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
| Year | Song | Film | Co-singer | Notes |
| 2016 | "Mounangal Mindumoree" | Maheshinte Prathikaaram | Vijay Yesudas | |
| 2016 | "Thennal Nilavinte" | Oru Muthassi Gadha | Vineeth Sreenivasan | |
| 2016 | "Vinnil Theliyum Meghame" | Pa Va | Vijay Yesudas | |
| 2017 | "Mannippaya Ena Ketkadhe" | 8 Thottakkal | Udhay Kannan | |
| 2017 | "Mazha Paadum" | Sunday Holiday | Aravind Venugopal | |
| 2017 | "Thanthane" | Naadu | Music Album |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Film | Result |
| 2016 | Mirchi Music Awards South | Upcoming singer | rowspan=2 | |
| 2016 | Asiavision Awards | New sensation in Acting | Oru Second Class Yathra | - |
| 2017 | Filmfare Awards South | Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam | Maheshinte Prathikaaram | |
| 2017 | Asianet Film Awards | Best Debut actress | Maheshinte Prathikaaram | rowspan=4 |
| 2017 | Vanitha Film Awards | Best Debut actress | Maheshinte Prathikaaram | - |
| 2017 | North American Film Awards | New sensational heroine | Maheshinte Prathikaaram | - |
| 2017 | Asianet Comedy Awards | Best Actress | Maheshinte Prathikaaram | - |
| 2018 | Filmfare Awards South | Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam | Sarvopari Palakkaran | |
| 2018 | Vanitha Film Awards | Best Star Pair | Sunday Holiday | rowspan=2 |
| 2018 | Mazhavil Mango Music Awards | Best Duet | "Mazha Paadum" | - |
| 2018 | Red FM Malayalam Music Awards | Best Duet | "Mazha Paadum" |