Aparna Gopinath is an Indian actress of film actress and theatre artist. She debuted in the Malayalam film '' ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi'' opposite to

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Early life

Aparna is born into a Malayali family in

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. She was a theatre artist and contemporary dancer before her acting debut. She has associated herself with ‘Koothu-P-Pattarai’, an avant-garde theatre movement of Chennai, and had also acted in renowned plays like ‘Six Characters in Search of an Author’, ‘Woyzeck’, ‘Moonshine’, ‘Sky Toffee’, ‘Sangadi Arinjo’ based on seven short stories of Vaikom abhishekh and several

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plays.

Movie career

She debuted in movies with Martin Prakkat's ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi which became a super hit. She played the role of Madhumitha, a college student and the love interest of

in the movie. Her second movie as heroine was Asif Ali starrer Bicycle Thieves. She played the female lead in Mamas'

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which is a sequel to 1995 cult comedy

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and Boban Samuel's Happy Journey starred

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. She played the role of a junior journalist in director

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's film

Munnariyippu ''Munnariyippu'' () is a 2014 Indian Malayalam-language psychological experimental thriller film directed by Venu and produced by Ranjith, screenplay by Unni R. The film stars Mammootty and Aparna Gopinath, with Nedumudi Venu, Joy Mathew, Pra ...

starring

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which received rave reviews for her acting skills. She had signed

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Film ''Ammu to Ammu'' but it was later shelved due to production difficulties. In 2016, she completed ''Kranthi'' which saw no theatrical release.

Theater career

In Chennai, she was active in English theatre and was a part of plays like ‘Six Characters in Search of an Author’ and worked with various theatre groups including Masquerade, The Little Theatre, Magic Lantern, Madras Players, Koothu–p-Pattarai. Over years, she has directed and acted in over 50 plays. Her favorite remains "Moonshine And Skytoffeeby", by a Chennai-based group called Perch directed by Rajeev Krishnan. In 2014, she was a part of ‘Under The Mangosteen Tree’, an adaption of a Vaikom Mohammed Basheer tale.

Awards

* 2013 – TTK Prestige-Vanitha Film Awards – Best Debutante actress – ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi * 2013 – Amrita Film Awards for Best New Face – ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi * 2014 – Asiavision Movie Awards (special Jury Award) –

* 2014 – Nominated –

3rd South Indian International Movie Awards The nominations for the 3rd South Indian International Movie Awards were announced at a press conference held at a five star hotel in Hyderabad on July 17, 2014. Actors Rana Daggubati and Shriya Saran, who are the brand ambassadors of SIIMA, we ...

for Best Female Debutant – ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi * 2014 – Nominated -

Asianet Film Awards The Asianet Film Awards is an award ceremony for films presented annually by Asianet, a Malayalam-language television network from the south-Indian state of Kerala. Asianet says that awards ceremony has been instituted to honour both artis ...

for Best New Face of the Year (Female) – ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi * 2015 – Nominated –

for Best Actress –

* 2015 – Nominated – Campus Choice Cine Awards for Most Popular Actress –

Campus Cine Awards
Campus Cine Awards (6 January 2015). Retrieved 26 January 2016. * 2015 – Nominated –

Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam The Filmfare Best Actress Award is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Malayalam films. The awards were extended to "Best Actress" in 1972. Film world, p 43 The year indicates the year of release of ...

–

* 2016 – Nominated –

Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam The Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Malayalam films. Superlatives Winners Nominations *2008 Sukanya – ''Innathe Chintha Vishayam'' ** Geetu Mohand ...

– Charlie * 2015 – Nominated – 4th South Indian International Movie Awards for Best Actress –

*2016 – 2nd IIFA Utsavam for Performance in a Supporting Role – Female -Malayalam – Charlie

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gopinath, Aparna Living people Indian film actresses Actresses in Malayalam cinema Year of birth missing (living people) Actresses from Chennai 21st-century Indian actresses