In 2011 , her first release was Nandini Reddy 's romantic comedy '' Ala Modalaindi '' , which was Nithya 's maiden Telugu venture as well . The film opened to favourable reviews by critics and turned out to become a sleeper hit , while Nithya received critical praise for her performance . '' Idlebrain '' s Jeevi in his review cited that she " epitomized Nitya character with her fabulous performance " , " looks beautiful in all kinds of dresses " and was " the best debut in recent years of Telugu cinema after Samantha in '' YMC '' " , while another critic wrote that she was a " charming find " and " ... quite the Genelia replacement that our cinema so badly needs right now . " She eventually won the Nandi Award for Best Actress for her performance and received a nomination for Filmfare Award for Best Actress at the 59th Filmfare Awards South . Further more , she also sang two songs for the soundtrack album of the film , tuned by Kalyani Malik . Nandini Reddy , later , went on to describe Nithya as " the discovery of the decade " . Following '' Ala Modalaindi '' , she starred in Santosh Sivan 's historical fiction '' Urumi '' as part of an ensemble cast . She portrayed a Chirakkal princess named Bala , playing the love interest of Prabhu Deva 's character , which gained positive remarks , with a Sify review claiming that she " looks pretty and is a scene stealer " . Nithya quoted that much of her character was based on " Santosh 's perception of who I am " , with Sivan stating that he had written that role for her and that only she could play it . She received a nomination for Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress at the 59th Filmfare Awards South She next appeared in ad-filmmaker Jayendra 's bilingual venture '' 180 '' / '' Nootrenbadhu '' , made and released in Tamil and Telugu , in which she played a photo journalist named Vidhya . She described the character as " bubbly , full of life , nosey , wide-eyed and innocent in life " and to be similar to herself . Later the year , she was seen in Sibi Malayil 's '' Violin '' in Malayalam and the Gautham Menon-produced '' Veppam '' in Tamil
59th Filmfare Awards South
59th Filmfare Awards South
Nithya Menen