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

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Nationality: Canadian
Age: 18 Years
Hometown: Mississauga, Canada

Maitreyi Ramakrishnan

Bio/Wiki
ProfessionActress
Famous Role‘Devi Vishwakumar’ in "Never Have I Ever" (2020)
Maitreyi Ramakrishnan in a Scene from 'Never Have I Ever'
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)in centimeters- 167 cm
in meters- 1.67 m
in feet & inches- 5’ 6”
Eye ColourBlack
Hair ColourBlack
Career
DebutWeb Series: "Never Have I Ever" (2020) as 'Devi Vishwakumar'
Never Have I Ever (2020)
Personal Life
Date of Birth28 December 2001 (Friday)
Age (as in 2019) 18 Years
BirthplaceMississauga, Ontario, Canada
Zodiac signCapricorn
NationalityCanadian
HometownMississauga, Ontario, Canada
School• Trelawny Public School, Mississauga
• Meadowvale Secondary School, Mississauga
College/UniversityShe deferred her acceptance to the theatre program at York University, Toronto to do shooting for her acting project (Never Have I Ever).
Educational QualificationHigh School Graduate
EthnicityShe is of Sri Lankan Tamil descent, but she identifies herself as a Tamil and Canadian. [1]Now
HobbiesSinging, Playing the Piano, Painting, Hiking, Going to Art Galleries, Riding her Motorcycle, and Playing Video Games
Relationships & More
Marital StatusUnmarried
Family
ParentsFather- Ram Selvarajah (IT Specialist)
Mother- Kiruthiha Kulendiren (Works in Marketing Field)
SiblingsBrother- Vishwaa Ramakrishnan
Maitreyi Ramakrishnan with her Brother
Favourite Things
FoodPretzels
DessertDonuts
Actress(s)Mindy Kaling, Nayanthara
FilmBollywood- Chandramukhi (2005)
Hollywood- Get Out (2017)
Fictional CharacterHermione Granger
Singer(s)Rex Orange County, Childish Gambino, Doja Cat
BandPanic! At The Disco
ShowsThe Office (2005-13), Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013), Parks and Recreation (2009), When They See Us (2019), Black Mirror (2011)
SportBasketball
Basketball TeamToronto Raptors
Video GamesNintendo, Crossing: New Horizons, Super Smash Bros

Maitreyi Ramakrishnan

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.

  • 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

    Maitreyi Ramakrishnan with her Best Friend

  • Her casting on the show garnered popularity from media for the nature of open casting call and because of her Tamil Canadian Identity.
  • In 2019, The Today Show named her ‘one of the eighteen Groundbreakers,’ a list of girls breaking down barriers and changing the world.

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