Aparna Gopinath
Aparna Gopinath | |
|---|---|
Kasargod , Kerala | |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2013–2019 |
Aparna Gopinath is an Indian film actress and theatre artist. She debuted in 2013, with the Malayalam film ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi opposite Dulquer Salmaan.
Early life
Aparna was born into a Malayali family in
Career
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 Dulquer Salmaan in the movie.[6] Her second movie as heroine was Asif Ali starrer Bicycle Thieves.[7]
She played the female lead in
Munnariyippu starring Mammootty which fetched rave reviews for her acting skills.[10] She had signed Mohanlal-Priyadarshan film Ammu to Ammu but it was later shelved due to production difficulties.[11]
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,[12] Koothu–p-Pattarai.[1] Over the years, she has directed[13] and acted in over 50 plays. Her favorite remains "Moonshine And Skytoffeeby", by a Chennai-based group called Perch directed by Rajeev Krishnan.[12][14]
In 2014, she was a part of ‘Under The Mangosteen Tree’, an adaption of a Vaikom Mohammed Basheer tale.[15]
Awards
- 2013 – TTK Prestige-Vanitha Film Awards – Best Debutante actress – ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi[16]
- 2013 – Amrita Film Awards for Best New Face – ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi
- 2014 – Asiavision Movie Awards (special Jury Award) – Munnariyippu
- 2014 – Nominated – 3rd South Indian International Movie Awards for Best Female Debutant – ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi
- 2014 – Nominated -Asianet Film Awards for Best New Face of the Year (Female) – ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi
- 2015 – Nominated – Asianet Film Awards for Best Actress – Munnariyippu
- 2015 – Nominated – Campus Choice Cine Awards for Most Popular Actress – Munnariyippu[17]
- 2015 – Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam – Munnariyippu
- 2016 – Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam – Charlie
- 2015 – Nominated – 4th South Indian International Movie Awards for Best Actress – Munnariyippu
- 2016 – 2nd IIFA Utsavam for Performance in a Supporting Role – Female -Malayalam[18] – Charlie
Filmography
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi | Madhumitha | Debut film | [6] |
| Bicycle Thieves | Meera | [7] | ||
| 2014 | Mannar Mathai Speaking 2 | Nithya | [8] | |
| Happy Journey | Ziya | [9] | ||
| Gangster | Lilly | [19] | ||
| Munnariyippu | Anjali | [10] | ||
| 2015 | Onnam Loka Mahayudham | ACP Tara Mathew | [20] | |
| Charlie | Dr. Kani | [21] | ||
| 2016 | School Bus | Aparna | [22] | |
| 2017 | Sakhavu | Neethi | [23] | |
| 2018 | Mazhayathu | Anitha | [24] | |
| 2019 | Oru Nakshathramulla Aakasham | Uma | [25] | |
| Safe | Shreya Sreedharan | [26] |
References
- ^ ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ^ "I'm open to more challenging roles: Aparna Gopinath". The Times of India. 31 October 2012. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ^ "Aparna Gopinath". Facebook. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ^ "Aparna Gopinath". Rotten Tomatoes. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ^ "Aparna Gopinath Archives | Moviexpress.comMoviexpress.com". Moviexpress.com. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ^ a b "Aparna Gopinath dances her way to Mollywood". The New Indian Express. 26 October 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Aparna Gopinath's next film with Asif Ali". Asianet. 28 September 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Aparna Gopinath signs up for Mannar Mathai sequel". The Times of India. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Jayasurya's 'Happy Journey' starts rolling". Asianet. 27 December 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "'Munnariyippu' Teaser Featuring Mammootty and Aparna Gopinath Released". International Business Times. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "Mohanlal, Priyadarshan to Team up for Big-Budget Multilingual Film". International Business Times. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Aparna Gopinath : Breaking All the Stereotypes! | RITZ". RITZ Magazine. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ "Tamil Nadu / Chennai News : Christmas pantomime". The Hindu. 29 August 2005. Retrieved 22 March 2018.[dead link]
- ^ "Moonshine and Skytoffee: Bengaluru's tryst with timeless Basheer". OnManorama. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ^ TTK Prestige-Vanitha Film Awards: Shobhana, Prithviraj win best actor, actress awards Archived 7 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Kerala9.com (20 January 2014). Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ Campus Cine Awards Archived 7 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Campus Cine Awards (6 January 2015). Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ "IIFA Utsavam 2017 (2016) Kannada Full Show, Nominees & Winners". Updatebro.com. Archived from the original on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ "'Gangster' features Nyla Usha and Aparna Gopinath in key roles". CNN-News18. 11 February 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "Tovino and Aparna Gopinath come together!". The Times of India. 16 November 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "Dulquer starts shooting for 'Charlie'". Sify. 15 June 2015. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "From Chic to Mommy: Aparna Gopinath". Deccan Chronicle. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "Aparna Gopinath plays an activist in Sakhavu". The Times of India. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "Aparna Gopinath on playing a mother in Suveeran's Mazhayathu". Deccan Chronicle. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "Aparna Gopinath in 'Oru Nakshatramulla Aakasham'". The Times of India. 27 January 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "Malayalam film 'Safe' explores violence against women". Gulf News. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
External links
- Aparna Gopinath at IMDb