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In this Indian name, the name Balamurali is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Aparna.
Aparna Balamurali
Aparna Balamurali
Born (1995-09-11) 11 September 1995 (age 29)[1]
Thrissur, Kerala, India
OccupationActress
Years active2015—present
AwardsNational Film Award for Best Actress (2020)

Aparna Balamurali (born 11 September 1995) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Malayalam films and some Tamil films. She is known for her roles in Maheshinte Prathikaaram (2016), Sunday Holiday (2017) and Soorarai Pottru (2020). For the last of these, she won the National Film Award for Best Actress.

Personal life

Aparna was born in Thrissur, Kerala, India to KP Balamurali, a music director and Shobha Balamurali .[citation needed] She completed her schooling at Devamatha CMI Public School.[2]

Career

Aparna made her acting debut in the Malayalam film Yathra Thudarunnu (2013) along with Lakshmi Gopalaswamy, directed by Jayan Sivapuram.[3] In 2015, her movie Oru Second Class Yathra was released. She rose to fame with her film named, Maheshinte Prathikaaram in 2016.[4] She also starred in comedy Oru Muthassi Gada (2016).[5] She made her Tamil debut in 8 Thottakkal (2017). She played in Sunday Holiday (2017) and Thrissivaperoor Kliptham (2017). In both films, she is paired opposite Asif Ali.[6] Besides this, she also pursued her career in Music and gave songs like Mounangal Mindumoree, Thennal Nilavinte and Thanthane. Her 2018 releases are Kamuki and B. Tech.[citation needed] She has been cast as the Tamil film's heroine in Sarvam Thaala Mayam (2019) starring G. V. Prakash Kumar.[7] Her subsequent films in Malayalam were Mr. & Ms. Rowdy (2019) and Jeem Boom Bhaa (2019).[8] She appeared as Bommi in Suriya starrer Soorarai Pottru (2020).[citation needed] The next Tamil movie was Theethum Nandrum (2021).[9]

Filmography

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
  • All films are in Malayalam language unless otherwise noted.
Year Film Role Notes Ref.
2015 Oru Second Class Yathra Amritha Unnikrishnan [10]
2016 Maheshinte Prathikaaram Jimsy Augustine [11]
Oru Muthassi Gada Alice & Young Leelamma Dual role [12]
2017 8 Thottakkal Meera Tamil film [13]
Sunday Holiday Anu [14]
Sarvopari Palakkaran Anupama Neelakandan [15]
Thrissivaperoor Kliptham Bhageerati [16]
Mayaanadhi Herself Special appearance [17]
Yathra Thudarunnu Unnamed [18]
2018 Kamuki Achama Varghese [19]
B. Tech Priya [20]
2019 Allu Ramendran Swathy [21]
Sarvam Thaala Mayam Sara Tamil film [22]
Mr. & Ms. Rowdy Poornima [23]
Jeem Boom Bhaa Muth Cameo [24]
2020 Soorarai Pottru Sundari (Bommi) Tamil film [25]
2021 Theethum Nandrum Sumathi [26]
2022 Veetla Vishesham Sowmya [27]
Sundari Gardens Suma (Sundari Mathews) [28]
Ini Utharam Janaki
Nitham Oru Vaanam Mathi Tamil film [29]
Dhoomam† TBA [30]
Ula† TBA Filming [31]
Padmini† TBA Filming [32]
Mindiyum Paranjum TBA Filming [33]
Kaapa † TBA Filming [34]

Other works

Year Film Language Channel Notes
2016 Mazhayayi Malayalam YouTube Music album
2017 Naadu Malayalam Music album
2020 Paadacharan Malayalam Short film
It's me nature Malayalam Music album
2021 Ila Malayalam Short film
Bin Bulaye Hindi Short film
2022 Puthu Puthu Arthangal Tamil Zee Tamil Serial
Fingertip (season 2) Tamil ZEE5 Web series

Discography

Year Song Film Co-singer Language
2016 "Mounangal Mindumoree" Maheshinte Prathikaaram Vijay Yesudas Malayalam
"Thennal Nilavinte" Oru Muthassi Gadha Vineeth Sreenivasan
"Vinnil Theliyum Meghame" Pa Va Vijay Yesudas
2017 "Mannippaya Ena Ketkadhe" 8 Thottakkal Udhay Kannan Tamil
"Mazha Paadum" Sunday Holiday Arvind Venugopal Malayalam
"Thanthane" Naadu (Music Album)
2020 "Kanyamariyame" Kanyamariyame (Music album)
2021 "Veyil Choodum" Veyil Choodum (Music album)
"Ninnil ninnum Njan" Hased (Music album)

Awards and nominations

Film Award Category Result
Soorarai Pottru National Film Award Best Actress[35] Won
SIIMA Awards Best Actress (Critics) Won
Best Actress Nominated

References

  1. ^ "Happy Birthday Aparna Balamurali!Fans send out heartfelt wishes for the Kollywood actress". zoomtventertainment.com. 21 September 2020.
  2. ^ അജിത് (12 January 2018). "ഇത് നിങ്ങളറിയാത്ത അപർണ ബാലമുരളി!". Malayala Manorama (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 26 August 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Aparna Balamurali". 27 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Maheshinte Prathikaram review: Finally, an intelligent comedy". Archived from the original on 6 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Oru Muthassi Gadha Review |". 15 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Aparna Balamurali is a scribe in her Tamil debut".
  7. ^ "Aparna Balamurali signs Sarvam Thaala Mayam". 30 November 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Mr & Ms Rowdy review:Predictable, but ends up as an average watch". Archived from the original on 23 February 2019.
  9. ^ Chandar, Bhuvanesh (12 March 2021). "Theethum Nandrum Movie Review: A simple, neatly bound tale about depravity". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  10. ^ Sidhardhan, Sanjith (27 January 2017). "Aparna Balamurali is not affected by fame: Vineeth". The Times of India.
  11. ^ Soman, Deepa (20 February 2016). "Jimsy is quite like me, says Aparna Balamurali". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 14 July 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  12. ^ Aparna Balamurali a modern girl in her next
  13. ^ 8 Thottakkal review: A satisfying thriller that could have been trimmed a bit
  14. ^ Sunday Holiday movie review: Aparna Balamurali sparkles in a part-sweet, part-bland film
  15. ^ Sidhardhan, Sanjith (23 June 2017). "Sarvopari Palakkaran's first poster features Anoop Menon and Aparna Balamurali against the backdrop of Kiss of Love - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  16. ^ "ഓട്ടോക്കാരിയായി അപർണ്ണയുടെ കിടിലൻ ഗെറ്റപ്പ്; 'തൃശ്ശിവപേരൂര്‍ ക്ലിപ്ത'ത്തിന്റെ ട്രെയിലർ കാണാം | Aparna Balamurali as auto driver in Thrishivaperoor Kliptham Movie". Vanitha.in. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  17. ^ George, Anjana (16 November 2017). "Aparna Balamurali and Leona in Mayanadhi". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  18. ^ Why Aparna Balamurali was chosen for Suriya's next
  19. ^ "Kaamuki movie review: Oh Aparna Balamurali, what were you thinking?- Entertainment News, Firstpost". 27 May 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  20. ^ Asif has now become a big brother to me: Aparna Balamurali
  21. ^ "Allu Ramendran Movie Review {3.0/5}: Critic Review of Allu Ramendran by Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  22. ^ Rajendran, Gopinath (30 November 2017). "Aparna Balamurali signs Rajiv Menon's film". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  23. ^ S, Gautham (1 December 2018). "Bold and beautiful". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  24. ^ Jeem Boom Bhaa teaser released
  25. ^ "Aparna Balamurali is paired alongside Suriya in her next". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  26. ^ "Aparna Balamurali's next, Theethum Nandrum". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  27. ^ "This is why Aparna Balamurali agreed to be part of RJ Balaji's Veetla Vishesham - Times of India". The Times of India.
  28. ^ Aparna Balamurali plays a librarian in a love story
  29. ^ "Ashok Selvan, Ritu Varma team up again". The New Indian Express. 8 February 2022.
  30. ^ [1]
  31. ^ Aparna Balamurali's Ula is a family drama helmed by Kalki director Praveen Prabharam
  32. ^ Kunchacko Boban and Aparna Balamurali team up for ‘Thinkalazhcha Nischayam’ director’s next
  33. ^ Aparna Balamurali, Unni Mukundan to lead in ‘Luca’ director’s next film
  34. ^ "Watch: Prithviraj Sukumaran performing fight sequences for 'Kaapa'". The Times of India. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  35. ^ "68th National Film Awards | Soorarai Pottru wins Best Film award". The Hindu. 22 July 2022.
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