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Sai Pallavi as Nithya Reddy IPS in ‘Om’: Dhanush’s Film Gets Its Cop, Releasing November 20
Sai Pallavi plays CBI officer Nithya Reddy in Dhanush-Mammootty’s ‘Om’, releasing November 20. Here’s why her Amaran reunion with Rajkumar Periasamy matters.
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“Sai Pallavi as Nithya Reddy IPS in ‘Om’: Dhanush’s Film Gets Its Cop, Releasing November 20”
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27 Oct 2026
Key Highlights
- Character reveal: Sai Pallavi plays Nithya Reddy, an Andhra Pradesh cadre IPS officer inducted into the CBI as Additional Superintendent to work with Interpol.
- She leads the mission: Nithya Reddy is the person running operation ‘OM’, the film’s central operation.
- Amaran reunion: This is Sai Pallavi’s second collaboration with director Rajkumar Periasamy after ‘Amaran’.
- Release date: ‘Om’ hits screens on November 20, after moving from October 16 out of respect for Rajinikanth’s ‘Jailer 2’.
- Star power: The film marks Dhanush and Mammootty’s first collaboration, with Naseeruddin Shah and Sreeleela also in the cast.
Sai Pallavi has built her career on women who feel real rather than decorative. In ‘Om’, she is trading that quiet intensity for a badge, and she says the role is closer to her than it looks.
On Monday, the makers of director Rajkumar Periasamy’s action entertainer ‘Om’ revealed that Sai Pallavi plays Nithya Reddy, an IPS officer. Sharing the character introduction video on X, Periasamy wrote, “HER! The PERFORMER @Sai_Pallavi92, You will never cease to amaze! Here’s #SaiPallavi as #NithyaReddy, IPS, Naidupeta Ammayi frOM #OM.”
Sai Pallavi replied, “Dear @Rajkumar_KP sir, Thank you so much for choosing me again and this time play to play Nithya Reddy! I see my alter ego in her.”
