Taapsee Pannu (born 1 August 1987) better known mononymously as Taapsee, is an Indian model-turned-film actress, who works mainly in the Telugu and Tamil film industries. Born to a Punjabi family, Taapsee worked as a software professional and also pursued a career in modelling before becoming an actress.After a short stint with modelling,Taapsee made her acting debut with the 2010 Telugu film Jhummandi Naadam directed by Raghavendra Rao. 

Her Tamil film Aadukalam met with critical acclaim and enjoyed commercial success upon release. The film eventually went on to win six National Film Awards at the 58th National Film Awards. She has also participated in a film in Malayalam and is currently working on two Telugu films and a Hindi film.