Payal Rajput
Born: 1990-12-05 in Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Known For: Acting
Biography
Payal Rajput (born December 5, 1992) is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Telugu and Punjabi cinema alongside Hindi and Tamil films. She began her acting career in television before making her feature film debut with the Punjabi romance *Channa Mereya* (2017), which earned her the Filmfare Award Punjabi for Best Debut Actress. She made her Hindi cinema debut with *Veerey Ki Wedding* (2018). Rajput made her Telugu cinema debut leading the romantic drama *RX 100* (2018), winning the SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Telugu. Her subsequent Telugu releases include *RDX Love* (2019), *Venky Mama* (2019), *Disco Raja* (2020), *Tees Maar Khan* (2022), and *Ginna* (2022). She also expanded into Kannada cinema with the period crime drama *Head Bush* (2022). In 2023, she headlined the Telugu psychological mystery thriller *Mangalavaaram*, earning a nomination for the SIIMA Award for Best Actress – Telugu. She followed this with the investigative crime film *Rakshana* (2024).
Filmography
2026
- The Great Punjab Robbery
- Leader as Meera
- Khushkhabri
2024
- Rakshana as ACP Kiran Komarapudi
2023
- Mangalavaaram as Shailaja "Shailu"
- Maya Petika
2022
- Ginna as Pachalla Swathi
- Tees Maar Khan as Anaga
- Head Bush: Vol 1
2021
- 3 Roses as Jhanvi
2020
- Disco Raja as Helen
- Anaganaga O Athidhi as Mallika
2019
- N.T.R: Kathanayakudu as Jaya Sudha
- Sita
- RDX Love as Alivelu
- Venky Mama as Vennela
- Ishqaa as Seerat
2018
- RX 100 as Indhu
- Veerey Ki Wedding as Rinki Vohra
- Mr & Mrs 420 Returns as Dr. Seerat
- Marriage Palace as Maani
2017
- Channa Mereya as Kainaat Dhillon
2016
- Iruvar Ullam as Parvathi