Aparna Balamurali


Personal life

Aparna hails from Thrissur in Kerala, India. 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

Discography

YearSongFilmCo-singerNotes
2016"Mounangal Mindumoree"Maheshinte PrathikaaramVijay Yesudas
2016"Thennal Nilavinte"Oru Muthassi GadhaVineeth Sreenivasan
2016"Vinnil Theliyum Meghame"Pa VaVijay Yesudas
2017"Mannippaya Ena Ketkadhe"8 ThottakkalUdhay Kannan
2017"Mazha Paadum"Sunday HolidayAravind Venugopal
2017"Thanthane"NaaduMusic Album

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryFilmResult
2016Mirchi Music Awards SouthUpcoming singer rowspan=2
2016Asiavision AwardsNew sensation in Acting Oru Second Class Yathra-
2017Filmfare Awards SouthBest Supporting Actress – MalayalamMaheshinte Prathikaaram
2017Asianet Film AwardsBest Debut actressMaheshinte Prathikaaramrowspan=4
2017Vanitha Film AwardsBest Debut actressMaheshinte Prathikaaram-
2017North American Film AwardsNew sensational heroineMaheshinte Prathikaaram-
2017Asianet Comedy AwardsBest ActressMaheshinte Prathikaaram-
2018Filmfare Awards SouthBest Supporting Actress – MalayalamSarvopari Palakkaran
2018Vanitha Film AwardsBest Star Pair Sunday Holidayrowspan=2
2018Mazhavil Mango Music AwardsBest Duet "Mazha Paadum" -
2018Red FM Malayalam Music AwardsBest Duet "Mazha Paadum"