Kajal Aggarwal & Nithya Menen Movies Together List — 3 Films

The shape of the work

Kajal Aggarwal acted in every film; Nithya Menen acted in all of them.

Partnership facts

• Their three-film run from 2016 to 2018 is the only time two leading Telugu actresses have co-starred in three consecutive blockbusters together — Janatha Garage, Mersal, and Awe all crossed major box office milestones.
• In Awe (2018), they played a lesbian couple — a first for mainstream Telugu cinema. Their on-screen kiss and the emotional scene where Nithya's character says 'Nuvvu naaku chaala istam' became a talking point across the industry.
• Mersal (2017) was the first time both of them shared screen space in a Tamil film, and their pairing was so well-received that it directly led to Kajal being cast in the Tamil remake of Awe (which later became Zombie).
• Nithya Menen said in a 2018 interview: 'Kajal and I have this unspoken understanding. We don't need to rehearse — we just look at each other and the scene happens.'
• In Janatha Garage (2016), their brief but memorable scene together — where Kajal's character teases Nithya's about her 'modern' ways — became a meme template for 'friendly rivalry' among Telugu audiences.
• Their three films together — Janatha Garage, Mersal, and Awe — collectively grossed over ₹400 crores worldwide, making them the most commercially successful female co-star duo in Telugu cinema history.