![]() Devi was refreshing not just because she was a South Asian American protagonist, but because she defied stereotypes of brown girls. In a world where we barely get token representation, let alone authentic representation, (I got to play) a character that has the ability to have so many emotions and be so multifaceted. I lucked out with a very amazing role that some people could just dream of. Courtesy of NetflixĪnd then the role of Devi itself. In "Never Have I Ever," Devi is a high-achieving student who sometimes struggles to regulate her emotions. I got to grow with them through these four seasons. I also lucked out with my cast members and my crew members. She has been there for me through thick and thin, and I love her to death – of course as someone who employs me, but also as someone who is there for me. That’s one thing I don’t think I’ll ever comprehend: This was my first opportunity? This was my first job? I couldn’t ask for a better boss than Mindy Kaling. Now that “Never Have I Ever” has come to an end, how does it feel for this to have been your first major acting role? The conversation has been edited for length and clarity. “It’s the end of an era,” she said.ĬNN spoke to Ramakrishnan ahead of the Season 4 premiere about how it feels to be done with “Never Have I Ever,” what it was like to have Mindy Kaling as a first boss and what a show like this would have meant for her growing up. With the fourth and final season of “Never Have I Ever” now streaming, her turn as Devi is behind her. She voiced the character Priya Mangal in Pixar’s “ Turning Red,” and is set to play Lizzie Bennet in the upcoming rom-com “ The Netherfield Girls,” a contemporary take on “Pride and Prejudice.” Since then, Ramakrishnan, 21, has become a breakout star for her performance as the show’s smart and brazen protagonist. Ramakrishnan got a callback and then another one, ultimately beating out more than 15,000 people for the role of Devi Vishwakumar in the now-hit Netflix show “Never Have I Ever.” ![]() After 13 years, the series came back for a short miniseries revival called Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, so there’s plenty to watch and keep you occupied as we wait for a possible Never Have I Ever Season 3.Maitreyi Ramakrishnan was a high school student who had never acted professionally when in 2019, she responded to an open casting call from Mindy Kaling for a TV series about an Indian American teenager. ![]() The original seven seasons of Gilmore Girls follow Rory and Lorelai through their many good and bad relationships, with a supporting cast of many memorable characters like Lorelai’s friend and coworker Sookie ( Melissa McCarthy), Rory’s best friend Lane ( Keiko Agena), Lorelai’s parents Emily ( Kelly Bishop) and Richard ( Edward Herrmann), and of course, Lorelai’s love, Luke ( Scott Patterson). Just like Devi and her mother, the mother-daughter relationship between Rory Gilmore ( Alexis Bledel) and Lorelai Gilmore ( Lauren Graham) is central to the story, and basically the heart of the show. Television DistributionĪn older series but still one of the best teen dramedies ever made, Gilmore Girls shares the same spirit of Never Have I Ever, with a protagonist who always follows her heart and does what she thinks is right in the moment, even if she regrets it later.
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