Aparna Gopinath

Aparna Gopinath is a former 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 Chennai. 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 Muhammad Basheer and several Shakespearean plays.

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. In 2016, she completed Kranthi which saw no theatrical release.

Theatre 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. 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 Muhammad 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 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 – Charlie

Filmography +Key Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year Title Role(s) Notes 2013 ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi Madhumitha Debut film Bicycle Thieves Meera 2014 Mannar Mathai Speaking 2 Nithya Happy Journey Ziya Gangster Lilly Munnariyippu Anjali 2015 Onnam Loka Mahayudham ACP Tara Mathew Charlie Dr. Kani 2016 School Bus Aparna 2017 Sakhavu Neethi 2018 Mazhayathu Anitha 2019 Oru Nakshathramulla Aakasham Uma Safe Shreya Sreedharan