Rakul Preet Singh (born 10 October 1990) is an Indian cinema actress who works mostly in Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi films. She has got a SIIMA Award and has been nominated for three Filmfare Awards South. She was also named as one of the "100 Most Powerful Women in Business" by Forbes India. She began her career at the age of 14 when she was selected from thousands of applicants to play the role of Shraddha in the 2006 film Anniyan. The following year, she played another lead role in 2007's Kaadhal Kadam. In 2009, she appeared in two films: Theri and Paanai. The same year, she had a major breakthrough with her performance in Pandian's Thaami Ithu Yaari. This led to more projects being offered to her and several more successful ventures followed including Engal Neerum Podhu Padhum, Vada Varuven and Kanda Jodi. In 2014, she received critical acclaim for her role as Priya in Aaranya Filmi. Her other releases that year included Subramaniyapuram and Naaneethon Manathai. In 2015, she appeared in two films: Mankatha and Mudhalvan.