Nithya appeared first on screen as a child artist when she was ten in the Indian English language film , '' The Monkey Who Knew Too Much '' ( 1998 ) , playing the younger sister to Tabu 's character . In 2006 , she started her acting career in a supporting role with the Kannada film '' 7 O ' Clock '' directed by Kannada 's top cinematographer Santosh Rai Pataje . The 2008 off-beat film '' Aakasha Gopuram '' , directed by National Film Award-winning director K. P. Kumaran , marked her Malayalam debut in leading role in which she was paired with Mohanlal . She was in the midst of her 12th class exams when she was offered the role , after Mohanlal had spotted her on the front cover of a tourism magazine , Stark World Kerala . Her performance was well received , with critics writing that she shows " sparkle in her debut venture " and " makes her entry in an impressive role " , though the film , based on the Norwegian play '' The Master Builder '' , got mixed reviews and was a financial failure . She next made a comeback into Kannada films with the super hit film '' Josh '' . She played a supporting role in the film , which received rave reviews , and became a commercial success as well , with her performance garnering her a nomination in the Best Supporting Actress category at the 57th Filmfare Awards South
57th Filmfare Awards South
57th Filmfare Awards South
Nithya Menen