Aparna Gopinath
| Aparna Gopinath | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kopp |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2013–present |
Aparna Gopinath is a Malayalam film actress and theatre artist who hails from Chennai. She debuted in the film ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi.
Early life
Aparna was born into a Malayali family which has settled in Chennai.[1] She was a theater 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 Muhammad Basheer and several Shakespearean plays.[2][2][3][4][5][6]
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. Her second movie as heroine was Asif Ali starrer Bicycle Thieves.
She also acted female lead in Mamas' Mannar Mathai Speaking 2 which is a sequel to 1995 cult comedy Mannar Mathai Speaking and Boban Samuel's Happy Journey starred Jayasurya. She also acts as a Junior journalist in director Venu's film Munnariyippu starred Mammootty which received rave reviews for her acting skills.
Other Interests and Hobbies
She has also acted in some ads and Aparna found time for furthering her interest in dance when she was acting. She scheduled her activities in such a way that she could get enough time to practice dance steps. To further her interest, she attended dance workshops in Chennai and Kochi. In these workshops, she even took classes for the aspiring actors in the Western style of dancing, especially the Ballroom and the Latin styles.
Besides these activities, she was in the forefront of propagating the social dancing, which is a unique dance variety. In social dancing, one can have a variety of dance forms. They include hip-hop, disco, broadway, Jewish folk dance and Western contemporary dance.
Other than this, Aparna is an expert bullet rider. Her hobby includes bike rally, riding her 500 cc Royal Enfield bullet motorcycle, one which she rode in the movie Charlie'. She often goes for riding. She is an advocate of safe riding. She started riding the bullet from the age of 14.
Awards
- 2013 – TTK Prestige-Vanitha Film Awards – Best Debutante actress – ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi[7]
- 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[8]
- 2015 – Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam – Munnariyippu
- 2015 – Nominated – 4th South Indian International Movie Awards for Best Actress – Munnariyippu
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi | Madhumitha | Malayalam | TTK Prestige-Vanitha Film Awards – Best Debutante actress, Amrita Film Awards for Best New Face |
| 2013 | Bicycle Thieves | Meera | Malayalam | |
| 2014 | Mannar Mathai Speaking 2 | Nithya | Malayalam | |
| 2014 | Happy Journey | Ziya | Malayalam | |
| 2014 | Gangster | Lilly | Malayalam | |
| 2014 | Munnariyippu | Anjali | Malayalam | Asiavision Movie Awards (special Jury Award) |
| 2015 | Onnam Loka Mahayudham | Tara | Malayalam | |
| 2015 | Charlie | Kani | Malayalam | |
| 2016 | School bus | Aparna | Malayalam | |
| 2017 | Untitled Nivin pauly-sidharth siva film | Malayalam | Filming | |
| TBA | Ammu to Ammu | Malayalam | Announced | |
| TBA | Kranthi | Aami | Malayalam | Delayed |
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20150329135901/http://www.mangalam.com/print-edition/sunday-mangalam/68567. Archived from the original on 29 March 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2016. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - 1 2 "I'm open to more challenging roles: Aparna Gopinath – Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2012-10-31. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
- ↑ "Aparna Gopinath". Facebook. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
- ↑ "Aparna gopinath – Movies, Photos, Filmography, Biography, Wallpapers, Videos, Fan Club". entertainment.oneindia.in. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
- ↑ "Aparna Gopinath". Rotten Tomatoes. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
- ↑ "Aparna Gopinath Archives | Moviexpress.comMoviexpress.com". Moviexpress.com. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
- ↑ TTK Prestige-Vanitha Film Awards: Shobhana, Prithviraj win best actor, actress awards. Kerala9.com (2014-01-20). Retrieved on 2016-01-26.
- ↑ Campus Cine Awards. Campus Cine Awards (2015-01-06). Retrieved on 2016-01-26.