Taapsee Pannu Biography | Taapsee Pannu Profile

Taapsee Pannu (born 1 August 1987) better known mononymously as Taapsee, is an Indian model-turned-film actress, who works mainly in the Teluguand 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. While modelling, she appeared in a number of commercials and and won titles such as "Pantaloons Femina Miss Fresh Face" and "Safi Femina Miss Beautiful Skin" in the year 2008.

After a short stint with modelling, Taapsee made her acting debut with the 2010 Telugu film Jhummandi Naadam directed by Raghavendra Rao. Since then, she has appeared in a number of critically acclaimed films such as Aadukalam, Vastadu Naa Raju, Mr. Perfect, and Vandhaan Vendraan. Her Tamil filmAadukalam met with critical acclaim and enjoyed commercial success upon release. The film eventually went on to win six National Film Awards at the58th National Film Awards. She has also participated in a film in Malayalam and is currently working on two Telugu films and a Hindi film.

Early life and family
Taapsee was born on 1 August 1987 in Delhi, India into a Punjabi family.She has a sister named Shagun Pannu and is looking forward to launch her into films as well. She did her schooling at the Mata Jai Kaur Public School in Ashok Vihar, Delhi. After completing her graduation in computer science engineering from the Guru Tegh Bahadur Institute of Technology in New Delhi, she worked as a software engineer. Taapsee has developed "fontswap", an application for the iPhone. She became a full-time model, after she auditioned and was selected for Channel [V]'s talent show Get Gorgeous, which eventually led her to acting. Taapsee has appeared in numerous print and television commercials and won several titles during her modelling days, including "Pantaloons Femina Miss Fresh Face" and "Safi Femina Miss Beautiful Skin" at the 2008 Femina Miss India contest. As a model, she had endorsed brands like Reliance Trends, Red FM, UniStyle Image,Coca-Cola, Motorola, Pantaloon, PVR Cinemas, Standard Chartered Bank, Dabur, Airtel, Tata Docomo, World Gold Council, Havells and Vardhman. She has also been featured on the cover of some of the leading magazines. Taapsee initially wanted to be a full-time model and never thought of acting. However, after a few years she lost interest in modelling as she thought that she could never gain proper recognition through modelling but only through films, and finally decided to act.

2010–present : Debut in films
Taapsee made her cinematic debut in 2010 with K. Raghavendra Rao's romantic-musical Jhummandi Naadam. She played the role of a daughter of a US based millionaire who comes to India to carry out a research on the traditional Telugu music. Taapsee got offers in another three films in Telugu even before the film got released. Her next film Aadukalam (2011), marked her debut in Tamil cinema. She played the role of an Anglo-Indian girl falling in love with a rural guy played by Dhanush. The film set in the backdrop of cock fight prevailing in villages adjacent to Madurai. It was critically acclaimed and proceeded to win six National Film Awards at the 58th National Film Awards. A review from Sify praised that, "Debutant Taapsee is a promising find and she suits the character of an Anglo Indian girl to the T." She returned to the Telugu film industry with Vastadu Naa Raju (2011) which featured her opposite Vishnu Manchu. She made a foray into the Malayalam film industry later that year, through Doubles (2011) opposite Mammootty and Nadiya Moidu. She did not have much scope for performance in the film. A review from Rediff commented that, "Taapsee Pannu as Saira Banu, whose entry into the scene becomes the bone of contention between the siblings, has nothing noteworthy to do".

Taapsee played a short role in her next release, Mr. Perfect (2011), in which she acted alongside Prabhas and Kajal Aggarwal was a moderate success. She starred in a high budget film titled Veera (2011) opposite Ravi Teja and Kajal Aggarwal, that received moderate reviews. She was next seen in her second Tamil film Vandhaan Vendraan that fetched mixed reviews and did not fare well at the box office. Her next film was Krishna Vamsi's Mogudu where she acted as a traditional Telugu girl opposite Gopichand and garnered critical acclaim for her performance. She is currently working on two Telugu films—Gundello Godari and Daruvu apart from the Bollywood film Chashme Baddoor where she shares the screen with Siddharth and Rishi Kapoor. The film is a remake of the 1981 film by the same title that starred Farooq Sheikh and Deepti Naval.

Filmography & Awards


Year     Title                                             Awards

2010     Jhummandi Naadam
   
2011     Aadukalam (Tamil)

              Vastadu Naa Raju

              Doubles (Malayalam)

              Mr. Perfect

              Veera

              Vanthaan Vendraan (Tamil)

               Mogudu
   
2012     Chashme Baddoor (Hindi)

             Gundello Godari (Telugu)

             Maranthen Mannithen (Tamil)

             Daruvu (Telugu)

             Shadow (Telugu)
    
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