Nithya Menen
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 8, 1988
- Birthplace
- Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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).
Filmography
- Mr and Mrs Grey
Mr and Mrs Grey TBA
Actor
- Masoom: The Next Generation
Masoom: The Next Generation TBA
Actor
- The Iron Lady
The Iron Lady TBA
as Jayalalithaa aka Amma
Dear Exes TBA
Actor
Appavin Meesai TBA
Actor
Idli Kadai 2025
as Kayal
Thalaivan Thalaivii 2025
as Perarasi 'Arasi'
Kadhalikka Neramillai 2025
as Shriya
Kolambi 2023
Actor
Wonder Women 2022
as Nora
Thiruchitrambalam 2022
as Shobana
19(1)(a) 2022
as Penkutty
Bheemla Nayak 2022
as Suguna
Gamanam 2021
as Shailaputri Devi
Skylab 2021
as Gauri, Co-Producer
Ninnila Ninnila 2021
as Maya
Psycho 2020
as Kamala Das
Mission Mangal 2019
as Varsha Gowda
Praana 2019
Actor
N.T.R: Kathanayakudu 2019
as Savitri
Geetha Govindam 2018
as Passerby (Special Appearance)
Awe! 2018
as Krishnaveni
Mersal 2017
as Aishwarya Vetrimaaran
Iru Mugan 2016
as Aayushi
Janatha Garage 2016
as Anu
Kotigobba 2 2016
as Shubha
JK Enum Nanbanin Vaazhkai 2016
as Nithya
Okka Ammayi Thappa 2016
as Mango
24 2016
as Priya
Rudhramadevi 2015
as Muktamba
Kanchana 2 2015
as Ganga
O Kadhal Kanmani 2015
as Tara Kalingarayar
Son of Satyamurthy 2015
as Valli
100 Days of Love 2015
as Sheela
Malli Malli Idhi Rani Roju 2015
as Nazeera Khanum
Bangalore Days 2014
as Natasha Francis
Malini 22 Palayamkottai 2014
as Malini
Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde 2013
as Shravani
- Myna
Myna 2013
as Myna
- Jabardasth
Jabardasth 2013
as Saraswati
Okkadine 2013
as Sailaja
Poppins 2012
Actor
Bachelor Party 2012
as Neethu
Ustad Hotel 2012
as Shahana
Doctor Innocentanu 2012
as Anna
- Karmayogi
Karmayogi 2012
as Moonu Mani
Thalsamayam Oru Penkutty 2012
as Manjula Ayyappan
Ishq 2012
as Priya
Makaramanju 2011
as Model
Veppam 2011
as Revathi
Violin 2011
as Angel
180 2011
as Vidya
Urumi 2011
as Chirakkal Bala / Daisy da Cunha
Ala Modalaindi 2011
as Nithya
Anwar 2010
as Asna Begum
Apoorvaragam 2010
as Nancy
Angel John 2009
as Sofia
Kerala Cafe 2009
as JK's co-passenger
Vellathooval 2009
as Jiya James
Josh 2009
as Meera
- A Mango Tree in the Front Yard
A Mango Tree in the Front Yard 2009
as Tamile
Aakasha Gopuram 2008
as Hilda Varghese
Hanuman 1998
as Anja's sister
Credits from TMDB.