Anupama Parameswaran
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Born (1996-02-18) 18 February 1996
Irinjalakuda, Kerala, India
Alma materCMS College Kottayam
OccupationActress
Years active2015–present

Anupama Parameswaran (born 18 February 1996[1]) is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil films.[2][3] She debuted with a supporting role in the Malayalam coming-of-age film Premam (2015), which became an industry hit. Her notable work includes in films such as A Aa (2016), Sathamanam Bhavati (2017), Hello Guru Prema Kosame (2018), Maniyarayile Ashokan (2020), Kurup (2021) and Karthikeya 2 (2022).

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

2015-2017: Early Debut and Sucess

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.

2018-present: Offers in Telugu and Kannada cinema

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]

Filmography

† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role(s) Language(s) Notes Ref.
2015 Premam Mary George Malayalam [18]
2016 James & Alice Isabel / Pinky Cameo appearance
A Aa Nagavalli "Valli" Telugu [19]
[20]
Premam Suma [21]
Kodi Malathi Tamil Tamil Debut [22]
2017 Sathamanam Bhavati Nithya Telugu [23]
Jomonte Suvisheshangal Catherine Malayalam
Vunnadhi Okate Zindagi Maha Lakshmi "Maha" Telugu [24]
2018 Krishnarjuna Yudham Subba Lakshmi
Tej I Love You Nandini
Hello Guru Prema Kosame Anupama "Anu" [25]
2019 Natasaarvabhowma Shruthi Kannada [26]
Rakshasudu Krishnaveni Telugu [14]
2020 Maniyarayile Ashokan Shyama Malayalam Also assistant director [27]
[28]
2021 KurupSicilyCameo appearance[29]
Thalli Pogathey PallaviTamil [15]
2022 Rowdy Boys Kavya Telugu [16]
Ante Sundaraniki Soumya Extended cameo [30]
Karthikeya 2 Mugdha [17]
18 Pages Nandini [31]
Butterfly Geetha [32]
2024 Tillu Square † TBA Filming [33]
Eagle † TBA Releasing on 9 February 2024 [34]
Siren † TBA Tamil Filming [35]
JSK Truth Shall Always Prevail † TBA Malayalam Filming [36]

Short films

Year Title Role(s) Language(s) Notes Ref.
2021 Freedom @ Midnight Chandra Malayalam Short film by RJ Shaan [37]

Awards and nominations

Anupama Parameswaran awards and nominations
Totals[lower-alpha 1]
Wins2
Nominations6
Note
  1. ↑ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They recognize several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.
Year Award Category Film Result Ref.
2016 5th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Female Debut – Malayalam Premam Nominated
2017 6th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Supporting Actress (Telugu) Nominated [38]
2nd IIFA Utsavam Best Supporting Actress – Telugu Won
64th Filmfare Awards South Best Supporting Actress – Tamil Kodi Nominated
Best Supporting Actress – Telugu A Aa Nominated
Zee Cine Awards Telugu Girl Next Door Won [39]
[40]
Debutant of the Year Nominated
Entertainer of the Year – Female Sathamanam Bhavati and Vunnadhi Okate Zindagi Nominated

References

  1. 1 2 3 Balach, Logesh (18 February 2021). "Anupama Parameswaran turns 25, fans wish her happy birthday". India Today. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "Anupama Parameswaran shares her favourite scene with late Puneeth Rajkumar; says, "Appu sir, meet you on the other side"". The Times of India. 1 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  3. ↑ "Kurup: Tovino Thomas says 'Chacko was destined' to be played by him, Dulquer Salman calls it 'mother of all cameos'". The Indian Express. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  4. ↑ Yellapantula, Suhas (31 August 2020). "This Onam, I wish that we can all be free of Covid-19 soon: Anupama Parameswaran". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  5. ↑ "' I won't do anything out of my comfort zone'". The Times of India. 10 October 2015. Archived from the original on 13 October 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "Unstoppable 'Premam' extends its run in Chennai". Manorama Online. 13 January 2016. Archived from the original on 15 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "'Premam' heroine Anupama Parameshwaran signs another Telugu film". Daily News and Analysis. India: Diligent Media Corporation. 18 March 2016. Archived from the original on 20 March 2016.
  8. ↑ "First look of Naga Chaitanya in Telugu remake of 'Premam'". Daily News and Analysis. India: Diligent Media Corporation. 19 February 2016. Archived from the original on 21 February 2016.
  9. ↑ "Anupama in a naadan avatar in Premam remake". The Times of India. 11 December 2015. Archived from the original on 19 December 2015.
  10. ↑ "Shaamlee out, Anupama bags role in Dhanush's Kodi". Deccan Chronicle. 13 February 2016. Archived from the original on 13 February 2016.
  11. ↑ "Anupama Parameswaran teams up with Sharwanand in Shatamanam Bhavati". The Indian Express. 28 June 2016.
  12. ↑ "'Tej I Love You' star Anupama talks about Sai Dharam and Trivikram". The Times of India. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  13. ↑ "Anupama Parameswaran's Kannada debut 'Natasaarvabhowma' a hit". Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  14. 1 2 "Watch Anupama Parameswaran in 'Ratsasan' remake poster". Malayala Manorama. 6 April 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  15. 1 2 Karki, Tripti (19 February 2020). "Anupama Parameswaran and Atharvaa Murali's film titled Thalli Pogathey, see first look". India TV. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  16. 1 2 "Rowdy Boys Teaser: Campus drama ft Ashish, Anupama". Telugu Cinema. 20 September 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  17. 1 2 "Anupama Parameswaran joins Nikhil Siddhartha's Karthikeya 2, watch video". The Indian Express. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  18. ↑ "Nivin Pauly's heroine in Premam". The Times of India. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  19. ↑ "Anupama Parameswaran moving to Telugu film industry". sajmedia.in. Archived from the original on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  20. ↑ "Anupama Parameshwaran makes Tollywood debut". moviemint. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  21. ↑ "Anupama gears up for 'Premam' remake launch". Malayala Manorama. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  22. ↑ "Anupama Parameswaran replaces Shamlee in Dhanush's 'Kodi'". The Indian Express. 13 February 2016. Archived from the original on 14 February 2016.
  23. ↑ "Nithya from Sathamanam Bhavati". The Times of India. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  24. ↑ "It is 'Vunnadi Okate Zindagi' for Ram Pothineni!". The Times of India. India. 30 July 2017. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  25. ↑ CH, Murali Krishna (19 October 2018). "'Hello Guru Prema Kosame' review: A thin and predictable love story". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  26. ↑ Suresh, Sunayana (7 February 2019). "Natasaarvabhowma Review {3/5}: Watch this film if you want a film that has the commercial elements in place, but also has a little twist". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  27. ↑ "Anupama Parameswaran turns assistant director". The New Indian Express. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  28. ↑ "Gregory and Anupama Parameswaran in 'Maniyarayile Ashokan'". Sify. 2 January 2020. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  29. ↑ ANI (11 November 2021). "Dulquer Salmaan starrer Kurup to open across 1500+ screens worldwide tomorrow". ThePrint. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  30. ↑ "Ante Sundaraniki Review: Emotional yet entertaining". Hans India (in Telugu). 10 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  31. ↑ "Despite rains, Nikhil starts shooting". Deccan Chronicle. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  32. ↑ "Butterfly teaser: Anupama Parameswaran starrer seems like an edge-of-the-seat thriller". The Times of India. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  33. ↑ Today, Telangana (3 April 2023). "Tillu Square (DJ Tillu 2) aimed for release in August 2023". Telangana Today. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  34. ↑ "Ravi Teja's 'Eagle' officially drops from the Sankranti race; new release date announced!". The Times of India. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  35. ↑ "Anupama Parameswaran joins the cast of Keerthy Suresh and Jayam Ravi starrer 'Siren'". Pinkvilla. 5 September 2022. Archived from the original on 15 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  36. ↑ "Suresh Gopi plays David Abel Donovan in 'JSK', film starts rolling!". The Times of India. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  37. ↑ Nagarajan, Saraswathy (2 February 2021). "Anupama Parameswaran on the kind of discussion Malayalam short film 'Freedom@Midnight' is generating". The Hindu.
  38. ↑ "SIIMA Nominations: Theri, Janatha Garage, Maheshinte Prathikaram and Kirik Party lead". The Indian Express. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  39. ↑ "Zee Cinemalu Awards". Zee Cinemalu. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  40. ↑ "Zee Cinemalu Award Results". Zee Cinemalu. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
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