About Taapsee Pannu Taapsee Pannu (born 1 August 1988) 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. While modelling, she appeared in a number of commercials and made her acting debut with the 2010 Telugu film Jhummandi Naadam. Since then, she has appeared in a number of critically acclaimed films such as Aadukalam, Vastadu Naa Raju, Mr. Perfect, and Vandhaan Vendraan. She has also participated in a film in Malayalam and is currently working in a Hindi film.