Nithya Menen was born in Banashankari, Bangalore. She studied journalism at Manipal University. She once said in an interview that she never wished to become an actress but a journalist, as she was “an idealist”, but felt journalism was “not what it used to be”. She then decided to become a filmmaker as she could express her ideas “better through films”, and enrolled for a course in cinematography at the FTII Pune. During the educational entrance examination, she met B. V. Nandini Reddy, who spoke and convinced her to take up acting. Nandini Reddy would later turn director and sign Nithya for the lead female role in her first Telugu film. Even though her mother tongue is Malayalam, she can speak all South Indian languages
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