August 16 was one of the memorable days for actress Nithya Menen’s career as she won her first National Award for her brilliant performance in the Dhanush starrer film. TiruchithambalamGiven his career choices, it is safe to say that this is the first of many awards he may win. Despite winning several awards in the South, this is his first national recognition.

Nithya Menen’s name itself is enough for the audience to guess the potential success of a film. Any film she takes up is always at least guaranteed. Even if the film flops, she always stands out as she is famous for her unmatched ability to play a character to perfection and make it 100 percent believable on screen.

This is how he won the Best Actor award for director Mithran Jawahar’s film TiruchithambalamShobana’s character played by Nithya Menon was loved by many. Shobana, who grew up in a middle-class family, is full of life. Her candid laughter, her eyes full of love and her unconditional support towards her friend Thiru (played by Dhanush) earned her the prestigious award.

Nithya Menon Career Through the Years

For Nithya Menen, cinema has always been her first love. She made her debut as a child artiste in the 1998 French-Indian English film HanumanShe was 15 when she was offered the lead role opposite Mohanlal in a Malayalam film Sky GopuramDirected by K.P. Kumaran in 2006, this film was considered offbeat and Nithya Menen made a mark in it.

Though she started her career in the Malayalam film industry, she later made her debut in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi cinema as well. Be it romantic-comedy Ala Modalindi or in telugu Oh Kadhal Kanmani, kanchana 2And Tiruchithambalam Menon has demonstrated his versatility in Tamil.

Not just that, she has proven her worth in all the industries she has been a part of. The multi-lingual Menon can speak and sing in six languages.

Nithya Menon’s relationship with experimental roles

Although Nithya Menen has been a part of many commercially successful films, she has never shied away from playing experimental roles. She played a lesbian psychiatrist in the Telugu film FearIn which the issue of homosexuality has been raised sensitively.

She was also seen in Udhayanidhi Stalin’s film as an abusive former police officer. crazyWho is on a mission to catch the killer. Not only serious roles, but Nithya Menon has also tried comedy, which is natural for her.

In 2017, Nithya Menen was paired opposite Thalapathy Vijay in the film MersalThis commercial film directed by Atlee featured Kajal Aggarwal, Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Nithya Menen in the lead roles. Out of the three actresses, it was Nithya Menen who emerged as a strong character despite having less screen time.

In an exclusive interview with IndiaToday.in, Menon spoke about not succumbing to cliches when choosing scripts. She said, “Of course! But it’s not something I decided when I entered the industry. As the years go by and when I hear stories, I can’t do it if it doesn’t make sense to me. It’s that simple.”

From major projects to films with a strong message, Nithya Menen has done it all and still has the passion to do more. With this National Award, she may have just started on her path to fame.