Aparna Nair is an Indian actress, who appears in Malayalam cinema.

Biography

Aparna was introduced to cinema by the veteran writer-director Lohithadas in Nivedyam.^[1] After Nivedyam, she portrayed Panchali in the play Chayamukhi, which had Mohanlal and Mukesh in lead roles.^[2] Aparna portrayed Kaviyoor Ponnamma’s young version in the 2009 film Meghatheertham, opposite Manikuttan.

In 2010, She acted in Arun Kumar Aravind's Cocktail alongside Anoop Menon, Jayasurya and Samvrutha Sunil, which became a box office success. The film is regarded as one of the earliest defining films of the New wave movement in Malayalam cinema. In Kayam, Aparna was Bala’s pair.^[3]

Her debut Tamil debut was Edhuvum Nadakkum.^[4] She then acted in Beautiful, receiving accolades for her performance.^[5] Next she acted in Streetlight directed by Sankar, in which she played four roles.^[6] She also acted in movies such as Mallu Singh, Thattathin Marayathu, and in Joshiy’s Run Babby Run.^[7]

Filmography