Anupama Parameswaran (born 18 February 1996[1]) is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil films.[2][3]
Anupama Parameswaran | |
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.jpg) Anupama in 2024 | |
| Born | 18 February 1996 Irinjalakuda, Kerala, India |
| Alma mater | CMS College Kottayam |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2015–present |
Early life and education
Anupama was born on 18 February 1996[1] to Malayali family in Irinjalakuda, Thrissur district, Kerala to Parameswaran Erekkath and Sunitha Parameswaran. She has a younger brother Akshay.[1][4] She attended CMS College Kottayam, Kerala where she majored in Communicative English until she discontinued college to pursue acting.[5]
Career
Anupama debuted with Premam alongside Nivin Pauly, which was a commercial success.[6] She then had a cameo in James & Alice, a Malayalam film. Later she forayed into Telugu films with a handful of projects including A Aa, where she played a lead role along with Nithiin and Samantha Ruth Prabhu.[7] She then was in the Telugu remake of Premam.[8][9] Her next film was Kodi, her debut in Tamil cinema, in which she had the lead role opposite Dhanush.[10] She also acted alongside Sharwanand in the Telugu film Shatamanam Bhavati which was released in January 2017,[11] followed by Jomonte Suvisheshangal in Malayalam alongside Dulquer Salmaan released in the same month. After Vunnadhi Okate Zindagi opposite Ram Pothineni, she worked on Merlapaka Gandhi's Krishnarjuna Yudham opposite Nani and A. Karunakaran's Tej I Love You opposite Sai Dharam Tej.[12] She was again paired alongside Ram Pothineni in Hello Guru Prema Kosame. In 2019, Anupama debuted with Natasaarvabhowma in Kannada cinema alongside Puneeth Rajkumar.[13] She then appeared in Telugu film Rakshasudu.[14] In 2021, she was paired opposite Atharvaa in Tamil film Thalli Pogathey.[15] In 2022, she was paired opposite debutant Ashish in Telugu film Rowdy Boys.[16] Her second Telugu film in the same year was in Karthikeya 2, which served as a sequel to Karthikeya (2014).[17]
In 2024 Anupama acted in Tillu Square, the sequel to Tillu, starring alongside Siddhu Jonnalagadda, released on 29 March 2024.[18]
Filmography
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Language(s) | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2015 | Premam | Mary George | Malayalam | [19] | |
| 2016 | James & Alice | Isabel / Pinky | |||
| A Aa | Nagavalli "Valli" | Telugu | [20] [21] | ||
| Premam | Suma | [22] | |||
| Kodi | Malathi | Tamil | [23] | ||
| 2017 | Sathamanam Bhavati | Nithya | Telugu | [24] | |
| Jomonte Suvisheshangal | Catherine | Malayalam | |||
| Vunnadhi Okate Zindagi | Maha Lakshmi "Maha" | Telugu | [25] | ||
| 2018 | Krishnarjuna Yudham | Subba Lakshmi | |||
| Tej I Love You | Nandini | ||||
| Hello Guru Prema Kosame | Anupama "Anu" | [26] | |||
| 2019 | Natasaarvabhowma | Shruthi | Kannada | [27] | |
| Rakshasudu | Krishnaveni | Telugu | [14] | ||
| 2020 | Maniyarayile Ashokan | Shyama | Malayalam | Also assistant director | [28] [29] |
| 2021 | Kurup | Sicily | Cameo | [30] | |
| Thalli Pogathey | Pallavi | Tamil | [15] | ||
| Freedom @ Midnight | Chandra | Malayalam | Short film | [31] | |
| 2022 | Rowdy Boys | Kavya | Telugu | [16] | |
| Ante Sundaraniki | Soumya | [32] | |||
| Karthikeya 2 | Mugdha | [17] | |||
| 18 Pages | Nandini | [33] | |||
| Butterfly | Geetha | [34] | |||
| 2024 | Eagle | Nalini | [35] | ||
| Siren | Jennifer | Tamil | [36] | ||
| Tillu Square | Lilli | Telugu | [37] | ||
| JSK Truth Shall Always Prevail † | TBA | Malayalam | Filming | [38] | |
| TBA | Paradha † | TBA | Telugu | Filming | [39] |
Awards and nominations
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| Totals[a] | ||||||||
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| Wins | 2 | |||||||
| Nominations | 6 | |||||||
Note | ||||||||
| Year | Award | Category | Film | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5th South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Female Debut – Malayalam | Premam | Nominated | [40] |
| 2017 | 6th South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Supporting Actress (Telugu) | Nominated | [41] | |
| 2nd IIFA Utsavam | Best Supporting Actress – Telugu | Won | [42] | ||
| 64th Filmfare Awards South | Best Supporting Actress – Tamil | Kodi | Nominated | [43] | |
| Best Supporting Actress – Telugu | A Aa | Nominated | |||
| Zee Cine Awards Telugu | Girl Next Door | Won | [44] [45] | ||
| Debutant of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| Entertainer of the Year – Female | Sathamanam Bhavati and Vunnadhi Okate Zindagi | Nominated | [citation needed] |
References
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