![]() “For a lot of people of color and the South Asian community - I can speak for myself here when I say that we’re so used to being sidekicks, we’re so used to being comedic relief,” she explains. ![]() Since “Never Have I Ever” debuted on April 27, Ramakrishnan has been inundated with messages from fans who have fallen in love with the series and its diverse representation, especially given the fact that her character leads the series as a South Asian young woman. A part of that process was my cast members being such great homies to me and supporting me.” ![]() I couldn’t have done that just purely out of high school. My fellow actors, I love them so much because they’re the ones that gave me the confidence to do the performance I did. I wanted to learn everything - between hair and makeup to lighting and sound. One thing I won’t forget is just having everybody be so kind to teach me everything that I asked. “That was my mindset coming to set, I didn’t think I was anything crazy special. You are just the same as everyone else,” she recalls. “Honestly, I don’t think on set I ever felt like the star because my drama teacher always taught me if you’re a star if you’re the lead of the show, that means s. It’s been a whirlwind since Ramakrishnan’s first audition (recorded with her best friend at her local community center) and beating out 15,000 other actors on her way to becoming the breakout star in Kaling and Fisher’s show: “This is my first job ever. Emmys for the cast, Emmys for the direction, a Nobel Peace Prize - I’m not opposed - but, in all seriousness, this is all I wanted from the show.” “Or somebody saying, ‘Thank you, this made me really realize I have some unpacking to do with the loss of a family member’…That’s all I wanted from this show. ![]() “It’s awesome because I’m seeing so many people saying, ‘Oh my God, I can relate to this so much.’ Whether it’s something as simple as one of the arm hair jokes - because let’s be real, even though I’m 100% confident with my arm hair, there are days where I go up to my father and I say, ‘Why did you do this to me? Why can’t you give me anything else?’” Ramakrishnan says. And in addition to the ultra-relatable high school drama about fitting in, searching for love and trying to figure out who you are, Devi is also dealing with the sudden death of her father. Devi is a nerdy, hot-headed overachiever who desperately wants to be cool. But the young star is still relishing in the excitement around the new show, which centers around Ramakrishnan’s character Devi Vishwakumar, an Indian American teen growing up in Southern California. Ramakrishnan is currently quarantining at home with her family in Canada instead of walking the red carpet in New York or Los Angeles to celebrate the coming-of-age comedy from co-creators Mindy Kaling and Lang Fisher. “No matter what, I think that’ll always be my roots.” “I think I’ll always just be a girl from Mississauga,” Ramakrishnan said on the Variety After Show, presented by National Geographic, when asked if she feels like a ‘superstar’ after the show shot to No. At only 18 years old, “ Never Have I Ever” star Maitreyi Ramakrishnan is soon to become a household name, but the Canadian teen isn’t letting any of the early success of the show go to her head.
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