Aparna Balamurali

	Totals
Awards won	8
Nominations	11

Aparna Balamurali
Aparna Balamurali
Born	11 September 1995 (age 27); Thrissur, Kerala, India
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	Global Institute of Architecture, Palakkad
Occupation	Actress; Playback singer; Classical dancer;
Years active	2015—present
Parent(s)	K. P. Balamurali; Sobha Balamurali;
Relatives	K. P. Udayabhanu (great-uncle)

Aparna Kishok Balamurali (born 11 September 1995) is an Indian film actress and playback singer who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema and Tamil films. She is known for her roles of Jimsy in Maheshinte Prathikaaram (2016), Anu in Sunday Holiday (2017) and Sundari (Bommi) in Soorarai Pottru (2020).

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Aparna hails from Thrissur in Kerala, India.^[2] She was born to K. P. Balamurali and Sobha Balamurali. Her father Balamurali is a music director who has composed several musical albums, while her mother Sobha is a lawyer who has also worked as playback singer in some Malayalam films. 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 studied architecture at Global Institute of Architecture in Palakkad.

Filmography[edit | edit source]

	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
2013	Yathra Thudarunnu	Daughter	Malayalam	Debut film
2015	Oru Second Class Yathra	Amritha Unnikrishnan
2016	Maheshinte Prathikaaram	Jimsy Augustine
2016	Oru Muthassi Gada	Alice & Young Leelamma
2017	8 Thottakkal	Meera	Tamil
	Sunday Holiday	Anu	Malayalam
	Sarvopari Palakkaran	Anupama Neelakandan
	Thrissivaperoor Kliptham	Bhageerati
	Mayaanadhi	Herself
2018	Kamuki	Achama Varghese
2018	B. Tech	Priya
2019	Allu Ramendran	Swathy
	Sarvam Thaala Mayam	Sara	Tamil
	Mr. & Ms. Rowdy	Poornima	Malayalam
	Jeem Boom Bhaa	Chaachante Muth	Malayalam
2020	Soorarai Pottru	Sundari (Bommi)	Tamil
2020	Aadujeevitam	Rupa	Malayalam	Filming

Discography[edit | edit source]

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)		Malayalam

Awards and nominations[edit | edit source]

Year	Award	Category	Film	Result
2016	Mirchi Music Awards South	Upcoming singer (Female)	N/A	Won
2016	Asiavision Awards	New sensation in Acting (Female)	Oru Second Class Yathra	Won
2017	Filmfare Awards South	Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam	Maheshinte Prathikaaram	Nominated
	Asianet Film Awards	Best Debut actress		Won
	Vanitha Film Awards	Best Debut actress
	North American Film Awards	New sensational heroine
	Asianet Comedy Awards	Best Actress
2018	Filmfare Awards South	Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam	Sarvopari Palakkaran	Nominated
	Vanitha Film Awards	Best Star Pair (along with Asif Ali)	Sunday Holiday	Won
	Mazhavil Mango Music Awards	Best Duet (with Arvind Venugopal)	"Mazha Paadum" (Sunday Holiday)	Won
	Red FM Malayalam Music Awards	Best Duet (with Arvind Venugopal)	"Mazha Paadum" (Sunday Holiday)	Nominated

References[edit | edit source]

↑ "Happy Birthday Aparna Balamurali!Fans send out heartfelt wishes for the Kollywood actress". www.zoomtventertainment.com. 21 September 2020.
↑ അജിത് (12 January 2018). "ഇത് നിങ്ങളറിയാത്ത അപർണ ബാലമുരളി!". Malayala Manorama (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 26 August 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018.

External links[edit | edit source]

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[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.

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