Pragya Jaiswal is an Indian actress and model who predominantly works in Telugu films. She made her acting debut in 2014 with the Tamil–Telugu bilingual Virattu / Dega in 2014. Jaiswal had her breakthrough with the Telugu period drama Kanche (2015), for which she was awarded the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South. Jaiswal made her Hindi film debut with Titoo MBA. She has also appeared in films including Nakshatram (2017) and Achari America Yatra (2018). In 2021, she played the role of an IAS Officer in the successful film Akhanda.