ABOUT NITHYA MENEN

Nithya Menen Nithya Menon.jpg Nithya Menen during the shoot of"Thalsamayam Oru Penkutty " BornNithya Menen 8 April 1988 (age 26) Bangalore , Karnataka, India[1] OccupationActress, playback singer Years active2005–present *Nithya Menen*[2] [3] [4]  is an Indian film actress and playback singer, who works in the South Indian film industries . Early lifeEdit Nithya Menen was born in Banglore , Karnataka into a Malayali  family and studied journalism at the Manipal Institute of Communication .[5]  She once said in an interview that she never wished to become an actress but a journalist as she was "an idealist ",[6] [7] but felt journalism was "not what it used to be".[8]  She then decided to become a filmmaker as she could express her ideas "better through films",[7] [9]  and enrolled for a course incinematography  at the FTI Pune . During the entrance examination , she metNandini Reddy , who "brainwashed"[10] and convinced her to take up acting.[11] Nandini Reddy would later turn director and sign Nithya for the lead female role in her first project.CareerFilmographyEdit As actressYearFilmRoleLanguageNotes 1998"Hanuman"Anja's sisterEnglishAs child artist 2001"Choti Maa – Ek Anokha Bandhan"KoynaHindi As child artist 2005"Seven O' Clock "AnuKannada 2008"Akasha Gopuram "Hilda VargheseMalayalam 2009"Josh"MeeraKannadaNominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Kannada 2009"Vellathooval "JiyaMalayalam 2009"Kerala Cafe "NithyaMalayalam 2009"Angel John "SofiaMalayalam 2010"Apoorvaragam "NancyMalayalam 2010"Anwar "AsnaMalayalam 2011"Aidondla Aidu "GowriKannada 2011"Ala Modalaindi "NithyaTelugu Nandi Award for Best Actress Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Actress Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Telugu 2011"Urumi "Chirakkal BalaMalayalamNominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam 2011"180 "VidyaTelugu 2011"Nootrenbadhu "VidyaTamil Nominated—Vijay Award for Best Actress 2011"Violin "AngelMalayalam 2011"Veppam "RevathyTamil 2011"Makaramanju "ModelMalayalam 2012"Ishq "PriyaTeluguCineMAA Award for Best Actress (Jury) Nominated—CineMAA Award for Best Actress 2012"Thalsamayam Oru Penkutty "Manjula AyyapanMalayalam 2012"Karmayogi "MoonumaniMalayalam 2012"Ustad Hotel "ShahanaMalayalam 2012"Doctor Innocent aanu "AnnaMalayalamExtended Cameo appearance 2012"Bachelor Party "NeethuMalayalam 2012"Poppins "Major Prathap Varma's wifeMalayalam 2013"Okkadine "ShailajaTelugu 2013"Jabardasth "SaraswatiTelugu 2013"Myna "MynaKannada 2013"Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde "ShravaniTeluguFilmfare Award for Best Telugu Actress 2014"Malini 22 Palayamkottai "MaliniTamil 2014"Bangalore Days "NatashaMalayalam 2015"Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju "NaziraTelugu 2015"Malini 22 "MaliniTeluguCompleted 2015"JK Enum Nanbanin Vaazhkai "TamilCompleted 2015"Yemito Ee Maaya "TeluguCompleted 2015"100 Days of Love "MalayalamFilming 2015"Appavin Meesai "Tamil Filming[31] [32] 2015"Muni 3: Ganga "TamilFilming[33] 2015"Oh Kadhal Kanmani "Tamil MalayalamFilming[34] [35] Bilingual in Tamil  andMalayalam . 2015S/o Satya Moorti Telugu Filming As playback singerYearSongFilmLanguageComposer 2010"Payasa""Aidondla Aidu"Kannada Abhijit-Joe 2011"Edo Anukunte""Ala Modalaindi "Telugu Malayalam Kalyani Malik 2011"Ammammo Ammo"Telugu MalayalamKalyani Malik 2012"Oh Priya Priya""Ishq "TeluguAnoop Rubens 2012"Payasam""Poppins "Malayalam Ratheesh Vegha 2013"Arere Arere""Jabardasth "Telugu S. Thaman 2013"Doore Doore Neengi""Natholi Oru Cheria Meenalla"Malayalam Abhijith 2013"Modala Maleyante (Duet)""Myna"Kannada Jassie Gift 2013"Thu Hi Rey""Gunde Jaari Gallanthayindhe"TeluguAnoop Rubens 2013"Hi my name is malini""Malini 22 Palayamkottai"TamilArvind & Shankar 2013"Kanneer Thulilye (Duet)"Tamil 2013"Madharthamma (Immigrant Mix)"Tamil 2013"Hi my name is malini""