayushi Tamil
2017 Mersal Aishwarya Vetrimaaran [32]
2018 Awe Krishnaveni Telugu [33]
Geetha Govindam Nithya Special appearance [34]
2019 NTR: Kathanayakudu Savitri Special appearance
Praana Tara Anuradha Malayalam [35]
Mission Mangal Varsha Pillai Hindi [36]
2020 Psycho Kamala Das IPS Tamil [37]
2021 Ninnila Ninnila Maya Telugu [38]
Gamanam Shailaputri Devi Cameo appearance [39]
Skylab Gouri Venkataraju Also producer [40]
2022 Bheemla Nayak Suguna Nayak [41]
19(1)(a) Unnamed Cafe Runner Malayalam [42]
Thiruchitrambalam Shobana Tamil [43]
Wonder Women Nora Joseph English [44]
2023 Kolaambi Arundhathi Malayalam
2024 Kadhalikka Neramillai † TBA Tamil Post-production [45]
TBA Dear Exes † TBA Filming [46]
Idly Kadai † TBA Filming [47]
Untitled VJS film † TBA Filming [48]
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Nithya Menen played a single character with two or more names.

Awards

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Nithya Menen has won several awards for her acting. These include:

  • Four Filmfare Awards: for Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde (Telugu), Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju (Telugu), Mersal (Tamil), and Thiruchitrambalam (Tamil).[49]
  • Two Nandi Awards: for Ala Modalaindi and Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju.[50]
  • National Film Award: for her performance in Thiruchitrambalam.[51]

Singing career

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In addition to acting, Nithya Menen is also a playback singer. She has sung songs in many of her movies, including "Edo Anukunte" in Ala Modalaindi and "O Priya Priya" in Ishq.[52]

Personal life

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Nithya Menen is not married. She keeps her personal life private and focuses on her work in movies.

References

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  1. ↑ "Nithya Menen Biography: Age, Height, Husband, Career, Movies, and Personal Life". Hindu Wire. 4 November 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  2. ↑ "Nithya Menen Biography: Age, Height, Husband, Career, Movies, and Personal Life". Hindu Wire. 4 November 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  3. ↑ "Nithya Menen Biography: Age, Height, Husband, Career, Movies, and Personal Life". Hindu Wire. 4 November 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  4. ↑ "7'O Clock review. 7'O Clock Kannada movie review, story, rating - IndiaGlitz.com". IndiaGlitz. Archived from the original on 30 October 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  5. ↑ Zaman, Rana Siddiqui (10 October 2016) [22 August 2008]. "A castle of his own". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  6. ↑ Palicha, Paresh C. (25 May 2009). "Vellathooval is a let-down". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  7. ↑ "Kerala Cafe – the film". Anjali Menon. 21 September 2009. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  8. ↑ Palicha, Paresh C. "Review: Angel John is no Bruce Almighty". Rediff. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  9. ↑ "Urumi was difficult to shoot for". Rediff. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  10. ↑ Palicha, Paresh C. "Review: Sibi Malayil disappoints with Violin". Rediff. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  11. ↑ "Mugen Rao's debut film with 'Veppam' director gets a winning title". The Times of India. 28 September 2020. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  12. ↑ "Makara Manju is intricate". Rediff. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  13. ↑ Rajamani, Radhika. "Review: Ishq is visually appealing". Rediff. Archived from the original on 14 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  14. ↑ API, Malayalam (4 April 2016). "Doctor Innocent Aanu (2012)" (Motion Picture) (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021 – via YouTube.
  15. ↑ "Review: Bachelor Party is unbearable". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  16. ↑ Kumar, P. K. Ajith (16 February 2012). "Savour the bond". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  17. ↑ "Jabardasth Movie Review {2.5/5}: Critic Review of Jabardasth by Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  18. ↑ "Review: Mynaa is a beautiful love story". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  19. ↑ Rangan, Baradwaj (25 January 2014). "Malini 22 Palayamkottai: Hell hath no fury...". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  20. ↑ "Nithya Menen to do a special appearance in Bangalore Days". The Times of India. 28 April 2014. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  21. ↑ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (6 February 2015). "Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju: Savour these moments". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 14 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  22. ↑ Rangan, Baradwaj (13 March 2015). "JK Enum Nanbanin Vaazhkai: A melodrama pulls its punches by getting all hip on us". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  23. ↑ George, Vijay (19 March 2015). "Love in Bengaluru". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  24. ↑ Girl, Gossip (17 February 2015). "Nithya Menen plays bunny's sister in son of sathyamurthy". The Hans India. Archived from the original on 14 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  25. ↑ Srinivasan, Sudhir (17 April 2015). "Kanchana-2: Humour in a dated horror template". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  26. ↑ Rangan, Baradwaj (2 April 2016) [17 April 2015]. "O Kadhal Kanmani: A lightweight but enjoyable romance". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  27. ↑ "Nithya Menen is Mummidamma in Rudhramadevi". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 14 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  28. ↑ "Nitya Menen in Suriya's '24'". The Indian Express. 30 July 2015. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  29. ↑ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (18 October 2016) [10 June 2016]. "Okka Ammayi Thappa: An idea that goes waste". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 14 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  30. ↑ "Kotigobba 2 review: A self-indulgent star vehicle". The Hindu. 13 August 2016. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  31. ↑ "4 Years for Janatha Garage: 5 reasons why the Jr NTR starrer makes for an entertaining watch". The Times of India. 1 September 2020. Archived from the original on 13 May 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  32. ↑ "Mersal- A crowd-pleaser that knows exactly who its audience is!". Sify. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  33. ↑ "Awe movie review: Nani and Prasanth Varma's film is technically brilliant". Hindustan Times. 16 February 2018. Archived from the original on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  34. ↑ "Do You Know How Many Hours Nithya Shot For Geeta Govindam?". Tupaki.com. 18 August 2018. Archived from the original on 14 September 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  35. ↑ Praveen, S. R. (19 January 2019). "'Praana' review: A thin plot pulled off well". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  36. ↑ "Nithya Menen to debut in Bollywood through Akshay Kumar's 'Mission Mangal'". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 21 February 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  37. ↑ "Nithya Menen was curious about her character in Psycho. This is why". India Today. 25 January 2020. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  38. ↑ "'Ninnila Ninnila' opts for a digital release". The Hindu. 22 February 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 14 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
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  41. ↑ "Ayyappanum Koshiyum Telugu remake gets an interesting title?". Hans India. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  42. ↑ Balach, Logesh (3 November 2020). "Vijay Sethupathi and Nithya Menen begin shooting for their Malayalam film 19 (1) (a)". India Today. Archived from the original on 19 November 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  43. ↑ "Dhanush and Nithya Menen's upcoming film 'D44' is titled 'Thiruchitrambalam'". The News Minute. 5 August 2021. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  44. ↑ "'What A Level Of Promotion', Fans Perplexed As Nithya Menen Unveils 'Wonder Women' Pregnancy". Hans India. 2 November 2022. Archived from the original on 2 November 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  45. ↑ "Nithya Menen to join the cast of Krithika Udayanidhi's film, starring Jayam Ravi as the lead". The Times of India. 5 October 2023.
  46. ↑ "Nithya Menen's Dear Exes is not in the mould of a typical rom-com". Cinema Express. 8 April 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  47. ↑ "Dhanush to direct Idli Kadai featuring Nithya Menen and Shalini Pandey". News18. 20 September 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  48. ↑ "Nithya Menen on her comedy film with Vijay Sethupathi, "It's a very different genre from what I've done before"". Bollywood Hungama. 17 October 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
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