She began her career by hosting Tamil television shows before competing in beauty pageants and working as a model.
Her appearance on the show led her to being cast in Mani Ratnam's romantic drama Alaipayuthey (2000), where she featured as a software engineer and friend of the character portrayed by Madhavan.
[8][9][10] In the mid-2000s, Medha signed up to portray a leading role in R. K. Selvamani's police drama film Pulan Visaranai 2 opposite Prashanth.
[11] She continued work as a print model, notably featuring in a bikini shoot for two Tamil magazines, Ananda Vikatan and Kumudam.
[12] She later returned to work as a video jockey on Tamil television, notably appearing on Kalaignar TV in the late 2000s.