Nithya Menen & Prakash Raj Movies Together List — 7 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Nithya Menen and Prakash Raj appeared together in 7 Telugu films between 2013 and 2022. Their highest-rated collaboration was Thiruchitrambalam (2022 — 7.8/10). Films span Yemito Ee Maaya (2013) through Thiruchitrambalam (2022).
The Nithya Menen & Prakash Raj partnership
2015 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. They saved their best for last — Thiruchitrambalam (7.8/10) came 9 years in. From Yemito Ee Maaya (2013) to Thiruchitrambalam (2022).
For 9 years, a Nithya–Prakash film arrived almost every year. Thiruchitrambalam is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 86% of everything they made together. The 2010s belonged to OK Kanmani; the 2020s to Thiruchitrambalam. Nithya Menen acted in every film; Prakash Raj acted in all of them. Mostly Telugu, with 3 films in Tamil.
Partnership facts
- Prakash Raj personally called Nithya Menen to cast her in 'Yemito Ee Maaya' (2013) after seeing her in Malayalam films. She said yes without reading the full script because she trusted him that much.
- In 'OK Kanmani' (2015), Prakash Raj played Nithya's on-screen father. Off-screen, he kept breaking character to make her laugh during their emotional scenes. The director Mani Ratnam had to do multiple retakes because of their giggles.
- Nithya Menen calls Prakash Raj 'Anna' (elder brother) off-screen. She once said he's the only co-star who sends her a handwritten note after every film wrap — even for the ones where they shared just one scene.
- Their pairing in 'Thiruchitrambalam' (2022) directly led to Dhanush casting Nithya in his next directorial 'Nilavuku En Mel Ennadi Kobam' — because he saw how effortlessly she bounced off a senior actor like Prakash Raj.
- Prakash Raj once told a press meet: 'Nithya doesn't act. She just shows up and the scene happens. I have to work twice as hard to keep up with her.'
- In 'Rudramadevi' (2015), they played enemies on screen. Between shots, Prakash Raj would pull Nithya aside and whisper comedy dialogues from their earlier films to break her intense warrior mode. She said it helped her reset for the next angry take.
7 films across 2 decades
The 2010s brought 6 films together, anchored by OK Kanmani (7.2/10).
The 2020s brought 1 film together, anchored by Thiruchitrambalam (7.8/10).
- OK Kanmani
- JK Enum Nanbanin Vaazhkai
- Thiruchitrambalam
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
7 films across 9 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
44% of Nithya Menen's screen credits are with Prakash Raj. When they first worked together, Nithya Menen had 6 films behind them; Prakash Raj had 184. After Thiruchitrambalam, Prakash Raj kept going for 20 more films; Nithya Menen stepped back.
Before Yemito Ee Maaya, Nithya Menen had starred in 6 films, including Ala Modalaindi (2011) and Veppam (2011).
After Thiruchitrambalam, Nithya Menen went on to appear in 3 more films, including Idli Kadai (2025) and Thalaivan Thalaivii (2025).
Before Yemito Ee Maaya, Prakash Raj had starred in 184 films, including Kanchivaram (2009) and Mozhi (2007).
After Thiruchitrambalam, Prakash Raj went on to appear in 20 more films, including Viduthalai (2023) and Rangamarthanda (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Nithya Menen & Prakash Raj's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Santhanam appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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