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Parambrata Chatterjee (পরমব্রত চট্টোপাধ্যায়)

Parambrata Chatterjee, also spelled Parambrata Chattopadhyay (পরমব্রত চট্টোপাধ্যায়), is an Indian actor and director, born in Kolkata in 1980, known for Bengali cinema and his Hindi debut in Kahaani (2012).

Paramount Animation

Paramount Animation is the animation division of Paramount Pictures, announced in 2011 and reinvigorated in 2017, producing theatrical animated features for family audiences such as Rango and Transformers One.

Paramount Pictures

Paramount Pictures Corporation, the oldest surviving major Hollywood studio, founded via Adolph Zukor's 1912 Famous Players and the 1914 Hodkinson distribution company; now under Paramount, a Skydance Corporation, after the 2024 National Amusements deal.

Parampara

Parampara (పరంపర), also known as Gharshana, is a Telugu political crime drama web series by Arka Media Works on Disney+ Hotstar, 2 seasons (2021-2022, 12 episodes), starring Naveen Chandra, Sarathkumar, and Jagapathi Babu in a family revenge feud in Vizag.

Parampara (परम्परा) (1993 film)

Parampara (परम्परा) is a 1993 Hindi action drama directed by Yash Chopra for producer Firoz Nadiadwala, starring Sunil Dutt, Vinod Khanna, Aamir Khan, and Saif Ali Khan in his debut, with music by Shiv-Hari; his last film for another producer.

Paramparça (TV series)

Paramparça (Broken Pieces), Turkish Star TV family drama 2014-2017, three seasons, 97-98 episodes; two newborn girls switched at birth, Endemol Shine Turkey production starring Erkan Petekkaya and Nurgül Yeşilçay.

Paranoia (2013 film)

Paranoia (2013) is Robert Luketic's corporate-espionage thriller starring Liam Hemsworth, Gary Oldman, Harrison Ford, and Amber Heard, adapted from Joseph Finder's novel; released August 16, 2013 by Relativity Media, it earned 8% on Rotten Tomatoes and grossed about $16 million on a $35 million budget.

Paranoia Agent (妄想代理人)

Paranoia Agent (妄想代理人, Mōsō Dairinin) is a 2004 13-episode psychological suspense anime directed by Satoshi Kon, produced by Madhouse, aired on WOWOW, about the bat-wielding assailant Shōnen Bat (Lil' Slugger) and post-bubble Japanese anxiety.

Paranoid (TV series)

Paranoid is a 2016 British eight-part ITV/Netflix crime drama and conspiracy thriller written by Bill Gallagher, starring Indira Varma, Robert Glenister, and Lesley Sharp as detectives investigating a playground murder in fictional Marshwell, Cheshire.

Paranormal (2020 TV series)

Paranormal (ما وراء الطبيعة, Ma Waraa Al Tabiaa) is Netflix's first Egyptian original series, a six-episode 2020 horror drama by Amr Salama adapting Ahmed Khaled Tawfik's 15-million-copy novel series about hematologist Refaat Ismail in 1960s Egypt.

Paranormal Activity

Paranormal Activity is a 2007 American found-footage supernatural horror film directed by Oren Peli, in which a young couple's home videos document a demon haunting their San Diego house.

Paranormal Activity 2

Paranormal Activity 2 is a 2010 American found-footage supernatural horror film directed by Tod Williams, the second installment in the Paranormal Activity franchise and a prequel to the 2007 original.

Paranormal Activity 3

Paranormal Activity 3 is a 2011 American found-footage supernatural horror film directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, a prequel set in 1988 when the haunting of sisters Katie and Kristi began.

Paranormal Activity 4

Paranormal Activity 4 (2012), also called PA4, is the fourth found-footage horror film in the Paranormal Activity franchise, directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, following Alex's family and the boy Robbie; it opened number one but earned the series' weakest reviews.

Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin

Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin (2021) is the seventh Paranormal Activity film, a Paramount+ original directed by William Eubank, written by Christopher Landon, starring Emily Bader as Margot in a standalone Amish-community story.

Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension

Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension (2015) is the sixth Paranormal Activity film, directed by Gregory Plotkin. The Fleege family finds a camera that records spirits; made in 3D, it grossed about $78 million worldwide on a $10 million budget, the franchise's lowest.

Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones

Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones (2014) is the fifth Paranormal Activity film and first spin-off, a Latino-themed found-footage possession story directed by Christopher Landon, starring Andrew Jacobs and Jorge Diaz, grossing $32.5 million in the US.

Paranormal Lockdown

Paranormal Lockdown is an American paranormal documentary series (2016–2019) created by Nick Groff with co-host Katrina Weidman, featuring 72-hour lockdowns at haunted sites across four seasons and 47 episodes on Destination America and TLC.

Paranormal Witness

Paranormal Witness is an American paranormal drama-documentary series produced by RAW TV. It presents first-hand accounts of hauntings and unexplained experiences using witness interviews and scripted reenactments.

ParaNorman

ParaNorman is LAIKA's 2012 stop-motion 3D horror-comedy directed by Chris Butler and Sam Fell, about Norman Babcock, a boy who speaks to the dead, notable for 3D-printed puppet faces and an Oscar nomination.

Paranthu Po (பறந்து போ)

Paranthu Po (பறந்து போ, Fly Away) is a 2025 Tamil musical comedy-drama directed by Ram, starring Shiva, Grace Antony, and Mithul Ryan. A father-son road trip film, released 4 July 2025, CBFC U, 20 songs by Santhosh Dhayanithi, streamed on JioHotstar.

Paras Kalnawat

Paras Kalnawat, also Paras Kalnawat (पारस कलनावत), Indian television actor and model born 1996 in Bhandara; known as Samar in Anupamaa, Rajveer in Kundali Bhagya, and Aditya in Parineetii.

Parasakthi (பராசக்தி) (1952 film)

Parasakthi (பராசக்தி, The Goddess) is a landmark 1952 Tamil drama directed by Krishnan–Panju, written by M. Karunanidhi, and starring Sivaji Ganesan in his debut; released 17 October 1952, it popularized DMK ideology and faced censorship controversy.

Parasakthi (பராசக்தி) (2026 film)

Parasakthi (பராசக்தி), a 2026 Tamil period political drama by Sudha Kongara starring Sivakarthikeyan, Ravi Mohan, Atharvaa, and Sreeleela, dramatizes the 1965 anti-Hindi imposition agitations; released 10 January 2026 after CBFC UA 16+ clearance.

Parasite (기생충) (2019 film)

Parasite (기생충, Gisaengchung) is Bong Joon Ho's 2019 South Korean dark comedy thriller about the poor Kim family infiltrating the wealthy Park household. First Korean Palme d'Or winner and first non-English-language Best Picture Oscar winner, with four 2020 Academy Awards.

Parasyte Part 2 (寄生獣 完結編)

Parasyte Part 2 (寄生獣 完結編, Kiseiju Kanketsuhen) is the 2015 Toho live-action sequel directed by Takashi Yamazaki, concluding the two-part adaptation of Hitoshi Iwaaki's manga with Shota Sometani as Shinichi Izumi.

Parasyte: Part 1 (寄生獣)

Parasyte: Part 1 (寄生獣) is a 2014 Japanese live-action SF film directed by Takashi Yamazaki, adapting Hitoshi Iwaaki's manga; Shota Sometani stars as Shinichi Izumi with Sadao Abe voicing Migi. Released by Toho on 29 November 2014, 109 minutes, first of a two-part adaptation.

Parasyte: The Grey (기생수: 더 그레이)

Parasyte: The Grey (기생수: 더 그레이) is a 2024 six-episode Netflix Korean sci-fi horror series directed by Yeon Sang-ho, a spin-off of Hitoshi Iwaaki's manga Parasyte set in Korea, starring Jeon So-nee as Su-in coexisting with the parasite Heidi.

Parava (പരവ) (film)

Parava (പരവ, "Pigeon") is a 2017 Malayalam drama, Soubin Shahir's directorial debut, set in Mattancherry, Kochi, about boys Irshad and Haseeb racing pigeons, with Dulquer Salmaan in an extended cameo as Imran; released 21 September 2017, runtime 147 minutes.

Parched

Parched (2015) is a Hindi drama by Leena Yadav, starring Tannishtha Chatterjee, Radhika Apte, and Surveen Chawla as village women resisting patriarchy; premiered at TIFF 2015, won the Stockholm Impact Award, released in India 23 September 2016.