Anupama Parameswaran (born 18 February 1996) is an Indian actress who predominantly works in

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and

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films. She rose to fame with her debut film ''

Premam ''Premam'' (transl. Love) is a 2015 Indian Malayalam-language coming of age romance film written and directed by Alphonse Puthren. Produced by Anwar Rasheed, it features Nivin Pauly and Sai Pallavi in the prominent roles. The plot follows Geor ...

'' (2015) in Malayalam. She later went onto star in films such as ''

A Aa ''A Aa'' is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy family film written and directed by Trivikram Srinivas and produced by S. Radha Krishna of Haarika & Hassine Creations. The film stars Nithiin, Samantha and Anupama Parameswaran. Mick ...

'' (2016), ''

Sathamanam Bhavati ''Sathamanam Bhavati'' () is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language drama film written and directed by Satish Vegesna. The film is produced by Dil Raju under Sri Venkateswara Creations and stars Sharwanand, Anupama Parameswaran, Prakash Raj and Jay ...

'' (2017), ''

Vunnadhi Okate Zindagi ''Vunnadhi Okate Zindagi'' () is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Kishore Tirumala. It stars Ram Pothineni, Lavanya Tripathi, Anupama Parameswaran and Sree Vishnu. The film released on 27 October ...

'' (2017), ''

Hello Guru Prema Kosame ''Hello Guru Prema Kosame'' () is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Trinadha Rao Nakkina. The film stars Ram Pothineni, Anupama Parameswaran, and Pranitha Subhash, while Prakash Raj, Aamani, Jayaprak ...

'' (2018), ''

Natasaarvabhowma ''Natasaarvabhowma'' ( Emperor of actors) is a 2019 Indian Kannada language action horror film written and directed by Pavan Wadeyar and produced by Rockline Venkatesh. The film stars Puneeth Rajkumar, Anupama Parameswaran and Rachita Ram in ...

'' (2019), '' Rakshasudu '' (2019), ''

Karthikeya 2 ''Karthikeya 2'' is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language mystery action-adventure film written and directed by Chandoo Mondeti. The film serves as a sequel to the 2014 film '' Karthikeya'' and stars Nikhil Siddhartha, Anupama Parameswaran, and Anu ...

'' (2022), and '' 18 Pages (2022).''

Early life and education

Anupama was born on 18 February 1996 to

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family in

Irinjalakuda Irinjalakuda is a municipal town in Thrissur district, Kerala, India. It is the headquarters of Irinjalakuda Revenue Division and Mukundapuram Taluk. After Thrissur, this town has most number of administrative, law-enforcement and judicial of ...

, Thrissur district,

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to Parameswaran Erekkath and Sunitha Parameswaran. She has a younger brother Akshay. She attended

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, Kerala where she majored in Communicative English until she discontinued college to pursue acting.

Career

Anupama debuted with ''

'' alongside Nivin Pauly, which was a commercial success. She then had a cameo in '' James & Alice'', a

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. Later she forayed into Telugu films with a handful of projects including ''

'', where she played a lead role along with

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and

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. She then was in the

remake of ''

''. Her next film was ''

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'', her debut in

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, in which she had the lead role opposite

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. She also acted alongside

Sharwanand Sharwanand Myneni (born 6 March 1984) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Telugu films alongside a few Tamil films. He made his acting debut in the year 2004 with the film ''Aidho Tareekhu.'' For ''Engeyum Eppodhum'' (2011), he received S ...

in the Telugu film ''

Shatamanam Bhavati ''Sathamanam Bhavati'' () is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language drama film written and directed by Satish Vegesna. The film is produced by Dil Raju under Sri Venkateswara Creations and stars Sharwanand, Anupama Parameswaran, Prakash Raj and Jaya ...

'' which was released in January 2017, followed by ''

Jomonte Suvisheshangal ''Jomonte Suvisheshangal'' ( ''Jomon's Gospels'') is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language family drama film directed by Sathyan Anthikkad and written by Iqbal Kuttippuram. The film stars Dulquer Salmaan, Mukesh and Aishwarya Rajesh. Aishwarya Rajes ...

'' in Malayalam alongside

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released in the same month. After ''

'' opposite Ram Pothineni, she worked on

Merlapaka Gandhi Merlapaka Gandhi (born Merlapaka Che Guevara) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works primarily in Telugu cinema. In 2013, he made his directorial debut with ''Venkatadri Express (film), Venkatadri Express''. He later directed ' ...

's ''

Krishnarjuna Yudham ''Krishnarjuna Yudham'' () is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film written and directed by Merlapaka Gandhi and produced by Sahu Garapati & Harish Peddi under Shine Screens banner. The film stars Nani, Anupama Parameswaran, Ruksha ...

'' opposite Nani and

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's ''

Tej I Love You ''Tej I Love You'' is a 2018 Indian Telugu romantic drama film directed by A. Karunakaran and produced by K. S. Rama Rao under Creative Commercials banner. It stars Sai Dharam Tej and Anupama Parameswaran in lead roles. Plot Tej as a child goe ...

'' opposite Sai Dharam Tej. She was again paired alongside Ram Pothineni in ''

''. In 2019, Anupama debuted with ''

'' in

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cinema alongside

Puneeth Rajkumar Puneeth Rajkumar (17 March 1975 – 29 October 2021), colloquially known as Appu, was an Indian actor, playback singer, television presenter, and producer, who worked in Kannada cinema. He was the youngest son of actor and matinee idol Dr. Rajk ...

. She then appeared in Telugu film '' Rakshasudu''. In 2021, she was paired opposite

Atharvaa Atharvaa Murali is an Indian actor who works in Tamil cinema. The son of actor Murali and grandson of director S. Siddalingaiah, Atharvaa began his acting career with ''Baana Kaathadi'' (2010). He then garnered critical acclaim for his perform ...

in Tamil film '' Thalli Pogathey''. In 2022, she was paired opposite debutant Ashish in Telugu film ''

Rowdy Boys ''Rowdy Boys'' is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language coming of age romantic college drama film written and directed by Sree Harsha Konuganti and produced by Dil Raju and Shirish through Sri Venkateswara Creations. The film features debutant Ashish, ...

''. Her second Telugu film in the same year was in ''

'', which served as a sequel to ''

Karthikeya Kartikeya ( sa, कार्त्तिकेय, Kārttikeya), also known as Skanda, Subrahmanya, Shanmukha (), and Murugan ( ta, முருகன்), is the Hindu god of war. He is the son of Parvati and Shiva, the brother of Ganesha ...

'' (2014). Anupama Parameshwaran (cropped) 2

Filmography

Short films

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Parameswaran, Anupama E Living people Indian film actresses Place of birth missing (living people) Actresses from Thrissur Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses in Telugu cinema Actresses in Malayalam cinema People from Irinjalakuda 21st-century Indian actresses CMS College Kottayam alumni Actresses in Kannada cinema 1996 births Zee Cine Awards Telugu winners