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{{short description|Indian actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Anupama Kumar
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1974|12|04}}
| birth_place = [[Coimbatore]], Tamil Nadu, India
| othername = Anupama Prakash Kumar
| occupation = Actress, Producer, Model, Journalist, Anchor, Television producer
| years_active = 2004–present
| spouse = Cdr G. ShivaKumar
| children = Aditya Shivakumar
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'''Anupama Prakash Kumar''' (born 4 December 1974 in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu),<ref name="Flickr: Anupama Kumar">{{cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/people/anupamapk/|title=Flickr: anupama kumar|publisher=[[Flickr]]|access-date=2009-09-26}}</ref> better known as '''Anupama Kumar''', is an Indian film actress and model. Having appeared in more than 300 [[Television advertisement|ad films]], she made her debut as an actress in the 2004 [[Bollywood|Hindi film]] ''[[Kyun...! Ho Gaya Na]]'' and went on to play supporting roles in [[Tamil cinema|Tamil film]]s.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article2420908.ece#.TmKDe6Cm3o4.facebook | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu | first=Nikhil | last=Raghavan | title=itsy Bitsy | date=2011-09-03}}</ref> Besides acting and modelling, Anupama has also worked as a journalist, anchor, and a television producer. She recently turned Producer with her indie black and white flick that is due for release in the summer of 2021<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sivajitv.com/news/model-aupama-kumar-profile-.htm|title=Multi-Faceted Modelist Anupama Kumar|publisher=sivajitv.com|access-date=2009-09-26}}</ref> She won the Vijay Award 2013 for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female) for her role in ''Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal''.

== Career ==
A [[Tamil people|Tamilan]] by birth, Anupama mostly lived in North India. She had been mainly involved in the field of television for over thirteen years, working as an anchor, visualizer, journalist and even producer.<ref name="Flickr: Anupama Kumar"/> Later she started off into a modelling and acting career, featuring in more than 300 commercials along with the likes of [[Shah Rukh Khan]] and [[Mohanlal]].<ref name="A cameo impresses">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/cp/2009/08/28/stories/2009082850060300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090829200639/http://www.hindu.com/cp/2009/08/28/stories/2009082850060300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-08-29|title=A cameo impresses|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=2009-09-26|location=Chennai, India|date=2009-08-28}}</ref> She had appeared in several Hindi language [[television series]] such as ''[[Kabhi Aaye Na Judaai]]'', ''Mission Fateh'', ''[[Shaka Laka Boom Boom]]'' and ''[[The Magic Make-Up Box]]'' as well.

Kumar debuted in Indian films with the [[Aishwarya Rai]]-starrer ''[[Kyun...! Ho Gaya Na]]'' in a cameo.<ref name="A cameo impresses"/>

== Personal life ==
She is married to G. Shivakumar, a [[Officer (armed forces)|Navy commander]], and has one son, Aditya, with whom she currently resides in Chennai.

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Language
! Notes
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Kyun! Ho Gaya Na...]]'' || || [[Hindi]] ||
|-
| rowspan=2|2009 || ''[[Aa Okkadu]]'' || || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||
|-
| ''[[Pokkisham]]'' || Mrs.Lenin || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| rowspan=3| 2010 || ''[[Ishqiya]]'' || Manju || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Vamsam]]'' || Meenakshi || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Ayyanar (film)|Ayyanar]]'' || Mahalakshmi || Tamil ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Aadu Puli]]'' || Kalaiarasi || Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan=6|2012 || ''[[Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal]]'' || Meenakshi || Tamil || '''Winner:''' [[Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actress]]
|-
| ''[[Mugamoodi]]'' || Mrs.Gaurav || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Thuppakki]]'' || Nisha's mother || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Neerparavai]]'' || Benita || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Neethaane En Ponvasantham]]'' || rowspan="2" |Varun's mother || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu]]'' || Telugu ||
|-
| rowspan=4|2013 || ''[[David (2013 Hindi film)|David]]'' || Zainab || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Gouravam (2013 film)|Gouravam]]'' || || Tamil<br />Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Ponmaalai Pozhudhu]]'' || Lakshmi || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Moodar Koodam]]'' || Mandodiri || Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan=5 | 2014 || ''[[Vallinam]]'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Yennamo Yedho]]'' || Lakshmi || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Irumbu Kuthirai]]'' || Samyuktha's Aunt|| Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Meagamann]]'' || Bharathi || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Oru Oorla Rendu Raja]]'' || Chandrika || Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan=4 |2015 || ''[[Maha Maha]]'' || Aunty || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Indru Netru Naalai]]''|| Anu's mother ||Tamil||
|-
| ''[[Valiyavan]]'' || Selvi || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Aarathu Sinam]]'' || Sharadha || Tamil || Cameo Appearance
|-
| rowspan=7|2017 || ''[[Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva]]''|| Minister Abhirami || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Thiri]]''|| Jeeva's mother || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Kootathil Oruthan]]''|| Janani's mother || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Goutham Nanda]]''|| || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Solo (2017 film)|Solo]]'' || rowspan="2"| || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Solo (2017 film)|Solo]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[My Son Is Gay|En Magan Magizhvan]] || || Tamil || Also director
|-
| rowspan=3| 2018 || ''Eghantham'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Raja Ranguski]]''|| Maria / Mary || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Aan Devathai]]'' || Lakshmi || Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan=3|2019 || ''[[Thirumanam (2019 film)|Thirumanam]]'' || Lakshmi || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Kanchana 3|Muni 4: Kanchana 3]]'' || Radhamma || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Vennila Kabaddi Kuzhu 2]]'' || Chinnathaayi || Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan=4| 2020 || ''[[Dharala Prabhu]]'' || Vaanathi || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Asuraguru]]'' || Diya's mother || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[N4 (film)|N4]]''|| || Tamil || Filming<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/anupama-kumar-the-makers-of-dharala-prabhu-have-done-justice-to-each-and-every-character-812637.html|title=Anupama Kumar: The makers of 'Dharala Prabhu' have done justice to each and every character|date=11 March 2020|website=Deccan Herald}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Pei Mama]]''|| || Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2021 || ''[[Sarpatta Parambarai]]''|| Bakkiyam || Tamil ||
|-
|[[Computer screen film|Insiders]]
|Chief secretary
|Tamil
|Filming (The first Tamil Computer Screen Film)
|-
| ''[[Pizza 3]]''
| Mummy || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Kottravai]]''
| || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Vettri]]''|| Damayanti || Tamil
|}

== Television ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Program !! Language !! Notes
|-
| || ''Bhabhi'' || Hindi ||
|-
| 2002-2004 || ''[[Shaka Laka Boom Boom]]'' || Hindi ||
|-
| 2001–2003 || ''[[Kabhi Aaye Na Judaai]]'' || Hindi ||
|-
| rowspan="3" |2003 || ''[[The Magic Make-Up Box]]'' || Hindi ||
|-
| ''Mission Fateh'' || Hindi ||
|-
| ''Galati Kiski'' || Hindi ||
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Nila Nila Odi Vaa]]'' || Tamil || Tamil Web Series on [[Viu (streaming media)|Viu]]
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|id=3612256}}

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[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses in Telugu cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Tamil cinema]]
[[Category:Female models from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1974 births]]
[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Hindi television]]
[[Category:Indian television actresses]]
[[Category:People from Coimbatore]]
[[Category:Actresses from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Actresses in Malayalam cinema]]
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