{{Short description|Indian actress}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}} {{Infobox person | name = Aparna | image = | imagesize = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Aparna Pillai | birth_date = <!-- {{Birth date and age|df=yes|||}} --> | birth_place = Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India | othername = | occupation = Actress, model | years_active = 2004–2009 | spouse = Bharani (m.2011) | domesticpartner = | website = }}
'''Aparna Pillai''', better known mononymously as '''Aparna''', is an Indian former actress, who has appeared in Tamil films. She is probably best known for her performances in ''Pudhukottaiyilirundhu Saravanan'' and ''Nenjil''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/interview/6219.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050114155123/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/interview/6219.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 January 2005|title=Tamil Cinema News | Tamil Movie Reviews | Tamil Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Tamil}}</ref>
==Career== Aparna Pillai ventured into the film industry after participating in the Miss Chennai pageant.
In June 2011, she married Bharani, an orthopaedic surgeon, and quit acting in films. Post-marriage, she pursued dancing and performed in several dance recitals and appeared in a production titled "Kadhal Aaghi Kasindhu". Aparna also entered television and produced several TV programs like ''Anjarai Petti'', before becoming the creative head and director of ''Aayirathil Oruvan'', a reality game show, which was aired on Zee Tamizh.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}}
== Filmography == {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! class=unsortable|Notes |- | 2004 || ''Pudhukottaiyilirundhu Saravanan'' || Shalini || Tamil || |- | 2005 || ''ABCD'' || Divya Daisy || Tamil || |- | 2005 || ''December'' || Nandhini || Malayalam || |- | 2006 || ''Nenjil'' || Priya || Tamil || |- | 2009 || ''Kannukulle'' || Gayathri || Tamil || |- |}
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