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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Aparna Vinod<br />
| image = Aparna vinod malayalam actress.jpg<br />
| caption = <br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|2|19|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Cochin]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]<br />
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]<br />
| other_names = <br />
| education = [[M.Sc.]] [[Psychology]]<br />
| occupation = [[Actress]], [[Dancer]] and [[Model (person)|Model]]<br />
| parents = Vinod Ponnan, Vaiga Sukumar<br />
| relatives = Gayatri Vinod<br />
| years active = 2012–present<br />
}}<br />
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'''Aparna Vinod''' is an Indian film and theatre actress. She made her film debut in 2015 with the [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam film]] ''[[Njan Ninnodu Koodeyundu]]''.<br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
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]].<br />
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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.<br />
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== Career ==<br />
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=== Film ===<br />
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.<br />
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In her second film [[Kohinoor (2015 film)|Kohinoor]], she played the lead female role alongside [[Asif Ali (actor)|Asif Ali]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/aparna-is-asif-alis-heroine-in-kohinoor/articleshow/47830154.cms|title=Aparna is Asif Ali’s heroine in Kohinoor|website=The Times of India}}</ref><br />
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After the success of Kohinoor, her debut in the Tamil film Industry came in the form of a role in a [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]] movie,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/aparna-vinod-learns-tamil-on-the-sets-of-vijay-film/articleshow/53897758.cms|title=Aparna Vinod learns Tamil on the sets of Vijay film |website=The Times of India}}</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 web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/010516/it-s-a-dream-come-true-aparna-vinod.html|title=It’s a dream come true: Aparna Vinod|first=Balajee C.|last=R|date=1 May 2016|website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref> The film was directed by veteran Tamil Director [[Bharathan (Tamil director)|Bharathan]].<br />
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=== Drama ===<br />
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]].<br />
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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=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kozhikode/from-tinsel-town-to-college-campus/article18428015.ece|title=From tinsel town to college campus|first=P. k Ajith|last=Kumar|date=11 May 2017|via=The Hindu}}</ref><br />
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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]]'' 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]].<br />
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==Filmography==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
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! Year <br />
! Film <br />
! Role <br />
! Language<br />
!Notes<br />
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| 2015 || ''[[Njan Ninnodu Koodeyundu]]'' || Thaara || Malayalam <br />
|Debut Film<br />
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| 2015|| ''[[Kohinoor (2015 film)|Kohinoor]]'' || Daisy<br />
| Malayalam <br />
|heroine <br />
|-<br />
| 2017|| ''[[Bairavaa]]'' || Vaishali ||Tamil <br />
|Debut Film (Tamil)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/bairavaa-actress-aparna-vinod-turns-heroine-in-bharaths-next/articleshow/65023775.cms|title='Bairavaa' actress Aparna Vinod is Bharath's heroine!|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-11-14}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
|2021<br />
|''[[Naduvan]]''<br />
|Madhu<br />
|Tamil<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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