Payal Rajput

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