I went and received the National Award from the President with cow dung in my fingernails, says Nithya Menen

Chennai, Oct 25, 2025

Actress Nithya Menen, who played the lead along with actor Dhanush in the superhit film ‘Idli Kadai’, has now shared some Behind The Scene visuals of the film and disclosed that she went to collect the National Award from the President with cow dung in her fingernails as she had picked cow dung for a scene for the film, the previous day.

Taking to her Instagram page, Nithya Menen shared some BTS video clips and pictures from ‘Idli Kadai’ and wrote, “Some behind the scenes of #idlikadai :). Almost a year now – I went straight from this to the National Award ceremony- with dirt in my fingernails 🙂 having picked up cow dung with my hands just the previous day for a scene.”

The National Award winning actress went on to say, “I found the whole thing very poetic. ‘I wen