Anupama Parameswaran (born 18 February 1996) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil films. Anupama made her debut with the successful Malayalam film Premam (2015) and is known for her work in Kodi (2016), Jomonte Suvisheshangal (2017), Vunnadhi Okate Zindagi (2017), Natasaarvabhowma (2019), Karthikeya 2 (2022), Tillu Square (2024), Dragon (2025) and Paradha (2025).
Early life Anupama was born on 18 February 1996 into a Malayali family at Irinjalakuda in the Thrissur district of Kerala to Parameswaran Erekkath and Sunitha. She has a younger brother, Akshay. After completing her schooling at the Don Bosco School, Irinjalakuda, she studied at CMS College Kottayam, where she majored in Communicative English until she discontinued her education to pursue acting.
Career Anupama debuted with Premam alongside Nivin Pauly, which was a commercial success. 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. She then was in the Telugu remake of Premam. Her next film was Kodi, her debut in Tamil cinema, in which she had the lead role opposite Dhanush. She also acted alongside Sharwanand in the Telugu film Shatamanam Bhavati which was released in January 2017, 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. She was again paired alongside Ram Pothineni in Hello Guru Prema Kosame. In 2019, Anupama debuted with Natasaarvabhowma in Kannada cinema alongside Puneeth Rajkumar. She then appeared in Telugu film Rakshasudu. In 2021, she was paired opposite Atharvaa in Tamil film Thalli Pogathey. In 2022, she was paired opposite debutant Ashish in Telugu film Rowdy Boys. Her second Telugu film in the same year was in Karthikeya 2, which served as a sequel to Karthikeya (2014).
In 2024, Anupama acted in Tillu Square, the sequel to Tillu, starring alongside Siddhu Jonnalagadda, released on 29 March 2024. In 2025, she played the lead role of Subbu in Paradha, a Telugu-language comedy drama directed by Praveen Kandregula.
In late January 2026, the Tamil film Lockdown was released.
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Anupama has featured in Hyderabad Times 30 Most Desirable Woman list. She was placed 30th in 2018, 21st in 2019 and 27th in 2020. In 2021, she became the 10th most tweeted-about South Indian actress.
Filmography Films
Year Title Role(s) Language(s) Notes 2015Premam Mary George Malayalam 2016 James & Alice Adult Isabel "Pinky" Kodi MalathiTamilA Aa Nagavalli "Valli" Telugu Premam Suma2017 Sathamanam Bhavati NithyaJomonte SuvisheshangalCatherineMalayalam Vunnadhi Okate Zindagi Maha Lakshmi "Maha"Telugu 2018Krishnarjuna Yudham Subba LakshmiTej I Love YouNandiniHello Guru Prema KosameAnupama2019 Rakshasudu Krishnaveni NatasaarvabhowmaShruthiKannada 2020 Maniyarayile AshokanShyamaMalayalam Also assistant director 2021KurupSicilyCameo Freedom @ MidnightChandra DasShort film; released on YouTube Thalli Pogathey Pallavi Tamil2022Rowdy BoysDr.KavyaTeluguAnte SundaranikiSoumyaExtended cameo Karthikeya 2 Mugdha18 Pages Nandini ButterflyGeetha2024 Eagle NaliniTillu SquareLilly Joseph SirenJennifer ThilagavarmanTamil2025 Dragon Keerthi JSK: Janaki V v/s State of Kerala Janaki Vidhyadharan MalayalamParadha SubbalakshmiTelugu Kishkindhapuri Mythili The Pet Detective Kaikeyi Malayalam Bison Kaalamaadan RaaniTamil 2026 Lockdown Anitha Mareechika Venkata Lakshmi Telugu Kandula Sulochana Rani Filming
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Film Result 2016 South Indian International Movie Awards Best Female Debut – Malayalam Premam 2017 IIFA Utsavam Best Supporting Actress – Telugu Premam South Indian International Movie Awards Best Supporting Actress – Telugu Filmfare Awards South Best Supporting Actress – Tamil Kodi Best Supporting Actress – Telugu A Aa Zee Cine Awards Telugu Girl Next Door Debutant of the Year Entertainer of the Year – Female Sathamanam Bhavati & Vunnadhi Okate Zindagi
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