Aditi Balan

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Aditi Balan
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Aditi Balan in 2017
Born
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupations
  • Actress
  • dancer
  • model
  • Advocate
Years active2017–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]

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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 acted in Telugu Movie Saripodhaa Sanivaaram Movie.

Filmography

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released

Films

List of films and roles
YearFilmRoleLanguageNotesRef.
2017 Aruvi Aruvi Tamil Debut in Lead Role [5]
2021 Kutty Story KuchuTamilSegment: Aadal Paadal [6]
Cold Case Medha Padmaja Malayalam Debut in Malayalam cinema [7]
2022 Padavettu ShymaMalayalam [8]
2023 Shaakuntalam Priyamvada Telugu Debut in Telugu cinema [9]
[10]
Karumegangal Kalaigindrana KanmaniTamil [11]
Vela Malayalam [12]
2024 Captain Miller Princess ShakunthalaTamil [13]
Saripodhaa Sanivaaram BhadraTelugu https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saripodhaa_Sanivaaram

Television

List of web series and roles
YearWeb SerieRoleNetworkNotesRef.
2021 Navarasa Bhagyalakshmi Netflix Segment: Payasam [14]
[15]
2023 Story of Things Vannamayil SonyLIV Segment: Cellular [16]

Awards and nominations

List of awards and nominations
Year [lower-alpha 1] AwardCategoryFilmResultRef.
2018 Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards Best Debut Actress Aruvi Won [17]
Edison Awards Won [18]
Filmfare Awards South Best Actress – Tamil Nominated [19]
Critics Best Actress – Tamil Won [20]
Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards Best ActressWon [21]
South Indian International Movie Awards Best Actress – Tamil Nominated [22]
Best Debut Actress – TamilNominated
Best Actress (Critics) – TamilWon [23]
Techofes Awards Best Debut FemaleWon [24]
Vijay Awards Best Debut Actress Won [25] [ unreliable source? ]

Notes

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

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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. ↑ "Aditi Balan on board for Vasanth's 'Navarasa'!". Sify . Archived from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
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  16. ↑ "SonyLIV's Tamil anthology series Story of Things gets release date". The Indian Express. 27 December 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
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  19. ↑ "Nominations for the 65th Jio Filmfare Awards (South) 2018". Filmfare.com.
  20. ↑ "Winners of the 65th Jio Filmfare Awards (South) 2018".
  21. ↑ "9th NTFF 2018: Official selection & Winners of Tamilar Awards 2018 Tamil Nadu". Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  22. ↑ "SIIMA 2018 Nominations: Vijay's Mersal Beats Madhavan And Vijay Sethupathi's Vikram Vedha". NDTV. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  23. ↑ "SIIMA 2018: Sivakartikeyan, Madhavan, Nivin Pauly, Hansika Motwani win big". Hindustan Times. 15 September 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  24. ↑ @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.
  25. ↑ "10th Vijay Awards winners list". The Times of India .
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