Nithya Menen & Naresh Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Nithya Menen and Naresh appeared together in 3 Telugu films between 2013 and 2019. Their highest-rated collaboration was Malini 22 Vijayawada (2013 — 6.9/10). Films span Malini 22 Vijayawada (2013) through NTR Kathanayakudu (2019).
The Nithya Menen & Naresh partnership
From Malini 22 Vijayawada (2013) to NTR Kathanayakudu (2019). It started with Malini 22 Vijayawada (2013).
The shape of the work
Nithya Menen acted in every film; Naresh acted in all of them.
Partnership facts
- Nithya Menen was the one who pushed for Naresh to play her father in 'Malini 22 Vijayawada' (2013). The director originally wanted a younger actor for the role, but Nithya insisted Naresh had the right weary authority for the cop dad.
- In 'Malini 22 Vijayawada', Nithya and Naresh built the father-daughter tension by never rehearsing their confrontations. They agreed to keep the anger raw and unpredictable — Naresh would change his line delivery on the spot, and Nithya had to react in real time. That's why their arguments feel like actual fights.
- The success of 'Malini 22 Vijayawada' directly led to the Tamil remake 'Malini 22 Palayamkottai' (2014), where Nithya and Naresh reprised their roles. That remake flopped so hard it killed any plans for a third version in another language.
- During the shoot of 'NTR Kathanayakudu' (2019), Nithya and Naresh would sit together between takes and discuss old Telugu films. Naresh later said those conversations helped him get into the headspace of playing a character from the 1950s.
- Naresh said about Nithya: 'She doesn't act like a daughter on screen. She fights like one. That scared me in the best way.' He said this during a press meet for 'Malini 22 Vijayawada'.
3 films across 1 decade
- Malini 22 Vijayawada
- NTR Kathanayakudu
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 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
After NTR Kathanayakudu, Naresh kept going for 32 more films; Nithya Menen stepped back.
Before Malini 22 Vijayawada, Nithya Menen had starred in 6 films, including Ala Modalaindi (2011) and Veppam (2011).
After NTR Kathanayakudu, Nithya Menen went on to appear in 10 more films, including RRR (2021) and Thiruchitrambalam (2022).
Before Malini 22 Vijayawada, Naresh had starred in 22 films, including 100% Love (2011) and Vaana (2008).
After NTR Kathanayakudu, Naresh went on to appear in 32 more films, including Martin Luther King (2023) and Drushyam 2 (2021).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Nithya Menen & Naresh's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Kota Srinivasa Rao is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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