Aparna Balamurali | |
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![]() Aparna Balamurali | |
Born | |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2015—present |
Awards | National Film Award for Best Actress (2020) |
Aparna Balamurali (born 11 September 1995 [1]) is an Indian actress and playback singer who primarily works in Malayalam films, in addition to Tamil films. Aparna is recipient of a National Film Award and Filmfare Award South.
She is known for her roles in Maheshinte Prathikaaram (2016), Sunday Holiday (2017) and Soorarai Pottru (2020). For her performance in the last of these, she won the National Film Award for Best Actress. [2]
Aparna was born in Thrissur, Kerala, India to KP Balamurali, a music director and Shobha Balamurali . [3] She completed her schooling at Devamatha CMI Public School. [4]
In 2015, Aparna's debut movie Oru Second Class Yathra was released. She rose to fame with her film named, Maheshinte Prathikaaram in 2016. [5] She also starred in comedy Oru Muthassi Gada (2016). [6] 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. [7] 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. [8] She has been cast as the Tamil film's heroine in Sarvam Thaala Mayam (2019) starring G. V. Prakash Kumar. [9] Her subsequent films in Malayalam were Mr. & Ms. Rowdy (2019) and Jeem Boom Bhaa (2019). [10] She appeared as Bommi in Suriya starrer Soorarai Pottru (2020).[ citation needed] The next Tamil movie was Theethum Nandrum (2021). [11]
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | Oru Second Class Yathra | Amritha Unnikrishnan | Malayalam | [12] | |
2016 | Maheshinte Prathikaaram | Jimsy Augustine | Malayalam | [13] | |
Oru Muthassi Gada | Alice / Young Leelamma | Malayalam | [14] | ||
2017 | 8 Thottakkal | Meera | Tamil | [15] | |
Sunday Holiday | Anu | Malayalam | [16] | ||
Sarvopari Palakkaran | Anupama Neelakandan | Malayalam | [17] | ||
Thrissivaperoor Kliptham | Bhageerati | Malayalam | [18] | ||
Mayaanadhi | Herself | Malayalam | Guest appearance | [19] | |
2018 | Kamuki | Achama Varghese (Achu) | Malayalam | [20] | |
B. Tech | Priya | Malayalam | [21] | ||
2019 | Allu Ramendran | Swathy | Malayalam | [22] | |
Sarvam Thaala Mayam | Sara | Tamil | [23] | ||
Mr. & Ms. Rowdy | Poornima | Malayalam | [24] | ||
Jeem Boom Bhaa | Muth | Malayalam | Cameo | [25] | |
2020 | Soorarai Pottru | Sundari Nedumaaran (Bommi) | Tamil | [26] | |
2021 | Theethum Nandrum | Sumathi | Tamil | [27] | |
2022 | Veetla Vishesham | Sowmya | Tamil | [28] | |
Sundari Gardens | Suma (Sundari Mathews) | Malayalam | [29] | ||
Ini Utharam | Dr.Janaki Ganesh | Malayalam | |||
Nitham Oru Vaanam | Mathi | Tamil | [30] | ||
Kaapa | Prameela | Malayalam | [31] | ||
2023 | Thankam | Keerthi | Malayalam | [32] | |
2018 | Noora, T.V Reporter | Malayalam | [33] | ||
Dhoomam | Diya | Malayalam | [34] | ||
Padmini | Adv. Sreedevi (Sree) | Malayalam | [35] | ||
Ula † | TBA | Malayalam | Filming | [36] | |
Mindiyum Paranjum † | TBA | Malayalam | Filming | [37] | |
Rudhiram † | TBA | Malayalam | Filming | [38] | |
2024 | Raayan † | TBA | Tamil | [39] |
Year | Short Film / Album | Language | Channel | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | Mazhayayi | Malayalam | YouTube | Music album | [40] |
2017 | Naadu | Malayalam | Music album | [41] | |
2020 | It's me nature | Malayalam | Music album | [42] | |
2021 | Bin Bulaye | Hindi | Short film | [43] | |
2022 | Puthu Puthu Arthangal | Tamil | Zee Tamil | Serial | |
Fingertip (season 2) | Tamil | ZEE5 | Web series |
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biography of a living person does not
include any
references or sources. (July 2022) |
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) | |||
2022 | "Thada Buda Kaathu" (Promotional song) [44] | Nitham Oru Vaanam | Tamil |
Year | Film | Award | Category | Result | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | Soorarai Pottru | National Film Award | Best Actress | Won | [45] |
2022 | Filmfare Awards South | Critics Best Actress – Tamil | Won | [46] |
Aparna Balamurali | |
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![]() Aparna Balamurali | |
Born | |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2015—present |
Awards | National Film Award for Best Actress (2020) |
Aparna Balamurali (born 11 September 1995 [1]) is an Indian actress and playback singer who primarily works in Malayalam films, in addition to Tamil films. Aparna is recipient of a National Film Award and Filmfare Award South.
She is known for her roles in Maheshinte Prathikaaram (2016), Sunday Holiday (2017) and Soorarai Pottru (2020). For her performance in the last of these, she won the National Film Award for Best Actress. [2]
Aparna was born in Thrissur, Kerala, India to KP Balamurali, a music director and Shobha Balamurali . [3] She completed her schooling at Devamatha CMI Public School. [4]
In 2015, Aparna's debut movie Oru Second Class Yathra was released. She rose to fame with her film named, Maheshinte Prathikaaram in 2016. [5] She also starred in comedy Oru Muthassi Gada (2016). [6] 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. [7] 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. [8] She has been cast as the Tamil film's heroine in Sarvam Thaala Mayam (2019) starring G. V. Prakash Kumar. [9] Her subsequent films in Malayalam were Mr. & Ms. Rowdy (2019) and Jeem Boom Bhaa (2019). [10] She appeared as Bommi in Suriya starrer Soorarai Pottru (2020).[ citation needed] The next Tamil movie was Theethum Nandrum (2021). [11]
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | Oru Second Class Yathra | Amritha Unnikrishnan | Malayalam | [12] | |
2016 | Maheshinte Prathikaaram | Jimsy Augustine | Malayalam | [13] | |
Oru Muthassi Gada | Alice / Young Leelamma | Malayalam | [14] | ||
2017 | 8 Thottakkal | Meera | Tamil | [15] | |
Sunday Holiday | Anu | Malayalam | [16] | ||
Sarvopari Palakkaran | Anupama Neelakandan | Malayalam | [17] | ||
Thrissivaperoor Kliptham | Bhageerati | Malayalam | [18] | ||
Mayaanadhi | Herself | Malayalam | Guest appearance | [19] | |
2018 | Kamuki | Achama Varghese (Achu) | Malayalam | [20] | |
B. Tech | Priya | Malayalam | [21] | ||
2019 | Allu Ramendran | Swathy | Malayalam | [22] | |
Sarvam Thaala Mayam | Sara | Tamil | [23] | ||
Mr. & Ms. Rowdy | Poornima | Malayalam | [24] | ||
Jeem Boom Bhaa | Muth | Malayalam | Cameo | [25] | |
2020 | Soorarai Pottru | Sundari Nedumaaran (Bommi) | Tamil | [26] | |
2021 | Theethum Nandrum | Sumathi | Tamil | [27] | |
2022 | Veetla Vishesham | Sowmya | Tamil | [28] | |
Sundari Gardens | Suma (Sundari Mathews) | Malayalam | [29] | ||
Ini Utharam | Dr.Janaki Ganesh | Malayalam | |||
Nitham Oru Vaanam | Mathi | Tamil | [30] | ||
Kaapa | Prameela | Malayalam | [31] | ||
2023 | Thankam | Keerthi | Malayalam | [32] | |
2018 | Noora, T.V Reporter | Malayalam | [33] | ||
Dhoomam | Diya | Malayalam | [34] | ||
Padmini | Adv. Sreedevi (Sree) | Malayalam | [35] | ||
Ula † | TBA | Malayalam | Filming | [36] | |
Mindiyum Paranjum † | TBA | Malayalam | Filming | [37] | |
Rudhiram † | TBA | Malayalam | Filming | [38] | |
2024 | Raayan † | TBA | Tamil | [39] |
Year | Short Film / Album | Language | Channel | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | Mazhayayi | Malayalam | YouTube | Music album | [40] |
2017 | Naadu | Malayalam | Music album | [41] | |
2020 | It's me nature | Malayalam | Music album | [42] | |
2021 | Bin Bulaye | Hindi | Short film | [43] | |
2022 | Puthu Puthu Arthangal | Tamil | Zee Tamil | Serial | |
Fingertip (season 2) | Tamil | ZEE5 | Web series |
![]() | This section of a
biography of a living person does not
include any
references or sources. (July 2022) |
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) | |||
2022 | "Thada Buda Kaathu" (Promotional song) [44] | Nitham Oru Vaanam | Tamil |
Year | Film | Award | Category | Result | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | Soorarai Pottru | National Film Award | Best Actress | Won | [45] |
2022 | Filmfare Awards South | Critics Best Actress – Tamil | Won | [46] |