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Nithya born 8 April , known professionally as Nithya Menen 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.

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Menen started her career as a child artist, in the French-Indian English film, Hanuman , playing the younger sister to Tabu's character. She made her screen debut with the Kannada film 7 O' Clock She went onto appear in such commercially successful films — the Malayalam films Ustad Hotel , Bangalore Days and Days of Love , and the Tamil films Kanchana 2 , 24 , Mersal and Thiruchitrambalam Menen ventured into Hindi films with the science drama Mission Mangal , which remains her highest-grossing release.

Menen appeared as a Judge for Telugu Indian Idol in Her parents belonged to second-generation Malayali families settled in Bangalore. She has said that she initially wished to become a pilot, but ultimately found pilot unappealing, so she pivoted to filmmaking. During the school's entrance exam, she met B. Nandini Reddy, who convinced Menen to take up acting.

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She claims the surname "Menen" was made up by the actress as she felt it "helps with her passport during travel". In , Menen appeared first on-screen as a child in a French-Indian English film named Hanuman , at the age of 8, playing younger sister to Tabu's character. She also was a part of the Hindi-language soap opera Choti Maa — Ek Anokha Bandhan , which was aired during In , at the age of 15, she played a supporting role in the Kannada film 7 O' Clock.