Never Have I Ever’s Maitreyi Ramakrishnan On Being A Role Model For Young Women Of Colour

New Delhi:

Maitreyi Ramakrishnan is the speak of the city and for all the nice causes. The favored Netflix presentNever Have I Ever – which she headlines – lately premiered its fourth and closing season to nice evaluations. The present follows an Indian-origin American teenager Devi Vishwakumar via her closing highschool years within the aftermath of a private tragedy. The comedy-drama is without doubt one of the most profitable exhibits to characteristic a girl of color within the lead position and has been praised for its South Asian illustration.  The actress, together with co-stars Darren Barnet and Jaren Lewison, was in Brazil lately to advertise the collection on the Netflix Tudum occasion. In an interplay with Anupama Chopra, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan was reminded of her admiration for the character of Hermione [played on-screen by Emma Watson] in Harry Potter and was requested how she felt to now be a task mannequin for younger girls of color, maybe for the following few generations.

In response, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan stated, “It simply hit me now. Wow, I imply like if I consider younger women who had been my age when  I watched Emma Watson as Hermione and seeing me as their Emma Watson as Devi, that is I feel actually superior. I can not even fathom and that I feel is the massive legacy of our present. As a result of while you’re in it, it is exhausting to see the affect. Every single day I am so amazed about what number of followers we’ve got; what sort of followers we’ve got from completely different backgrounds and walks of life… However I actually do hope that these individuals who look as much as me as their first illustration, I hope, like in a short time there are others that they will additionally look as much as… It isn’t simply me.”

Lately, Indian followers of the actress and the present had been in for a nice shock after they spotted a fun interaction between Maitreyi Ramakrishnan and Indian actress Rashmika Mandanna on Twitter. It began when season 4 of the present was launched and a video from the collection went viral on social media. The clip from the finale episode options Maitreyi Ramakrishnan as Devi and Richa Moorjani as Kamala dancing to the Tamil model of the tune Saami Saami from Pushpa. 

Resharing a tweet posted by a fan of the clip, Rashmika Mandanna – who options within the unique tune – wrote, “Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, stunner! you probably did sooooo gooooooddddd.  sending you full love.”

. @ramakrishnannn .. stunner! you probably did sooooo gooooooddddd. ❤️ sending you full love ❤️ https://t.co/Rprd5GcSc2

— Rashmika Mandanna (@iamRashmika) June 9, 2023

To this, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan replied, “I’ll NEVER have imposter syndrome about dancing once more. Thanks a lot.”

I’ll NEVER have imposter syndrome about dancing once more. Thanks a lot @iamRashmika ????❤️ https://t.co/ErpZRe72Wg

— Maitreyi Ramakrishnan (@ramakrishnannn) June 9, 2023

All 4 seasons of By no means Have I Ever will be streamed on Netflix.