Aparna Gopinath

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 Dulquer Salmaan.

Early life

Aparna was born into a Malayali family settled in Chennai. 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.

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 starring Mammootty which received rave reviews for her acting skills. She had signed Mohanlal-Priyadarshan Film Ammu to Ammu but 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) – 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
• 2015 – Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam – Munnariyippu
• 2015 – Nominated – 4th South Indian International Movie Awards for Best Actress – Munnariyippu
• 2016 – 2nd IIFA Utsavam for Performance in a Supporting Role – Female -Malayalam – Charlie