Instagrammed by Maitreyi. (Courtesy: Maitreyi Ramakrishnan)

New Delhi:

Maitreyi Ramakrishnan is the discuss of the city and for all the nice causes. The widespread Netflix presentNever Have I Ever – which she headlines – not too long ago premiered its fourth and ultimate season to nice critiques. The present follows an Indian-origin American teenager Devi Vishwakumar by means of her ultimate highschool years within the aftermath of a private tragedy. The comedy-drama is without doubt one of the most profitable exhibits to characteristic a lady of color within the lead function and has been praised for its South Asian illustration.  The actress, together with co-stars Darren Barnet and Jaren Lewison, was in Brazil not too long ago to advertise the sequence 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 ladies of color, maybe for the following few generations.

In response, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan mentioned, “It just hit me now. Wow, I mean like if I think of young girls who were my age when  I watched Emma Watson as Hermione and seeing me as their Emma Watson as Devi, that’s I think really awesome. I can’t even fathom and that I think is the big legacy of our show. Because when you’re in it, it’s hard to see the impact. Every day I’m so amazed about how many fans we have; what kind of fans we have from different backgrounds and walks of life… But I really do hope that those people who look up to me as their first representation, I hope, like very quickly there are others that they can also look up to… It’s not just me.”

Recently, 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 all began when season 4 of the present was launched and a video from the sequence 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 track Saami Saami from Pushpa. 

Resharing a tweet posted by a fan of the clip, Rashmika Mandanna – who options within the unique track – wrote, “Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, stunner! you 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 will NEVER have imposter syndrome about dancing again. Thank you so much.”

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

— Maitreyi Ramakrishnan (@ramakrishnannn) June 9, 2023

All 4 seasons of Never Have I Ever may be streamed on Netflix.