Payal Rajput

Payal Rajput Bio

Payal Rajput began her acting career in television. She played Maya in the 2014 Hindi series MahaKumbh: Ek Rahasaya, Ek Kahani and later appeared as Jhanvi in the 2021 series 3 Roses. Her roles began with the Tamil production Iruvar Ullam, in which she played Parvathi.

She appeared as Kainaat Dhillon in the 2017 Punjabi romance Channa Mereya and received the Filmfare Award Punjabi for Best Debut Actress. In 2018, she played Rinki Vohra in the Hindi film Veerey Ki Wedding and Indhu in the Telugu romantic drama RX 100. Her work in RX 100 earned her the SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut in Telugu.

Her subsequent releases included the Punjabi films Marriage Palace, Mr & Mrs 420 Returns and Ishqaa, along with Telugu productions such as RDX Love, Venky Mama, Disco Raja and Anaganaga O Athidhi. She played Vennela in Venky Mama, Helen in Disco Raja and Mallika in Anaganaga O Athidhi. In 2022, she appeared in Tees Maar Khan, Ginna and the Kannada period crime drama Head Bush: Vol 1.

She then played Shailaja, also known as Shailu, in the 2023 Telugu psychological mystery thriller Mangalavaaram. The performance brought her a SIIMA nomination for Best Actress in Telugu. In 2024, she portrayed ACP Kiran Komarapudi in the investigative crime film Rakshana.