Aditi Balan

Aditi Balan
Aditi Balan in 2017
Born	Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupations	Actress dancer model Advocate
Years active	2015–present

Aditi Balan is an Indian actress who mainly works in Tamil and Malayalam films. Aditi is best known for playing the titular role in the film Aruvi . ^{[1] [2]} Her performance in the film is regarded as one of the "100 Greatest Performances of the Decade" by Film Companion. ^[3]

Career

In 2017 she 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 – Tamil. ^[4] In 2024, she acted in the Telugu film Saripodhaa Sanivaaram .

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Films

List of films and roles

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes	Ref.
2017	Aruvi	Aruvi	Tamil	Debut in Lead Role	[5]
2021	Kutty Story	Kuchu		Segment: Aadal Paadal	[6]
	Cold Case	Medha Padmaja	Malayalam	Debut in Malayalam cinema	[7]
2022	Padavettu	Shyma			[8]
2023	Shaakuntalam	Priyamvada	Telugu	Debut in Telugu cinema	[9] [10]
	Karumegangal Kalaigindrana	Kanmani	Tamil		[11]
	Vela		Malayalam		[12]
2024	Captain Miller	Princess Shakunthala	Tamil		[13]
	Saripodhaa Sanivaaram	Bhadra	Telugu		[14]
	Lineman	collector	Tamil	Cameo appearance	[15]

Television

List of web series and roles

Year	Web Serie	Role	Network	Notes	Ref.
2021	Navarasa	Bhagyalakshmi	Netflix	Segment: Payasam	[16] [17]
2023	Story of Things	Vannamayil	SonyLIV	Segment: Cellular	[18]

Awards and nominations

List of awards and nominations

Year [a]	Award	Category	Film	Result	Ref.
2018	Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards	Best Debut Actress	Aruvi	Won	[19]
	Edison Awards			Won	[20]
	Filmfare Awards South	Best Actress – Tamil		Nominated	[21]
		Critics Best Actress – Tamil		Won	[22]
	Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards	Best Actress		Won	[23]
	South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Actress – Tamil		Nominated	[24]
		Best Debut Actress – Tamil		Nominated
		Best Actress (Critics) – Tamil		Won	[25]
	Techofes Awards	Best Debut Female		Won	[26]
	Vijay Awards	Best Debut Actress		Won	[27] [ unreliable source? ]

Notes

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

References

1. Sekar, Raja (24 December 2017). "Aruvi actress Aditi Balan on her preparation for the role: 'I lost 10 kilos, isolated myself for 45 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. "100 Greatest Performances of the Decade". Film Companion . Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
4. Winners of the 65th Jio Filmfare Awards (South) 2018. filmfare.com (16 June 2018). Retrieved 21 January 2019.
5. "An advocate is the lead actress of 'Aruvi'". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
6. "Vijay Sethupathi, Amala Paul part of upcoming Tamil anthology 'Kutti Love Story'". The News Minute . 2 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
7. "Prithviraj's Cold Case to release on Amazon Prime Video on this date". The Indian Express. 19 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
8. "'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.
9. "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.
10. "'Aruvi' Actress In Samantha's Shaakuntalam". Gulte. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
11. TNN (19 December 2022). "Looking forward to working with Bharathirajaa sir, says Aditi Balan". The Times of India . Retrieved 2 March 2023.
12. Features, CE (28 August 2022). "Shane Nigam and Sunny Wayne star in Vela, Title poster out". Cinema Express. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
13. Balachandran, Logesh (14 October 2023). "Exclusive: Aditi plays a pivotal role in Dhanush's period film". The Times of India . Retrieved 19 April 2024.
14. "'Saripodhaa Sanivaaram' review: Nani& SJ Suryah show". www.thehansindia.com (in Telugu). 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
15. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/tamil/lineman/movie-review/115562203.cms
16. "Aditi Balan on board for Vasanth's 'Navarasa'!". Sify . Archived from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
17. "KV Anand makes way for Vasanth in Navarasa, Aditi Balan onboard!". LetsOTT. Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
18. "SonyLIV's Tamil anthology series Story of Things gets release date". The Indian Express. 27 December 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
19. "ஆனந்த விகடன் சினிமா விருதுகள் 2017 - திறமைக்கு மரியாதை". 11 January 2018.
20. "11th Annual Edison awards 2018 Winners List". Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
21. "Nominations for the 65th Jio Filmfare Awards (South) 2018". Filmfare.com.
22. "Winners of the 65th Jio Filmfare Awards (South) 2018".
23. "9th NTFF 2018: Official selection & Winners of Tamilar Awards 2018 Tamil Nadu". Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
24. "SIIMA 2018 Nominations: Vijay's Mersal Beats Madhavan And Vijay Sethupathi's Vikram Vedha". NDTV. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
25. "SIIMA 2018: Sivakartikeyan, Madhavan, Nivin Pauly, Hansika Motwani win big". Hindustan Times. 15 September 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
26. @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.
27. "10th Vijay Awards winners list". The Times of India . 6 June 2018.

External links

• Aditi Balan at IMDb