Aparan (transl. The impostor) is a 1988 Indian Malayalam-language mystery film written and directed by P. Padmarajan, based on his short story of the same name. It stars Jayaram, Mukesh, Shobana, Parvathy Jayaram and Madhu.
The film was the debut of Jayaram and it was a critical as well as commercial success. The film was remade in Tamil as Manidhan Marivittan (1989).

Directed by : P. Padmarajan
Produced by : Ajitha
Screenplay by : P. Padmarajan
Story by : P. Padmarajan, M. K. Chandrasekharan
Starring : Jayaram, Shobana, Mukesh, Madhu, Parvathi, Sukumari
Music by : Johnson
Cinematography : Venu
Edited by : B. Lenin
Production Company : Supriya International
Distributed by : Thomson Films