Now, in a new behind-the-scenes video, Ramakrishnan is opening up about her journey from Mississauga to the star of a Netflix series. The then 17-year-old Tamil-Canadian beat out 15,000 other people for the role.
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And while that means a new binge-worthy show that is sure to bring a lot of laughs, it also means we’ll get to see Canadian teen Maitreyi Ramakrishnan in her screen-acting debut.Ī refresher, should you need it: the Mississauga, Ont., native was cast as the lead in the series – about the complicated life of a modern-day, first-generation Indian-American girl that is loosely based on Kaling’s own experiences – last year after answering an open casting call on Twitter. Literally, we were all just howling because she just got it.At long last, the day is here: Mindy Kaling’s new coming-of-age series, Never Have I Ever, is finally streaming on Netflix. She was channeling her own mother, is what she told us.
She came in and was so natural, so funny. Regarding that, Greenstein notes, “Poorna has for most of her career been a dramatic actress, and she was like, ‘I never get to come in on comedies because nobody thinks I’m funny.’ We wanted to see her because we were such huge fans from all the things that she’s done, especially The Night Of. Portraying Devi’s mother on the series is Poorna Jagannathan, who has appeared in a number of films and television shows since 2004 including HBO’s The Night Of and Netflix’s Gypsy - both shows that nobody would confuse for being comedies. We’ve read her over the years and have been a fan of hers.” Daniel explains, “We did an open call for Kamala and I feel like came in pretty early on. You believed everything that was coming out of her mouth.”Īn actor that they cast in the series with more experience was Richa Moorjani, who plays Devi’s cousin Kamala. For example, upon seeing Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, who portrays the series lead Devi Vishwakumar, Greenstein recalls, “We were like, ‘Wait, did we just see somebody who literally has zero acting experience and was that great?’ To see somebody with natural comedic timing who really got the nuances of the scenes and really got the multidimensional character - she wasn’t just reading lines. One of the aspects that made the job so rewarding is how much previously undiscovered talent was found by the duo. We were so touched that people were really moved by the show and actually watched it. Greenstein adds, “We got so many emails from agents asking, ‘Where did you find these actors?’ Everybody was blown away. Of course, helping inflate the number of submissions was the fact that Kaling had posted a casting call on her social media. We actually hit the limit of how many emails Gmail can accept in a day.” But you would be wrong, as Daniel says, “It was the biggest casting search we’ve ever done in our career. On casting the series’ most important roles - the teenage lead and her mother - Greenstein notes how it was obviously important for them to get that casting right, saying, “It was really about getting Devi and her mother cast, as they are the heart of the story.”īased on the number of South Asian actors on television and movies, one might conclude there simply isn’t many actors out there in that demographic. While describing the casting process for series to The Hollywood Reporter, Daniel and Greenstein reveal how the series became the biggest casting job of their careers.
Because of that, series casting directors Collin Daniel and Brett Greenstein (both Casting Society of America Award winners) had their work cut out for them when finding the right actors for the series.
The Netflix series Never Have I Ever, which was co-created by actress Mindy Kaling, features a number of South Asian actors who most viewers are likely unfamiliar with. Casting Director Alexa Fogel on What Makes a Good Audition - Daily Actor
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