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Maitreyi Ramakrishnan: 7 things to know about the new Netflix star

From her age to how she landed the role in Mindy Kaling’s new series ‘Never Have I Ever’

Published: May 07, 2020 16:58 Marwa Hamad, Assistant Editor

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Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, the breakthrough star of Netflix’s series ‘Never Have I Ever’, is no longer an unknown face. Plucked out of 15,000 actresses by show creator Mindy Kaling for the lead role of Devi, the young Tamil-Canadian actress rose to fame overnight. Ramakrishnan gave an emotional performance in the comedy drama, which deals with grief, teen romance and friendship. But, who exactly is this budding talent? We give you five things to know. Image Credit: Netflix

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Paxton Hall-Yoshida and Maitreyi Ramakrishnan — 3. Ramakrishnan is 18-years-old. The teen actress celebrated her big birthday shortly before New Year’s Eve, on December 30, making her a Capricorn. Her onscreen love interest Paxton Hall-Yoshida, however, is played by the 29-year-old actor Darren Barnett — 11 years her elder — putting him into the strange category of adult actors playing young teens. In the series, Ramakrishnan plays 15-year-old Devi, while Barnet plays 16-year-old Paxton. Image Credit: Netflix

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5. Ramakrishnan is a huge fan of ‘The Office’ and says that meeting Mindy Kaling for the first time was like seeing Kelly Kapoor in the flesh. “It was amazing, ‘cause she is one of my role models,” Ramakrishnan tells Brown Girl Magazine. “I love her work on ‘The Office,’ it’s my favourite TV show and she writes a lot of the episodes and some of, like, the most hilarious ones. So it was really surreal to see Kelly Kapoor in front of me and just like all of her talent.” Image Credit: Supplied

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190614 toronto raptors — 7. She’s a huge fan of the Toronto Raptors. Ramakrishnan calls herself a “legit fan” of the team, who recently won their first NBA championship in their 25 year history. When she was in grade five, she asked her grandmother whether her birthday present could be a Raptors cap with her name engraved on the side, according to her interview with ‘Brown Girl Magazine’. Now that’s love. Image Credit: AFP

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