Published 19:36 IST, October 1st 2019

Rakul Preet Singh: All you need to know about her stint in the south

Rakul Preet is one of the new faces in Bollywood that are making a name for themselves. However, she is already a popular actor in the southern film industry.

Reported by: Siddharth Iyer
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Rakul Preet Singh is set to feature in upcoming Bollywood film Marjaavaan. While Rakul Preet might be a new star for fans of Hindi cinema, she is actually quite an experienced actor. She is highly popular in South Indian Film Industry and has starred in several Tamil and Telugu movies. Her debut film was in 2009, and since, n she has worked to make herself a well-kwn celebrity in multiple South Indian film industries.

Her family and education

Rakul Preet Singh was born on October 10, 1990, and she is currently 28 years old as of today. She shared a few details about her family in an interview. Rakul was born in New Delhi to a Punjabi military family. After finishing her schooling in Army Public School, she went on to complete her Hours in Mamatics through Jesus and Mary College of University of Delhi. Rakul also said that she h always wanted to be an actor and even started her career as a model at of 18 while she was still in college.

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Her debut in south

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Rakul Preet’s first film debut was in 2009 movie Gilli, which was a Kanna langu movie. She has said that she took role for money and was t really aware of how huge South Indian film industry actually was. After Gilli, she took a break from movies to finish her education as well as focus on modelling. She participated in 2011 Femina Miss India pant, where she won four subtitles.

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Rakul n returned to film industry in 2011 to feature in Telugu film Keratam. While she was praised for her role, she also received very little screen time to shine. Her next few films were all Tamil or Telugu. All her films performed decently at box office, and her acting was critically acclaimed in each role she played.

Her rise to fame in South Indian Film Industry

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While Rakul Preet Singh featured in several films, ne were big eugh to make her a superstar in south. However, by 2015, she was simultaneously signed up for four big-budget Telugu films. One of those films was 2016’s Telugu-langu movie Nannaku Prematho, where Rakul dubbed herself for first time in her career. She received high praise for her acting in film as well as for her beauty and even won Best Actress Award for her role at  Jio SIIMA 2017.

After this, Rakul became a popular big-name actor in South Indian industry, which earned her several or roles in Tamil and Telugu films. She also became a rewned celebrity with a sizable fan following in south. She also happens to be one of most expensive female actors in sourn film industry. In 2017’s Telugu film Jaya Janaki Nayaka, she charged around INR 1.5 crore for playing her role.

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Rakul’s next Tamil film will be Indian 2, directed by S. Shankar, set to release in 2020. Her debut in Bollywood and Hindi cinema was 2014’s coming of romance Yaariyan. Rakul Preet Singh seems to be trying to gain a foothold in Hindi film industry at moment. She is t only appearing in Marjaavaan but also played a le role in De De Pyaar De where she co-starred alongside popular Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn.

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16:56 IST, October 1st 2019