Payal Radhakrishna is an Indian actress and model who predominantly works in Kannada, Tamil and Telugu film industries. She is best known for her work in the 2019 Kannada drama movie Bhinna. Directed by Adarsh Eshwarappa, the movie won various accolades that include Best Regional Film from the Madrid film festival and the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Award.

During her college days, she emerged as a finalist in The Mega Model Hunt by Prasad Bidappa Model Management and later worked as a freelancer in Mumbai. She has been a part of commercials for brands like Amazon India, Saffola, Muslim Matrimony, Bhima and Brothers and Rexona. She made her film debut with P.N. Satya`s crime drama movie Bengaluru Underworld (2017). In 2021, she was a part of the ZEE5 original Tamil web series Singapenne.