Aparna Balamurali

Aparna Balamurali (born 11 September 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).

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

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
Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Role Language Notes
2015Oru Second Class YathraAmritha UnnikrishnanMalayalam
2016Maheshinte PrathikaaramJimsy AugustineMalayalam
Oru Muthassi GadaAlice & Young LeelammaMalayalamDual role
20178 ThottakkalMeeraTamil
Sunday HolidayAnuMalayalam
Sarvopari PalakkaranAnupama NeelakandanMalayalam
Thrissivaperoor KlipthamBhageeratiMalayalam
MayaanadhiHerselfMalayalamSpecial appearance
Yathra ThudarunnuUnnamedMalayalam
2018KamukiAchama VargheseMalayalam
B. TechPriyaMalayalam
2019Allu RamendranSwathyMalayalam
Sarvam Thaala MayamSaraTamil
Mr. & Ms. RowdyPoornimaMalayalam
Jeem Boom BhaaChaachante MuthMalayalam
2020Soorarai PottruSundari (Bommi)Tamil
2021Theethum NandrumSumathiTamil
2022 Aadujeevitham TBAMalayalamCompleted
Untitled film co-starring Ashok Selvan TBATamilFilming[15]
Ula TBAMalayalamFilming
Untitled film co-starring Karthi TBATamilFilming
PadminiTBAMalayalamFilming
Sundari GardensTBAMalayalamFilming
Untitled Salim Ahmed Film TBAMalayalamFilming

Short films and Web series
Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Role Language Notes
2021ILALidiyaMalayalamShort film

Discography
YearSongFilmCo-singerLanguage
2016"Mounangal Mindumoree"Maheshinte PrathikaaramVijay YesudasMalayalam
"Thennal Nilavinte"Oru Muthassi GadhaVineeth Sreenivasan
"Vinnil Theliyum Meghame"Pa VaVijay Yesudas
2017"Mannippaya Ena Ketkadhe"8 ThottakkalUdhay KannanTamil
"Mazha Paadum"Sunday HolidayArvind VenugopalMalayalam
"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 JFW Movie Awards Best Actress in a Lead role Won
Behindwoods Gold Medal Award Best Actress Won
Oxygen Play Awards Hit It Out of the Park (Female) [16] Nominated
SIIMA Awards Best Actress Nominated
SIIMA Awards Best Actress Critics Won
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.
  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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