Nithya Menen

Nithya Menen

Born: April 8, 1988
in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Nithya Menen is an Indian film actress and playback singer. She has acted in Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, and Kannada language films, as well as an English film. She won 2Filmfare Awards for the Telugu films Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde and Malli Malli Idhi Rani Roju.

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 entrance examination, she met Nandini Reddy, who "brainwashed" and convinced her to take up acting. Vamshidhar Reddy would later turn director and sign Nithya for the lead female role in her first project.

Movies for Nithya Menen...

Title: Masterpeace
Character: Riya
Released: October 25, 2023
Type: TV
When marital discord becomes everyone's business and parents get way too involved in the "peace talks," family drama can become family trauma.
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Title: Kumari Srimathi
Character: Srimathi
Released: September 28, 2023
Type: TV
Srimathi is a 30 year old unmarried woman, with a dead end job, a dysfunctional family and a goal to win back her ancestral house. For that, she needs to raise a lot of money in a short period of time. Seeing a business oppurtunity, she decides to start a bar in her village. This is the journey of Srimathi, battling various societal and moral obstacles along the way.
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Wonder Women
Title: Wonder Women
Character: Nora
Released: November 18, 2022
Type: Movie
A diverse group of six pregnant women, who are on their way to becoming mothers but are plagued by misconceptions, confusion, and questions about pregnancy and childbirth. In their quest to know it all, they discover their identities and answers to their deep-seated problems.
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Thiruchitrambalam
Title: Thiruchitrambalam
Character: Shobana
Released: August 18, 2022
Type: Movie
A guy-next-door tries to find romance in his life while also dealing with his personal problems. How long will it be before he realises what he is looking for is right next to him?
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19(1)(a)
Title: 19(1)(a)
Character: Penkutty
Released: July 29, 2022
Type: Movie
The mundane life of a woman running a photocopy shop goes into a tailspin when a revolutionary writer leaves the manuscript of his unpublished novel with her.
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Title: Modern Love Hyderabad
Character: Noori
Released: July 8, 2022
Type: TV
A new generation of love stories, the love and fascination between the lovers, the dynamics of their relationships, their funny conversations and their conflicts.
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Bheemla Nayak
Title: Bheemla Nayak
Character: Suguna
Released: February 25, 2022
Type: Movie
A sub-inspector and the egoistic son of an ex-MP get in an egotistical war when the former arrests the latter for bringing in liquor from Telangana to AP.
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Gamanam
Title: Gamanam
Character: Shailaputri Devi
Released: December 10, 2021
Type: Movie
The lives of six individuals across the city change just as the city is reeling under floods. Will they all make it safely to the other side?
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Skylab
Title: Skylab
Character: Gauri
Released: December 4, 2021
Type: Movie
Gauri, Anand and Ramarao are some of the many inhabitants of an eccentric village -Banda Lingampally. When the people of Banda lingampally hear that a Space station, Skylab, is falling right on their village, chaos ensues and it doesn't take long for this tragic turn of events to turn into a comedy.
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Ninnila Ninnila
Title: Ninnila Ninnila
Character: Maya
Released: February 26, 2021
Type: Movie
In London, Dev, an overweight, genius chef who suffers with muscle spasms, meets Tara and love blossoms, but things take an interesting turn when he crosses paths with Maya.
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Title: Breathe: Into the Shadows
Character: Abha Sabharwal
Released: July 10, 2020
Type: TV
A 6-year old girl is kidnapped by a mysterious masked man, who demands an unusual ransom. To save his daughter, Dr. Avinash Sabharwal must kill someone! Meanwhile, Kabir Sawant's journey continues in the hostile environment of the Delhi Crime branch. Lies, deceit and mind games begin when Kabir is given charge of the investigation, and meets Avinash.
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Psycho
Title: Psycho
Character: Kamala Das
Released: January 24, 2020
Type: Movie
Based on the Buddhist tale of Angulimala, a dreaded serial killer, Psycho tells the story of a blind man who gets involved in a murder mystery. trying to save his lover from a psychopath who has kidnapped her.
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Kolambi
Title: Kolambi
Released: November 20, 2019
Type: Movie
An elderly couple are destined to live amidst these silenced loudspeakers called Kolaambi. But the onus of a dark secret disturbs them from time to time.
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Mission Mangal
Title: Mission Mangal
Character: Varsha Gowda
Released: August 15, 2019
Type: Movie
A team of Indian scientists at ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) take on the extraordinary task of successfully sending a satellite into the orbit of planet Mars in a country's maiden attempt.
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Praana
Title: Praana
Released: January 18, 2019
Type: Movie
A young woman decides to lead a solitary life in an old mansion, where she soon realizes that the nature surrounding her has other plans for her.
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N.T.R: Kathanayakudu
Title: N.T.R: Kathanayakudu
Character: Savitri
Released: January 9, 2019
Type: Movie
Based on the journey of the legendary Telugu actor, filmmaker and ex-Chief Minister Late Taraka Rama Rao Nandamuri.
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Geetha Govindam
Title: Geetha Govindam
Character: Passerby (Special Appearance)
Released: August 15, 2018
Type: Movie
Vijay Govind, a young college lecturer who dreams of marriage falls for Geetha, a level-headed woman who's wary of strangers and isn't easy to convince. While things seem to go smoothly, Vijay makes a terrible mistake which not only derails any hope for his love story, but also potential repercussions with his family.
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Awe!
Title: Awe!
Character: Krishnaveni
Released: February 16, 2018
Type: Movie
‘Awe’ charts the journey of a motley of characters that have nothing to do with each other but are yet connected by a single, fragile string. Who are these people and what about their lives connect them to each other is what the film is all about.
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Mersal
Title: Mersal
Character: Aishwarya Vetrimaaran
Released: October 18, 2017
Type: Movie
A few individuals in the medical profession are murdered or kidnapped, and the cop investigating the case suspects a doctor and arrests him. But is he the one who is behind these crimes? And why are they being committed?
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Iru Mugan
Title: Iru Mugan
Character: Aayushi
Released: September 8, 2016
Type: Movie
A disgraced RAW agent Akilan (Vikram) is recalled by the agency to track down a crazy scientist and a cross dresser Love (also Vikram), who has discovered a deadly new drug ‘Speed inhaler’.
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Janatha Garage
Title: Janatha Garage
Character: Anu
Released: September 1, 2016
Type: Movie
Anand is an environmental activist who lives in Mumbai. A chance exchange programme takes him to Hyderabad and here, a chance encounter with Satyam results in him taking over the Janatha Garage from the latter.
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Kotigobba 2
Title: Kotigobba 2
Character: Shubha
Released: August 12, 2016
Type: Movie
Sathya, a real estate agent, whose lookalike brother Shiva, who moonlights as a robber. After he robs Rs 250 crores from a couple of businessmen, both brothers become the target of a corrupt cop, who is keen on nailing them.
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JK Enum Nanbanin Vaazhkai
Title: JK Enum Nanbanin Vaazhkai
Character: Nithya
Released: June 24, 2016
Type: Movie
After a party ends in traumatic fashion, the previously hedonistic JK begins to rethink his lifestyle and begins a quest for an honest yet quickly rewarding career to meet his family's needs.
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Okka Ammayi Thappa
Title: Okka Ammayi Thappa
Character: Mango
Released: June 10, 2016
Type: Movie
In an attempt to free their jailed terrorist boss, Aslam, a group of terrorists plants a bomb on a flyover in Hyderabad. Their idea is to cause a traffic jam on the flyover and blackmail the government into releasing Aslam. Krishna is an average young man who goes out to withdraw money from an ATM. Unfortunately, he along with Nithya Menen and many others get caught in the traffic jam on the same flyover. What happens next? Watch to find out
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24
Title: 24
Character: Priya
Released: May 5, 2016
Type: Movie
A scientist invents a time machine but his evil twin brother is after it and will go to any lengths to get the device in his hands.
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Rudhramadevi
Title: Rudhramadevi
Character: Muktamba
Released: October 9, 2015
Type: Movie
Rudraba, daughter of Ganapatideva, the emperor of the Kakatiya dynasty, was officially designated a son through the ancient Putrika ceremony and given the name Rudradeva so that she could succeed her father after his death. Despite opposition, she became of the most prominent rulers of the Kakatiya dynasty and one of the few ruling queens in Indian history.
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Kanchana 2
Title: Kanchana 2
Character: Cameo
Released: April 17, 2015
Type: Movie
A TV channel’s crew goes to a deserted beachside bungalow to stage a horror show but the place is actually haunted and the ghost(s) in the place possess the director and the cameraman in the team.
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O Kadhal Kanmani
Title: O Kadhal Kanmani
Character: Tara
Released: April 16, 2015
Type: Movie
Adhi and Tara are in a live-in relationship but they are both unwilling to get married. How do they realize that marriage is just a natural progression of their relationship?
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Son of Satyamurthy
Title: Son of Satyamurthy
Character: Valli
Released: April 9, 2015
Type: Movie
The son of a rich businessman struggles to save his father's wealth after his demise. However, he faces many challenges when he becomes the sole breadwinner of his family.
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100 Days Of Love
Title: 100 Days Of Love
Character: Sheela
Released: March 20, 2015
Type: Movie
Balan, a columnist, falls in love with his schoolmate, Sheela. What happens when Balan comes to know that Sheela is in a relationship with Rahul?
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Malli Malli Idhi Rani Roju
Title: Malli Malli Idhi Rani Roju
Character: Nazeera Khanum
Released: February 6, 2015
Type: Movie
An unfortunate incident separates a state-level athlete from his lover, who then moves to Malaysia. Years later, she returns to India but certain misunderstandings threaten to keep them apart.
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Bangalore Days
Title: Bangalore Days
Character: Natasha Francis
Released: May 30, 2014
Type: Movie
A fun roller coaster ride about three young people, Aju, Divya and Kuttan who are cousins, reach Bangalore to dream, discover & explore!
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Malini 22 Palayamkottai
Title: Malini 22 Palayamkottai
Character: Malini
Released: January 24, 2014
Type: Movie
Malini, a docile nurse, is forced to move into her boyfriend Varun's house, where she is raped — twice — by his boss, and also sent to prison on false charges. When she comes to know who the person behind her predicament is, she plans revenge.
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Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde
Title: Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde
Character: Shravani
Released: April 19, 2013
Type: Movie
Karthik works in a software company. He falls in love at first sight with a girl Sruthi who attends his friend’s wedding. He gets hold of the phone number of the girl and while noting it down he makes a mistake. And he ends up calling another girl. Meanwhile Sruthi falls in love with Karthik’s colleague Madhu. The rest of the story is all about comedy of errors and how Karthik finds about his true love.
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Myna
Title: Myna
Character: Myna
Released: February 22, 2013
Type: Movie
Satya falls for Mynaa, a woman with a physical disability, and marries her. But trouble begins when they meet a doctor who promises to help her but ends up taking her advantage.
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Jabardasth
Title: Jabardasth
Character: Saraswati
Released: February 22, 2013
Type: Movie
Telugu romantic comedy film written and directed by Nandini Reddy under the banner of Sri Sai Ganesh Productions.
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Okkadine
Title: Okkadine
Character: Sailaja
Released: February 14, 2013
Type: Movie
Bollywood 2013
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Poppins
Title: Poppins
Released: November 29, 2012
Type: Movie
An adaptation of the Sahitya Akademi award-winning play, 18 Natakangal, the story revolves around six couples, exploring different facets of their marital relationship
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Bachelor Party
Title: Bachelor Party
Character: Neethu
Released: July 15, 2012
Type: Movie
Tony, a former outlaw, decides to lead a quiet life with his wife and newborn child. However, their peaceful household is disrupted after the return of a dangerous gangster, Prakash.
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Ustad Hotel
Title: Ustad Hotel
Character: Shahana
Released: June 29, 2012
Type: Movie
When his father refuses to support his choice of a career, an aspiring chef tries to fulfil his dream by helping his grandfather run his small eatery.
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Doctor Innocentanu
Title: Doctor Innocentanu
Character: Anna
Released: April 27, 2012
Type: Movie
Doctor Innocentaanu is the story of Homeopathic Doctor Bargavan Pillai , who always helps poor patients. His wife Subha lakshmi is unhappy that her husband is not earning a lot to lead a financially healthy life.
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Karmayogi
Title: Karmayogi
Character: Moonu Mani
Released: March 16, 2012
Type: Movie
The film tells the story of Rudran Gurukkal, the lone male descendant of the Chathothu family. The family represents the Yogi community, in which Lord Shiva is believed to have been born. Rudran is haunted by a strange kind of destiny. This forms the crux of the story
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Thalsamayam Oru Penkutty
Title: Thalsamayam Oru Penkutty
Character: Manjula Ayyappan
Released: March 2, 2012
Type: Movie
Manju, a village belle becomes popular after she participates in a reality show that records her day-to-day life events and telecasts it to the world
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Ishq
Title: Ishq
Character: Priya
Released: February 24, 2012
Type: Movie
Fate brings two individuals together after their flight to Hyderabad is forced to land in Goa. Along the way, they forge a special bond that changes their lives forever.
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Makaramanju
Title: Makaramanju
Character: Model
Released: September 30, 2011
Type: Movie
The film tells the story of Raja Ravi Varma at a certain stage in his life. He is in the process of painting a masterpiece. The theme of his painting is Pururavas, the legendary king who fell in love with the heavenly nymph Urvashi, who later agrees to become his wife on certain conditions, but disappears without a trace when she discovers that the conditions were violated. Pururavas wanders all around to find her and ultimately does get united with his lover. Ravi Varma, during his work, finds himself attracted to his model Sugandha Bhai and this relationship begin to acquire certain shades of the legend of Urvashi and Pururavas. Together they are thrown into a torrent of love and passion from which they find it difficult to scape.
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Jogayya
Title: Jogayya
Released: August 19, 2011
Type: Movie
Jogayya movie is a sequel to Jogi  and  from the last scene of the Jogi  the first scene of Jogayya.
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Veppam
Title: Veppam
Character: Revathi
Released: July 29, 2011
Type: Movie
Balaji and Karthik are brothers. Unable to bear the torture of her husband (Jyothi), their mother commits suicide. Balaji being the elder one, takes care of his brother Karthik(Nani). Their well being is ensured by their neighbour who is a hoarding painter. Karthik grows up with Revati(Nitya), the daughter of that painter. Jyothi who is a broker and runs a prostitute house wants Karthik to handle his business. But Balaji keeps Karthik and Jyothi away. Vishnu who is the son of a mechanic is Karthik's best friend. He falls in love with Veena(Bindu Madhavi) a prostitute in Jyothi's business. To get Veena out of Jyothi's prostitution business,Vishnu agrees to deliver a drug packet given by Jyothi.He seeks his best friend Karthik's help in this operation. The rest of the story is on how Jyothi plays games with Karthik's life and how Balaji confronts him to save his brother.
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Violin
Title: Violin
Character: Angel
Released: July 1, 2011
Type: Movie
The lives of Angel and her two aunts Annie and Mercy are transformed, when Aby walks in, as their tenant. After a bout of initial resistance from Angel, romance strikes, and the two fall in sincere love.
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180
Title: 180
Character: Vidya
Released: June 25, 2011
Type: Movie
Ajay (Siddharth) comes to Kasi, where his thoughts and ideas on life and death undergo a sea change after he meets a young boy. He relocates to Chennai and stays in a house owned by a couple S V S Murthy (Mouli) and Jayam (Geetha). They treat him as their own son. A do-gooder, Ajay with his jovial nature wins the heart of all those whom he comes across. Vidya (Nithya Menen), a photo journalist meets Ajay and falls for his good nature. Ajay with the help of Vidya even gets street children obtain sponsorship for their education. But things take a turn when Vidya expresses her love to Ajay. He quietly walks off the place and decides to leave Chennai. But a rude accident to Vidya puts the responsibility on Ajay's shoulders to get her back to health. He takes her to USA for a surgery. Meanwhile a flashback reveals that Ajay was a successful doctor in the United States and who led a happy life.
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Urumi
Title: Urumi
Character: Bala of Chirakkal/Daisy da Cunha
Released: March 31, 2011
Type: Movie
Kelu is a warrior in 16th century Kerala whose father was killed by Vasco da Gama and his troops. Kelu vows to avenge his father's death with the assistance of Vavvali and Ayesha, a warrior princess.
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Ala Modalaindi
Title: Ala Modalaindi
Character: Nithya
Released: January 21, 2011
Type: Movie
Gowtam works as a reporter for a television channel. He is nursing a heart break after his girlfriend dumped him for another guy. He attends the wedding of his girlfriend where he meets the another girl Nitya dumped by the groom (her boy friend). They hit off well and become instant friends. Nitya stays in Bangalore and Gowtam stays in Hyderabad. They keep bumping in to each other over a period of years. Though both these people like each other, the fate intervenes to separate them at crucial moments. The rest of the story is all about how this couple finally realises that they are made for each other after few years of courtship.
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Anwar
Title: Anwar
Character: Anwar's sister
Released: October 15, 2010
Type: Movie
The film takes a look at the life of a terrorist. Anwar starts off making money on small-time hawala deals, but later transitions to bombing plots. He becomes a big name in the Coimbatore crime world and wins the heart of Ayesha. Is he really what he seems to be or does Anwar’s past hold an even darker secret?
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Apoorvaragam
Title: Apoorvaragam
Character: Nancy
Released: July 16, 2010
Type: Movie
Apoorvaragam is the story of three youngsters Roopesh (Nishan), Nancy (Nithya) and Tommy (Asif Ali). Roopesh has always been in love with Nancy, but has never had the nerve to express it. For Nancy, love is something that is beyond words. Tommy is the perfect Cupid, who would make things happen for these two. After a lot of unexpected happenings and dramatic twists, it is proven that only true love can endure.
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Angel John
Title: Angel John
Character: Sofia
Released: October 22, 2009
Type: Movie
Maradonna (Shanthnoo) is an aimless youngster who likes to waste his time doing practically nothing other than fooling around. For him everything in life is Oru Rasam (just fun). He likes to take the easy way out and lacks focus in his life. He is the only son of Joseph (Lalu Alex), a Banker and Mary (Ambika), who dotes on him. The only person who has a soft corner for him is the beautiful Sofia (Nithya Menon) who has a limp and is the daughter of a failed filmmaker, Kuruvilla (Vijayaraghavan). Maradonna messes up his life by getting into company of friends and starting an internet café that fails and to recoup his losses and attracted by ‘easy money’ he gets into drugs. Soon he is conned and loses everything after pledging his house to a ‘blade’ moneylender (Salim Kumar).
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Kerala Cafe
Title: Kerala Cafe
Character: Nithya
Released: October 12, 2009
Type: Movie
Ten stories meet at Kerala Cafe.
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Vellathooval
Title: Vellathooval
Character: Jiya James
Released: May 15, 2009
Type: Movie
Jiya, a fun loving girl is tired of her conservative family and therefore decides to abscond with her friend Manu. They become good friends but the society misunderstands them.
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Josh
Title: Josh
Character: Meera
Released: April 10, 2009
Type: Movie
Rockey, the son of a middle-class couple, falls in love with Meena and ignores his studies. While his friends pass with flying colors, Rockey is love-struck. When he comes to know he cannot win over Meena, he falls in love with Meera who also rejects him. Aside from Rockey's path, "Josh" also follows Robo Meena, Meera, and Sneha's path who struggle with their studies. In this coming-of-age story, the decisions each student takes will drastically impact who they become by the end of the film.
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A Mango Tree in the Front Yard
Title: A Mango Tree in the Front Yard
Character: Tamile
Released: February 6, 2009
Type: Movie
A border land to a war zone. Three children on the way back home from the school. They have to face different forms of danger.
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Aakasha Gopuram
Title: Aakasha Gopuram
Character: Hilda Varghese
Released: August 22, 2008
Type: Movie
The film, in Malayalam and made by the Indian film maker K P Kumaran, AkashaGopuram is set among the Indian immigrant community in London and tells the story of Albert Samson (Mohanlal), a middle-aged architect who has clawed his way to prominence.
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Hanuman
Title: Hanuman
Character: Anja's sister
Released: October 28, 1998
Type: Movie
Hanuman is the most lovable baby monkey one can imagine. He meets Tom who comes to visit the temple in the Valley of Monkeys and tries to protect it from the robbers. A warm relationship develops between the two.
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Appavin Meesai
Title: Appavin Meesai
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
After the demise of his father, a 14-year-old is forced to drop out and work in a far away city, on his way back home he loses his money but is determined not to return home until he finds his thief in spite of all odds.
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The Iron Lady
Title: The Iron Lady
Character: Jayalalithaa aka Amma
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
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Kadhalikka Neramillai
Title: Kadhalikka Neramillai
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
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Dear Exes
Title: Dear Exes
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
A rom-com genre film directed by Kamini starring Nithya Menon.