Aditi Balan

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Aditi Balan
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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]

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Career

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

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released

Films

List of films and roles
YearFilmRoleLanguageNotesRef.
2015 Yennai Arindhaal Hemanika's student Tamil Uncredited role
2017 Aruvi AruviTamilDebut in A Lead Role [4]
2021 Kutty Story KuchuTamilSegment: Aadal Paadal [5]
Cold Case Medha PadmajaMalayalamReleased on Amazon Prime Video [6]
2022 Padavettu Shyma Malayalam [7]
2023 Shaakuntalam Priyamvada Telugu [8]
[9]
Karumegangal Kalaigindrana KanmaniTamil [10]
Vela Malayalam [11]
2024 Captain Miller Princess ShakunthalaTamil [12]

Web series

List of web series and roles
YearWeb SerieRoleLanguageNotesRef.
2021 Navarasa BhagyalakshmiTamil Netflix Series Segment: Payasam [13]
[14]
2023 Story of Things VannamayilTamil Sony LIV Originals Segment: Cellular [15]

Awards and nominations

List of awards and nominations
Year [lower-alpha 1] AwardCategoryFilmResultRef.
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 ActressWon [20]
South Indian International Movie Awards Best Actress – Tamil Nominated [21]
Best Debut Actress – TamilNominated
Best Actress (Critics) – TamilWon [22]
Techofes Awards Best Debut FemaleWon [23]
Vijay Awards Best Debut Actress Won [24] [ unreliable source? ]

Notes

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

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References

  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.
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