Aditi Balan

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Aditi Balan
Aditi Balan in 2017
Born (1990-12-13) 13 December 1990 (age 33)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation(s)Actress, Dancer, Model, Lawyer and Social Activist
Years active2017–present

Aditi Balan is an Indian actress, dancer and model who works in Tamil and Malayalam films. She is best known for her role as Aruvi in the film Aruvi.[1][2]

Career[edit]

She first featured in the movie Yennai Arindhaal (2015) in an uncredited, brief role. She then got the opportunity to play a lead role in the film, Aruvi. It was one of the biggest hits in 2017, and her performance was unanimously praised by critics. She received many accolades for Aruvi including Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress – South.[3]

Filmography[edit]

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released

Films[edit]

List of films and roles
Year Film Role Language Notes Ref.
2015 Yennai Arindhaal Hemanika's student Tamil Uncredited role
2017 Aruvi Aruvi Tamil Debut in A Lead Role [4]
2021 Kutty Story Kuchu Tamil Segment: Aadal Paadal [5]
Cold Case Medha Padmaja Malayalam Released on Amazon Prime Video [6]
2022 Padavettu Shyma Malayalam [7]
2023 Shaakuntalam Priyamvada Telugu [8]
[9]
Karumegangal Kalaigindrana Kanmani Tamil [10]
Vela Malayalam [11]
2024 Captain Miller Princess Shakunthala Tamil [12]

Web series[edit]

List of web series and roles
Year Web Serie Role Language Notes Ref.
2021 Navarasa Bhagyalakshmi Tamil Netflix Series Segment: Payasam [13]
[14]
2023 Story of Things Vannamayil Tamil Sony LIV Originals Segment: Cellular [15]

Awards and nominations[edit]

List of awards and nominations
Year[a] Award Category Film Result Ref.
2018 Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards Best Debut Actress Aruvi Won [16]
Edison Awards Won [17]
Filmfare Awards South Best Actress – Tamil Nominated [18]
Best Actress (Critics) – Tamil Won [19]
Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards Best Actress Won [20]
South Indian International Movie Awards Best Actress – Tamil Nominated [21]
Best Debut Actress – Tamil Nominated
Best Actress (Critics) – Tamil Won [22]
Techofes Awards Best Debut Female Won [23]
Vijay Awards Best Debut Actress Won [24][unreliable source?]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Refers to the year in which the ceremony was held.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Aruvi actress Aditi Balan on her preparation for the role: 'I lost 30 kilos, isolated myself for 12 days'". Firstpost. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  2. ^ "'Aruvi' review: Newcomer Aditi Balan is the heart of this must-see emotional drama". The News Minute. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  3. ^ Winners of the 65th Jio Filmfare Awards (South) 2018. filmfare.com (16 June 2018). Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  4. ^ "An advocate is the lead actress of 'Aruvi'". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Vijay Sethupathi, Amala Paul part of upcoming Tamil anthology 'Kutti Love Story'". The News Minute. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Prithviraj's Cold Case to release on Amazon Prime Video on this date". The Indian Express. 19 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  7. ^ "'ഇതെന്‍റെ മണ്ണാണ്, ഞാനിവിടെ കിടക്കും വേണ്ടി വന്നാൽ കിളയ്ക്കും'! തീ പാറും പ്രകടനവുമായി നിവിൻ പോളി; 'പടവെട്ട്' ടീസർ" ['This is my soil, I will lie here and I will cut it if I want it'! Nivin Pauly with fiery performance; 'Patavet' Teaser]. Samayam Malayalam (in Malayalam). 2 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Heroes are done, now it's the time for producers!". Latest Telugu Political News | Telangana | Andhra Pradesh News. 15 March 2021. Archived from the original on 15 March 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  9. ^ "'Aruvi' Actress In Samantha's Shaakuntalam". Gulte. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  10. ^ TNN (19 December 2022). "Looking forward to working with Bharathirajaa sir, says Aditi Balan". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  11. ^ Features, CE (28 August 2022). "Shane Nigam and Sunny Wayne star in Vela, Title poster out". Cinema Express. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  12. ^ Balachandran, Logesh (14 October 2023). "Exclusive: Aditi plays a pivotal role in Dhanush's period film". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  13. ^ "Aditi Balan on board for Vasanth's 'Navarasa'!". Sify. Archived from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  14. ^ "KV Anand makes way for Vasanth in Navarasa, Aditi Balan onboard!". LetsOTT. Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  15. ^ "SonyLIV's Tamil anthology series Story of Things gets release date". The Indian Express. 27 December 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  16. ^ "ஆனந்த விகடன் சினிமா விருதுகள் 2017 - திறமைக்கு மரியாதை".
  17. ^ "11th Annual Edison awards 2018 Winners List". Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  18. ^ "Nominations for the 65th Jio Filmfare Awards (South) 2018". Filmfare.com.
  19. ^ "Winners of the 65th Jio Filmfare Awards (South) 2018".
  20. ^ "9th NTFF 2018: Official selection & Winners of Tamilar Awards 2018 Tamil Nadu". Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  21. ^ "SIIMA 2018 Nominations: Vijay's Mersal Beats Madhavan And Vijay Sethupathi's Vikram Vedha". NDTV. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  22. ^ "SIIMA 2018: Sivakartikeyan, Madhavan, Nivin Pauly, Hansika Motwani win big". Hindustan Times. 15 September 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  23. ^ @viknmedia (17 February 2018). "Vikn Media Creations Presents Anna University Techofes Award Best Debut Actor Female Award Won by @AditiBalan for #Aruvi #techofesawards2018 #CEG" (Tweet). Retrieved 11 June 2021 – via Twitter.
  24. ^ "10th Vijay Awards winners list". The Times of India.

External links[edit]

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