Nithya Menen & Shalini Pandey Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Nithya Menen and Shalini Pandey appeared together in 2 Telugu films between 2019 and 2025. Their highest-rated collaboration was Idli Kadai (2025 — 6.8/10). Films span NTR Kathanayakudu (2019) through Idli Kadai (2025).
The Nithya Menen & Shalini Pandey partnership
From NTR Kathanayakudu (2019) to Idli Kadai (2025). Their most recent film, Idli Kadai, came out in 2025 — the partnership is still active. It started with NTR Kathanayakudu (2019).
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to NTR Kathanayakudu; the 2020s to Idli Kadai. Nithya Menen acted in every film; Shalini Pandey acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.9/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.8/10.
- NTR Kathanayakudu
- Idli Kadai
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 6 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
40% of Shalini Pandey's screen credits are with Nithya Menen.
Before NTR Kathanayakudu, Nithya Menen had starred in 29 films, including Mersal (2017) and Janatha Garage (2016).
Before NTR Kathanayakudu, Shalini Pandey had starred in 2 films, including Arjun Reddy (2017) and Mahanati (2018).
After Idli Kadai, Shalini Pandey went on to appear in 1 more film, including Rahu Ketu (2026).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Nithya Menen & Shalini Pandey's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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