Reddy, later, went on to describe Nithya as "the discovery of the decade". [18]  Following Ala Modalaindi, she starred in  Santosh Sivan 's  historical fiction   Urumi  as part of an  ensemble cast . [22]  She portrayed a  Chirakkal  princess named Bala, playing the love interest of  Prabhu Deva 's character, [22]