By Will Thorne
03.05.2020 - 19:31 / variety.com
By Angelique Jackson
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 go to her head.
“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. 1 on Netflix. “No matter what, I think that’ll always be my roots.”
Ramakrishnan is
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LOS ANGELES — In a surprise move, Ruby Rose, the star of the CW’s “Batwoman,” has decided to leave the television series ahead of its already announced second season.
By Elaine Low
Richa Shukla just posted a series of behind the scene pictures with her Never Have I Ever co-stars Maitreyi Ramakrishnan and Poorna Jagannathan, and it seems like the actors had a blast working together on the Netflix series. In the photos, the actors can be seen smiling brightly for selfies.
's breakout star is basking in the glow of success and newfound attention following the late April debut of her critically acclaimed series. But the Canadian newcomer admits the entire experience has been «pretty surreal.» «All I'm seeing is screenshots of 'No. 1 here, No. 1 there,' and obviously like the follower count going up,» she recently told ET Live's Melicia Johnson.
By Amanda N'Duka
Maitreyi Ramakrishnan takes accurate representation seriously. It's why the newcomer hopes her starring role on Netflix's will help pave the way for other South Asian girls. It's also why she told ET she would say no if Marvel Studios approached her about playing its first Muslim superhero.
Never Have I Have, Mindy Kaling's new coming-of-age comedy on Netflix, has all the hallmarks of a legendary teen show. The series follows a young Indian-American high school sophomore named Devi (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) as she juggles academics, boys, best friends, and a family trying to heal after the sudden death of her father.
Never Have I Ever, Mindy Kaling's new coming-of-age comedy on Netflix, required a specific kind of lead. Kaling needed someone who could carry the weight of a multi-generational culture clash, the unending grief of losing a father too young, and the turmoils of suburban high school, all while playing the series as a whip smart comedy.
Meredith Grey is back in action.
Love Island star Laura Anderson says ITV bosses made the right decision to scrap this year’s summer series and believes it would have been in poor taste to let the show go ahead.
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Maitreyi Ramakrishnan is opening up about a possible season two for her breakout Netflix show, Never Have I Ever.
Never Have I Ever, Mindy Kaling's new coming-of-age comedy on Netflix, required a specific kind of lead. Kaling needed someone who could carry the weight of a multi-generational culture clash, the unending grief of losing a father too young, and the turmoils of suburban high school, all while playing the series as a whip smart comedy.
Netflix's tells the coming-of-age story of a first-generation Indian American teenage girl, Devi, who, following the devastating death of her beloved father, begins to navigate uncharted waters as she enters sophomore year of high school in Southern California's San Fernando Valley. Along with her best friends, Fabiola and Eleanor, Devi makes a pact for the school year: This is the time to land her first boyfriend, school hottie and swim stud Paxton Hall-Yoshida.
Mindy Kaling’s “Never Have I Ever” is making a star out of a Mississaugu, Ont. native.