Kukku Parameswaran

Cuckoo Parameswaran is an Indian actress,dubbing artist and dancer who works predominantly in Malayalam film industry. She won the Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress in 1988 for her performance in the film Ore Thooval Pakshikal.

Cuckoo Parameswaran was elected as General Secretary of Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA) in 2025.

Career Cuckoo started her acting career as a child artist. she is also a classical dancer, Fashion designer and theatre actress.She studied at the School of Drama and Fine Arts, University of Calicut, specialising in direction. Later, she studied textile design at the National Institute of Fashion Technology. Her performances in the films Cotton Mary, Moonilonnu, Oridathu, Kazhakam, Sammohanam, Vanaprastham, Janam, Anantharam, Thinkalaazhcha Nalla Divasam and Nizhalkuthu have been noted. Her husband is director Murali Menon.

Filmography As an actor Year Title Role Notes 1985 Thinkalaazhcha Nalla Divasam Sheenu 1986 Oridathu Panchami 1987 Anantaram Nurse 1988 Ore Thooval Pakshikal 1993 Janam Anjana 1994 Sammohanam Kunjuni 1995 Ormakalundayirikkanam Kazhakam Nandhini Mini Mini's mother 1996 Moonilonnu Kalyani 1999 Cotton Mary Nurse English film Vanaprastham Savithri 2001 Jeevan Masai 2002 Kannathil Muthamittal Sundari Tamil film Nizhalkuthu Woman seeking treatment in Kaliyappan 2005 Udayon Malli 2023 Avakasikal