Maitreyi Ramakrishnan Age, Height, Boyfriend, Family, Biography & More

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Nationality: Canadian

Age: 18 Years

Hometown: Mississauga, Canada

Bio/Wiki
Profession	Actress
Famous Role	‘Devi Vishwakumar’ in "Never Have I Ever" (2020)
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 167 cm in meters- 1.67 m in feet & inches- 5’ 6”
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Debut	Web Series: "Never Have I Ever" (2020) as 'Devi Vishwakumar'
Personal Life
Date of Birth	28 December 2001 (Friday)
Age (as in 2019)	18 Years
Birthplace	Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Zodiac sign	Capricorn
Nationality	Canadian
Hometown	Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
School	• Trelawny Public School, Mississauga • Meadowvale Secondary School, Mississauga
College/University	She deferred her acceptance to the theatre program at York University, Toronto to do shooting for her acting project (Never Have I Ever).
Educational Qualification	High School Graduate
Ethnicity	She is of Sri Lankan Tamil descent, but she identifies herself as a Tamil and Canadian. ^[1]Now
Hobbies	Singing, Playing the Piano, Painting, Hiking, Going to Art Galleries, Riding her Motorcycle, and Playing Video Games
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Family
Parents	Father- Ram Selvarajah (IT Specialist) Mother- Kiruthiha Kulendiren (Works in Marketing Field)
Siblings	Brother- Vishwaa Ramakrishnan
Favourite Things
Food	Pretzels
Dessert	Donuts
Actress(s)	Mindy Kaling, Nayanthara
Film	Bollywood- Chandramukhi (2005) Hollywood- Get Out (2017)
Fictional Character	Hermione Granger
Singer(s)	Rex Orange County, Childish Gambino, Doja Cat
Band	Panic! At The Disco
Shows	The Office (2005-13), Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013), Parks and Recreation (2009), When They See Us (2019), Black Mirror (2011)
Sport	Basketball
Basketball Team	Toronto Raptors
Video Games	Nintendo, Crossing: New Horizons, Super Smash Bros

Some Lesser Known Facts About Maitreyi Ramakrishnan

Maitreyi Ramakrishnan is of Sri Lankan Tamil descent. Her family came to Canada as refugees after the Sri Lankan Civil War (1983-2009).

Being raised in a multicultural environment, Maitreyi was trained in both Bharatanatyam and Ballet dance forms. She has also learned to play the piano.

When she was in grade 10, she began acting in school plays; her first role was of ‘Urleen’ from the play “Footloose.” When she reached grade 12, she began writing, directing, and producing plays; as an assignment from her drama classes.

Simultaneously, she became a part of a Jazz band and played the piano in the band.

Because of her love for Disney and Marvel comics, Maitreyi wanted to make her career in the field of animation, but when she was in the last year of her school, she decided to become an actress. Talking about it, she said,

In our after school plays, our after school musicals and at first I just did it as something like for fun and then I realized it was something that I could dedicate myself to for the rest of my life and I would be really happy with it”

She was a part of student walkout protests against Doug Ford’s proposition for education cuts in 2019.

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We may not be able to vote right now, but we are still doing something and that’s what matters ✊ #studentssayno (? @zoe.p1 )

A post shared by Maitreyi Ramakrishnan (@maitreyiramakrishnan) on Apr 5, 2019 at 4:26pm PDT

Mindy Kaling chose Maitreyi out of 15,000 candidates who applied for the open casting call for the show, Never Have I Ever in 2019. For her auditions for the show, she created a tape at a local library using her mother’s camera with her best friend who insisted on her give the audition for the show. She was asked to send four more videos later, after which, her screen test took place in Los Angeles, and eventually, she made it as the lead character in the show.
Maitreyi Ramakrishnan with her Best Friend