Anupama Parameswaran

Acting

Anupama Parameswaran

Born 1996-02-18 · Irinjalakuda, Kerala, India

Anupama Parameswaran is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Telugu, Malayalam, and Tamil cinema alongside Kannada films. Born on February 18, 1996, in Irinjalakuda, Thrissur district, Kerala, to Parameswaran and Sunitha, she completed her schooling at Don Bosco Higher Secondary School and pursued Communicative English at CMS College, Kottayam, before discontinuing her degree to venture into acting. She made an iconic acting debut portraying Mary George in Alphonse Puthren's cult coming-of-age Malayalam blockbuster *Premam* (2015), which became a massive pan-South Indian phenomenon and earned her immediate widespread fame. Following her sensational debut, she swiftly entered Telugu cinema with Trivikram Srinivas's romantic comedy *A Aa* (2016) and reprised her role in the Telugu remake of *Premam* (2016), winning the IIFA Utsavam Award for Best Supporting Actress. She made her Tamil debut opposite Dhanush in the political action thriller *Kodi* (2016) and established herself as a popular leading lady with consecutive commercial hits including *Sathamanam Bhavati* (2017), *Jomonte Suvisheshangal* (2017), *Vunnadhi Okate Zindagi* (2017), *Krishnarjuna Yudham* (2018), *Tej I Love You* (2018), *Hello Guru Prema Kosame* (2018), and the psychological crime thriller *Rakshasudu* (2019). In 2019, she made her Kannada debut in the action thriller *Natasaarvabhowma* alongside Puneeth Rajkumar. She broadened her artistic portfolio by serving as an assistant director on *Maniyarayile Ashokan* (2020), starring in the acclaimed YouTube short *Freedom @ Midnight* (2021), and scoring pan-Indian box-office success with Chandoo Mondeti's mystery adventure *Karthikeya 2* (2022), alongside *Rowdy Boys* (2022), *18 Pages* (2022), and *Butterfly* (2022). Anupama achieved massive commercial and critical acclaim for her bold transformation as Lilly Joseph in the blockbuster crime comedy *Tillu Square* (2024), followed by roles in the action thriller *Eagle* (2024) and the Tamil thriller *Siren* (2024). Expanding into versatile character-driven narratives, she headlined Praveen Kandregula's rural social drama *Paradha* (2025), Ashwath Marimuthu's Tamil romantic comedy *Dragon* (2025), the legal drama *JSK: Janaki V v/s State of Kerala* (2025) alongside Suresh Gopi, the horror mystery *Kishkindhapuri* (2025), and Mari Selvaraj's sports drama *Bison Kaalamaadan* (2025). Her filmography also includes the psychological drama *Lockdown* (2026), the crime mystery *Mareechika* (2026), the comedy mystery *The Pet Detective* (2026), and the period action drama *Bhogi* (2026).

Acting credits

Dragon poster
7.4

Raghavan transforms from a school topper into a “bad boy” to score girls in college, but ends up a heartbroken dropout. He then cons his way into a successful finance career, but the lies keep building and maintaining the facade proves tricky.

Dragon

2025

Paradha poster
5.7

A veiled village woman's life changes when city visitors challenge her traditions. As she questions customs and investigates a curse, rumors of Sati emerge, leading her to confront societal norms.

Paradha

2025

Bison Kaalamaadan poster
7.3

A young man fights to overcome violence plaguing his village and succeed as a professional kabaddi player.

Bison Kaalamaadan

2025

A Aa poster
6.6

The love affair, conspired by creation, between Anasuya Ramalingam and Aanand Vihari.

A Aa

2016

Lockdown poster
7.0

During a national emergency, Anita finds herself isolated at home while facing personal challenges. As she adapts to the new reality, an unexpected situation tests her resilience and changes her perspective on life.

Lockdown

2026

Ante... Sundaraniki! poster
7.1

A man from a Brahmin family falls in love with a Christian girl. In order to convince their parents, they say contrasting lies which complicates the situation and leads to a comedy of errors.

Ante... Sundaraniki!

2022

Krishnarjuna Yudham poster
5.1

Krishna is the hot-blooded, aimless, flirt of a man from Chittoor whose only aim in life is to find a girl who will love him back. Continents away in Prague is his look-alike Arjun, the playboy rockstar who doesn’t have a problem bedding girls at all. But what happens that brings Krishna and Arjun together is what the film is all about.

Krishnarjuna Yudham

2018

Kurup poster
6.3

The Film is based on the infamous 'Charlie Murder Case' in the Indian State of Kerala where the main culprit Sukumara Kurup has been on the run for decades and is still not been caught. The story revolves around the perspective of Sukumara Kurup and the Police officers who were investigating the case.

Kurup

2021

Karthikeya 2 poster
6.3

Before the Kalyug begins, Lord Krishna hands over an anklet that holds the answer to all of world’s miseries. Years later a doctor finds himself in the thick of things when the pursuit for the anklet carries on. A doctor with a curious mind, Karthikeya, aka Karthik, believes in pursuing the truth. The quest leads Karthik to discover the power of the ancient Indian belief system and the essence of Krishna.

Karthikeya 2

2022

Premam poster
7.6

Three stages in George's life, and three girls he encounters in each stage.

Premam

2015

Premam poster
6.5

Vikram falls in love with three women at different stages of his life which changes him as a person until he finally meets the love of his life.

Premam

2016

No artwork available
NR

In this Telugu dub of the Malayalam movie Jomonte Suviseshangal, a carefree young man is forced to reevaluate his life choices and start from scratch when the business empire built by his father collapses. His journey to reclaim what's lost leads him down the path of self-discovery.

Beautiful life

2017

The Pet Detective poster
4.3

A couple of amateur sleuths attempt to solve the mystery behind disappearing pets, but become embroiled in far more sinister crimes.

The Pet Detective

2025

Mareechika poster
NR

Follows Venkata Laxmi, a village girl who claims Sanju has been murdered, and introduces Mareechika, a US-returned woman, into his life, leading to shifting relationships and a murder investigation.

Mareechika

2026

Butterfly poster
5.0

Vyjayanthi and Geetha are sisters who grew up on their own after the demise of their parents. On a fateful day, when Vyjayanthi, a popular lawyer, is out of town, her two children get kidnapped; Geetha, who is supposed to protect them, takes up the job of rescuing these kids upon herself.

Butterfly

2022

Kishkindhapuri poster
6.1

A ghost walking tour group visits an abandoned radio station, inadvertently awakening a vengeful spirit.

Kishkindhapuri

2025

18 Pages poster
5.2

When a heartbroken Siddhu stumbles upon a two-year-old diary, he finds himself drawn into the enigmatic world of a young woman named Nandini and falls for her.

18 Pages

2022

Natasaarvabhowma poster
7.3

A supernatural force influences a guy's behaviour and helps him finish important tasks.

Natasaarvabhowma

2019

Rakshasudu poster
7.6

Arun, a newly recruited sub-inspector, sets out in pursuit of a mysterious serial killer who targets young girls and murders them. After a series of murders, Arun confirms that it's being done by a psychopath with an anti-social disorder. The killer continues his spree, but Arun is no mood to stop his pursuit.

Rakshasudu

2019

Tej... I Love You poster
6.8

Tej, a youngster who's highly attached to his family, is banished from his home by his uncle. He then finds himself in London, where he falls in love with Nandini. After long pursuit, he manages to win over her heart, but before she could even tell him, a tragic incident puts a full stop to their love story.

Tej... I Love You

2018

Jomonte Suvisheshangal poster
6.4

A wayward youth of a rich father, Jomon is a carefree youngster who doesn’t care about ‘being responsible enough’ for his age. When the family lands in a financial soup out of the blue, a different side of the youngster surprisingly emerges. ​

Jomonte Suvisheshangal

2017

Siren poster
6.2

After being in jail for 14 years, Thilagavarman gets out of prison on parole. A cat-and-mouse chase unfolds as Nandhini, a tainted police officer zeroes in on him as suspect in a spate of murders

Siren

2024

Shatamanam Bhavati poster
6.3

The anguish that negligent children can cause is depicted here from the parents' perspective. Raghavaraju (Prakash Raj) is a farming landlord in Atreyapuram village of Andhra Pradesh. He lives with his wife Janakamma (Jayasudha), along with his son Bangararaju (Naresh) his wife, and his son Raju (Sharwanand). Raghavaraju lives in this ancestral house built by his forefathers consisting of many generations living in the same household as a Joint family. However with changing times Ragahvarju's NRI sons and NRI daughter live in the United States, Canada, and Australia as nuclear families. After a gap of 10 years, all his children arrive in the village during the holiday season of Makar Sankranti, under mysterious circumstances after they receive an email from Raghavaraju who expresses his wish to divorce his wife Janakamma. What happens next and the events leading to this mysterious situation, and how Raghavaraju conveys his midlife crisis to his children forms the crux of the story.

Shatamanam Bhavati

2017

Hello Guru Prema Kosame poster
6.4

After a rocky start, a friendship develops between a happy-go-lucky youth and a girl from the city.

Hello Guru Prema Kosame

2018