Aparna Vinod

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{{Infobox person
| name = Aparna Vinod
| image = Aparna vinod malayalam actress.jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|2|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Cochin]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| other_names =
| education = [[M.Sc.]] [[Psychology]]
| occupation = [[Actress]], [[Dancer]] and [[Model (person)|Model]]
| parents = Vinod Ponnan, Vaiga Sukumar
| relatives = Gayatri Vinod
| years active = 2012–present
}}

'''Aparna Vinod''' is a south Indian film and theatre actress hailing from [[Kochi|Cochin]] in [[Kerala]], who debuted in 2015 in the Malayalam industry through the movie ''[[Njan Ninnodu Koodeyundu]]''.

== Early Life, Family and Education ==
Aparna was born in Ernakulam in [[Kerala]] to entrepreneur Vinod P (a descendant of [[Padmanabhan Palpu|Padmanaban Palpu]]) and outfitter/designer Vaiga Sukumar. She attended school at [[St. Thomas Residential School]] during her early years and went on to complete her 10th grade from Fr. Mathew Alakalam Public School, [[Chalakudy]] graduating from [[Saraswathy Vidyalaya|Saraswathi Vidyalaya]] in [[Trivandrum]].

Aparna graduated in [[B.Sc.]], [[Psychology]] under the [[University of Calicut]] at Sahrdaya College of Advanced Studies. She has done her M.Sc in Psychology from Presidency College.

== Acting Career ==

=== Film ===
Aparna debuted in 2015 in the Malayalam industry through ''[[Njan Ninnodu Koodeyundu]],'' a [[Cinema of Kerala|Malayalam-language]] Indian [[feature film]] [[Film director|directed]] by [[Priyanandanan]], starring opposite [[Siddharth Bharathan]] and [[Vinay Forrt]] in a lead role.

In her second film [[Kohinoor (2015 film)|Kohinoor]], she played the lead female role alongside [[Asif Ali (actor)|Asif Ali]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://toi.in/wwl39Z/a28fj|title=female lead}}</ref>

After the success of Kohinoor, her debut in the Tamil film Industry came in the form of a role in an [[Vijay (actor)|Ilayathalapathy Vijay]] movie,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Aparna-Vinod-learns-Tamil-on-the-sets-of-Vijay-film/articleshow/53897758.cms|title=tamil}}</ref> playing a minor role as a friend of the female lead [[Keerthy Suresh]], who gets killed, in the 2017 Tamil film, [[Bairavaa|Bhairavaa]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/010516/it-s-a-dream-come-true-aparna-vinod.html|title=second lead}}</ref> The film was directed by veteran Tamil Director [[Bharathan (Tamil director)|Bharathan]].

=== Drama ===
At the Zonal and University Level arts festival conducted by the University of Calicut in 2017, Aparna Vinod played the role of a central female character who went through various stages of life, from a teenaged girl to a revolutionary character, in a play inspired by the [[Greek tragedy]] [[Oedipus Rex]].

Her work in the play earned her critical acclaim and two university level awards including Best Actress in a Leading Role for English Drama. Critics praised her [[method acting]] skills and dedication to the role.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kozhikode/from-tinsel-town-to-college-campus/article18428015.ece|title=best actress}}</ref>

In January 2018, Aparna was awarded the title of Best Actress in a Leading Role at the Zonal Level by the University of Calicut for her performance in the critically acclaimed English language play, ''Road To Redemption,'' Which drew strong influences from plays like [[Charles Dickens|Dickens']] [[A Christmas Carol|Christmas Carol]] and [[Oscar Wilde]]'s [[The Happy Prince and Other Tales|The Happy Prince]]. The key theme of the play deals with the protagonist's struggle with [[Oedipus complex|Oedipus Complex]].
{| class="wikitable sortable"

! Year
! Film
! Role
! Language
!Notes
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Njan Ninnodu Koodeyundu]]'' || Thaara || Malayalam
|Debut Film
|-
| 2015|| ''[[Kohinoor (2015 film)|Kohinoor]]'' || Daisy
| Malayalam
|
|-
| 2017|| ''[[Bairavaa]]'' || Vaishali ||Tamil
|Debut Film (Tamil)
|-
|2020
|[[Naduvan]]
|
|Tamil
|Filming
|-
|}

== Awards & Recognitions ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Award
!Category
!Event
!Play
!Outcome
|-
|2017
|Calicut University: D- Zone
|Best Actress in a Leading Role
|English Drama
|''The Final Judgement''
|{{Won}}
|-
|2017
|University Arts Fest: Calicut University
|Best Actress in a Leading Role
|English Drama
|''The Final Judgement''
|{{Won}}
|-
|2018
|Calicut University: D- Zone
|Best Actress in a Leading Role
|English Drama
|''Road To Redemption''
|{{Won}}
|-
|2018
|University Arts Fest: Calicut University
|Best Actress in a Leading Role
|English Drama
|''Road To Redemption''
|{{Won}}
|}

==References==

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[[Category:People from Thrissur district]]
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[[Category:Actresses in Malayalam cinema]]
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