Aparna Balamurali

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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
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Aparna in 2018
Born (1995-09-11) 11 September 1995 (age 26)[1]
Thrissur, Kerala, India
Alma materGlobal Institute of Architecture, Palakkad
Occupation
Years active2013—present
Known forMaheshinte Prathikaaram
Soorarai Pottru
RelativesK. P. Udayabhanu (great-uncle)

Aparna Kishok Balamurali (born 26 August 

 1995) is an Indian actress and playback singer who works predominantly in Malayalam and Tamil cinema. She is known for her roles in Maheshinte Prathikaaram (2016), Sunday Holiday (2017) and Soorarai Pottru (2020).

Personal life[]

Aparna comes from Thrissur in Kerala, India.[2] She was born to K. P. Balamurali and Sobha Balamurali.[3] Her father is a music director who has composed several musical albums, and her mother is a lawyer who has also worked as a playback singer in some Malayalam films. The singer-composer K. P. Udayabhanu is her paternal great-uncle. Aparna is trained in Indian classical music and classical dance styles such as Bharatanatyam, Mohiniyattam, and Kuchipudi. She was studying architecture at the Global Institute of Architecture in Palakkad when she began her acting career.

Career[]

Aparna started her career at the age 18 who is working in Malayalam and Tamil film industry. Aparna made her acting debut in the Malayalam film Yathra Thudarunnu (2013) along with Lakshmi Gopalaswamy, directed by Jayan Sivapuram.[4] In 2015, her 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][9] She has been roped in as the Tamil film's heroine in Sarvam Thaala Mayam (2019) starring G. V. Prakash Kumar.[10] Her subsequent films in Malayalam were Mr. & Ms. Rowdy (2019) and Jeem Boom Bhaa (2019) received with average reviews.[11][12] She presented a convincing performance as Bommi in Suriya starrer Soorarai Pottru (2020) has been getting a lot of accolades for her role.[13] The next Tamil movie was Theethum Nandrum (2021).[14]

Filmography[]

Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Role Language Notes
2015 Oru Second Class Yathra Amritha Unnikrishnan Malayalam
2016 Maheshinte Prathikaaram Jimsy Augustine Malayalam
Oru Muthassi Gada Alice & Young Leelamma Malayalam Dual role
2017 8 Thottakkal Meera Tamil
Sunday Holiday Anu Malayalam
Sarvopari Palakkaran Anupama Neelakandan Malayalam
Thrissivaperoor Kliptham Bhageerati Malayalam
Mayaanadhi Herself Malayalam Special appearance
Yathra Thudarunnu Unnamed Malayalam
2018 Kamuki Achama Varghese Malayalam
B. Tech Priya Malayalam
2019 Allu Ramendran Swathy Malayalam
Sarvam Thaala Mayam Sara Tamil
Mr. & Ms. Rowdy Poornima Malayalam
Jeem Boom Bhaa Chaachante Muth Malayalam
2020 Soorarai Pottru Sundari (Bommi) Tamil
2021 Theethum Nandrum Sumathi Tamil
2022 Aadujeevitham dagger TBA Malayalam Completed
Untitled film co-starring Ashok Selvan Films that have not yet been released TBA Tamil Filming[15]
Ula Films that have not yet been released TBA Malayalam Filming
Untitled film co-starring Karthi Films that have not yet been released TBA Tamil Filming

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)

Awards and nominations[]

Film Award Category Result
Oru Second Class Yathra Asiavision Awards New sensation in Acting (Female) Won
Maheshinte Prathikaaram Mirchi Music Awards South Upcoming singer (Female) Won
Filmfare Awards South Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam Nominated
Asianet Film Awards Best Debut actress Won
Vanitha Film Awards Best actress Debut Won
North American Film Awards New sensational heroine Won
Asianet Comedy Awards Best Actress Won
Sarvopari Palakkaran Filmfare Awards South Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam Nominated
Sunday Holiday Vanitha Film Awards Best Star Pair (along with Asif Ali) Won
Mazhavil Mango Music Awards Best Duet (with Arvind Venugopal)

(for "Mazha Paadum")

Won
Red FM Malayalam Music Awards Nominated
Soorarai Pottru JWF Movie Awards Best Actress in a Lead role Won
Behindwoods Digital Awards Best Actress Won
Oxygen Play Awards Hit It Out of the Park (Female) [16] Nominated
Cinema At Its Best Awards[17] Best Actress Nominated

References[]

  1. ^ "Happy Birthday Aparna Balamurali!Fans send out heartfelt wishes for the Kollywood actress". www.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 Biography". 25 December 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2021.[unreliable source?]
  4. ^ https://www.onenov.in/aparna-balamurali-actress/
  5. ^ https://www.sify.com/movies/maheshinte-prathikaram-review-finally-an-intelligent-comedy-review-malayalam-qcfrQVcdfebad.html
  6. ^ https://lensmenreviews.com/oru-muthassi-gadha-malayalam-movie-review-2016/
  7. ^ https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2017/apr/04/aparna-balamurali-is-a-scribe-in-her-tamil-debut-1589873.html
  8. ^ https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/21422/malayalam/kamuki/
  9. ^ https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/21645/malayalam/b-tech/
  10. ^ "Aparna Balamurali signs Sarvam Thaala Mayam". 30 November 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  11. ^ https://www.sify.com/movies/mr--ms-rowdy-reviewpredictable-but-ends-up-as-an-average-watch-review-malayalam-tcxkHMdajafii.html
  12. ^ Rejeesh, K. R. (25 May 2019). "Jeem Boom Bhaa Malayalam Movie Review". Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  13. ^ Rejeesh (25 May 2019). "Jeem Boom Bhaa Malayalam Movie Review". Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ "Ashok Selvan to share the screen with Aparna Balamurali, Ritu Varma and Shivatmika". The News Minute. 29 June 2021.
  16. ^ https://www.oneplus.in/event/oxygenplay-awards
  17. ^ Cinema at its Best [@Cinemaatitsbest] (30 December 2020). "#CAIBAWARDS (2020) #sooraraipotru won 5 Awards Including #BESTACTOR CONGRATS FOR ENTIRE TEAM #SudhaKongara @2D_ENTPVTLTD @Suriya_offl @Aparnabala2 @kaaliactor @gvprakash @nikethbommi @editorsuriya @VickyStunt_dir @jacki_art @_VishnuGovind @valentino_suren t.co/hFPayZoheT" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 31 December 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2021 – via Twitter.

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