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Nithya Menen
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| Born | Nithya N.S 8 April 1990 |
| Other names | Nithya |
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N. S. Nithya[1][2] (born 8 April 1990[3]), known professionally as Nithya Menen[4] is an Indian actress and singer who works predominantly in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. Having appeared in over 59 films, she is noted for her strong portrayals.[5] Menen is a recipient of several accolades including a National Film Award, four Filmfare Awards South, two South Indian International Movie Awards and two Nandi Awards.[6][7]
Menen started her career as a child artist, in the French-Indian English film, Hanuman (1998), playing the younger sister to Tabu's character. She made her screen debut with the Kannada film 7 O' Clock (2006). The 2011 romance film Ala Modalaindi, proved to be her breakthrough and won her Nandi Award for Best Actress. Menen received the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu for her portrayal in Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde (2013). Further success in Telugu films came with Ishq (2012), Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju (2015), which earned her Filmfare Critics Best Actress – Telugu, Rudhramadevi (2015), Janatha Garage (2016), Awe (2018) and Bheemla Nayak (2022).
Menen established herself as a leading South Indian actress with the Tamil romantic film O Kadhal Kanmani (2015), winning the SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actress – Tamil. She went onto appear in such commercially successful films — the Malayalam films Ustad Hotel (2012), Bangalore Days (2014) and 100 Days of Love (2015), and the Tamil films Kanchana 2 (2015), 24 (2016), Mersal (2017) and Thiruchitrambalam (2022). Mersal earned her Filmfare Best Supporting Actress – Tamil, while Thiruchitrambalam earned her Filmfare Critics Best Actress – Tamil and National Film Award for Best Actress. Menen ventured into Hindi films with the science drama Mission Mangal (2019), which remains her highest-grossing release.
Menen appeared as a Judge for Telugu Indian Idol in 2022. She has since been part of web series, Breathe: Into the Shadows (2020-2022), Modern Love Hyderabad (2022) and Kumari Srimathi (2023).
- ^ "Nithya Menen reveals her surname is a completely made-up creation". The Times of India. 9 September 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ "Actor Nithya Menen reveals her surname is made up". India Today. 9 September 2024. Archived from the original on 22 September 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ "Nithya Menen Exclusive Interview BBC News Telugu)". YouTube. 8 April 2019. Archived from the original on 22 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "Nithya Menon Latest Photos". TFPC. 17 April 2015. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
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- ^ Narasimham, M. L. (22 July 2010). "Charm of romantic comedies". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Archived from the original on 18 May 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
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