Parul Yadav is an Indian film actress who predominantly appears in Kannada Films along with a few Tamil and Malayalam films to her credits.she discontinued her acting career from 2018 with Seizer.

Early life and career

She made her acting debut in the Tamil film ''Dreams'', starring Dhanush. Her next movie was Krithyam in Malayalam opposite Prithviraj Sukumaran. She, then switched over to television with the daily soap-opera ''Bhagyavidhaata'', which has aired on Colors since 2009. This was soon followed by the comedy reality show ''Comedy Ka Maha Muqabala'' on Star Plus, where she was a participant representing the team Raveena Ke Mohre.In 2011, she made her Kannada film debut in Shivarajkumar's movie ''Bandhu Balaga'' as his sister-in-law. Later, she acted in ''Govindaya Namaha'', which went on to become one of the highest-grossing films of that year. She played Mumtaz, a Muslim girl falling in love with Govinda, played by Komal Kumar. Her portrayal won her a SIIMA Best Debutant award (2013) and Bangalore Times Best Newcomer Award (2013) and a nomination in the Udaya Film Awards for the best actor category for that year.She made her acting debut in the Tamil film ''Dreams'', starring Dhanush. Her next movie was Krithyam in Malayalam opposite Prithviraj Sukumaran. She, then switched over to television with the daily soap-opera ''Bhagyavidhaata'', which has aired on Colors since 2009. This was soon followed by the comedy reality show ''Comedy Ka Maha Muqabala'' on Star Plus, where she was a participant representing the team Raveena Ke Mohre.In 2011, she made her Kannada film debut in Shivarajkumar's movie ''Bandhu Balaga'' as his sister-in-law. Later, she acted in ''Govindaya Namaha'', which went on to become one of the highest-grossing films of that year. She played Mumtaz, a Muslim girl falling in love with Govinda, played by Komal Kumar. Her portrayal won her a SIIMA Best Debutant award (2013) and Bangalore Times Best Newcomer Award (2013) and a nomination in the Udaya Film Awards for the best actor category for that year. The song "Pyarge Aagbittaite", which featured Yadav, earned her more attention. The same pairing in the 2012 film ''Nandeesha'', however, could not continue the success at the box office.Yadav's next project was for the multi-starrer film ''Bachchan'', directed by Shashank and starring Sudeep. The same pairing in the 2012 film ''Nandeesha'', however, could not continue the success at the box office.Yadav's next project was for the multi-starrer film ''Bachchan'', directed by Shashank and starring Sudeep. Yadav then starred in ''Shivajinagara'', produced by Ramu Films. She was paired opposite Duniya Vijay. The movie was a blockbuster having completed 100 days of screening in theatres.In 2014, Yadav signed for two movies that became landmark projects of her career, ''Vaastu Prakaara'' and ''Uppi 2''. She played an advocate in ''Vaastu Prakaara'', which was directed by renowned film-maker Yogaraj Bhat. In ''Uppi 2'', she is seen in a cameo opposite its director Upendra. Her latest release is K. M. Chaitanya's ''Aatagara'', featuring an ensemble cast and ''Jessie''. Her performance in ''Jessie'' won her widespread appreciation. Upcoming films of Yadav include ''Seizer'' and ''Vijayaditya''. The movie was a blockbuster having completed 100 days of screening in theatres.In 2014, Yadav signed for two movies that became landmark projects of her career, ''Vaastu Prakaara'' and ''Uppi 2''. She played an advocate in ''Vaastu Prakaara'', which was directed by renowned film-maker Yogaraj Bhat. In ''Uppi 2'', she is seen in a cameo opposite its director Upendra. Her latest release is K. M. Chaitanya's ''Aatagara'', featuring an ensemble cast and ''Jessie''. Her performance in ''Jessie'' won her widespread appreciation. Upcoming films of Yadav include ''Seizer'' and ''Vijayaditya''.Yadav's biggest movie of her career is ''Killing Veerappan'', directed in multiple languages by Ram Gopal Varma. Kannada actor Shiva Rajkumar plays a police officer and Yadav is paired with him. ''Killing Veerappan'' was also dubbed and released in Tamil and Telugu.In 2017, Yadav shot for the film ''Butterfly'', a remake of the Hindi film ''Queen'', directed in four languages by Ramesh Aravind and Neelakanta (director).Yadav's biggest movie of her career is ''Killing Veerappan'', directed in multiple languages by Ram Gopal Varma. Kannada actor Shiva Rajkumar plays a police officer and Yadav is paired with him. ''Killing Veerappan'' was also dubbed and released in Tamil and Telugu.In 2017, Yadav shot for the film ''Butterfly'', a remake of the Hindi film ''Queen'', directed in four languages by Ramesh Aravind and Neelakanta (director). Besides the lead role, Yadav is also the co-producer.