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Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, who plays Priya in Turning Red, says she can totally relate to her character. The animated film from Disney and Pixar premiered today, March 11 on Disney+ Hotstar. Maitreyi Ramakrishnan plays Priya in Disney+ Hotstar's Turning Red. By Shweta Keshri: Turning Red highlights the rollercoaster ride of being a teenager. Produced by Lindsey Collins and directed by Domee Shi, the animated film premiered today, March 11, on Disney+ Hotstar. While middle school woes and flaring hormones underline the themes of Disney and Pixar’s Turning Red, the film also throws an interesting take on the countless personalities of evolving teens. Turning Red tries to capture the essence of growing minds, as is seen in the character of Priya, which is voiced by actress Maitreyi Ramakrishnan of Never Have I Ever fame. Sharing her experience of walking in Priya’s shoes and essaying her signature stoic personality, the actress spoke about how her character resembled her. Take a look at Maitreyi's special message for Indian fans: "It is really nice to see how films and TV are moving in a direction that has authenticity diversity in a natural way. It does not just show and tell. Younger audiences watching Turning Red are going to accept this reality as their new normal and have a well-deserved expectation for representation. Priya is too cool for school, mysterious, middle school dweeb that personally I can totally relate to and I’m sure many others can as well! She helps Mei on this journey that she goes through by being a supportive friend who loves unconditionally," said Maitreyi Ramakrishnan. Turning Red has been written by Domee Shi and Julia Cho and produced by Lindsey Collins. Along with Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, the film’s characters have been voiced by Rosalie Chiang, Sandra Oh, Orion Lee, Ava Morse, Hyein Park, Wai Ching Ho, James Hong, and others. ALSO READ| Mindy Kaling on Maitreyi Ramakrishnan: She was the perfect choice for Devi Published On: Mar 11, 2022 16 March 2022, 13:11 | Updated: 18 March 2022, 15:25 "Priya is the goth, queer brown girl representation I needed when I was younger." Turning Red fans are convinced that
Priya is queer and it looks as though their theories about her are right. As soon as Turning Red came out on Disney+ last week (Mar 11), viewers all around the world have praised the Pixar film for its queer-coding. While Pixar are yet to explicitly state whether or not any of the Turning Red characters are queer, LGBTQ+ fans are seeing themselves represented in characters like Tyler, Mei, Miriam and Priya. Given that Pixar staff recently
called out Disney for censoring their LGBTQ+ content and cutting "every moment of overtly gay affection" from their movies, it's possible that characters in Turning Red were written as queer. Turning Red director Domee Shi also recently said that "a lot of" Tyler's story was cut from the film. Now, Pixar cinematographer Andrea Goh has appeared to confirm that
Priya is indeed part of the LGBTQ+ community. READ MORE: Is Tyler gay in Turning Red? Director confirms "a lot of" Tyler's story was cut Throughout Turning Red, it's made clear that Priya, who is voiced by Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, is attracted to boys. She has a crush on Devon and Jesse in 4*Town. However, fans have also spotted that Priya appears to fancy an unnamed goth character too. At Tyler's party, Priya can be seen dancing with Goth Girl and Mei, Miriam and Abby can be seen cheering her on in support. While we're not shown exactly what happened before, it looks as though Mei, Miriam and Abby know that Priya has a crush on Goth Girl and, in the scene, Priya finally gets the confidence to approach her. Taking into account that Priya is also obsessed with Nightfall (a Twilight-inspired book), it wouldn't be a stretch to think that she would fancy a goth. One person tweeted: "Y'all saw Priya and that goth girl in #TurningRed right???? That was queer wasn't it????" Another added: "Priya is the goth, queer brown girl representation I needed when I was younger. We love to see it". READ MORE: Turning Red fans think Mei and Miriam are in love with each other
Now, one of Pixar's cinematographers has appeared to confirm that Priya is indeed queer. In response to a viral tweet about Priya and Goth Girl's party scene, in which someone wrote: "CHERISHING THIS SCENE WITH EVERY FIBER OF MY BEING #TurningRed", Andrea Goh has confirmed that the scene is meant to be a "slice of queer representation". Andrea explained: "My first Cultural Trust credit: The team already knew what to do since they ARE those characters, so it’s more just tweaks for specificity here and there. I am proud of this moment because as nerve wracking as it was, I asked for a slice of queer representation anyways." We have no choice but to stan.
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What ethnicity is Priya Mangal?Physical Appearance. Priya is an average height, Indian-Canadian, 13-year-old teenage girl with brown eyes, thick eyebrows, and curly, wavy, brownish-black hair that falls right past her shoulders; her bangs are parted and slightly curled.
What nationality are the Turning Red characters?Set in Toronto, Ontario in 2002, the film follows Meilin "Mei" Lee, a 13-year-old Chinese-Canadian student who, due to a hereditary curse, transforms into a giant red panda when she experiences any strong emotion. It is the first Pixar film solely directed by a woman.
Is Priya from Turning Red African American?Appearance. Priya is an average height, Indian-Canadian, 13-year-old teenage girl with brown skin, brown eyes, and thick eyebrows, with purple-gray shadows under her eyes.
Is Priya from Turning Red goth?Priya (voiced by Mississauga's Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) is the deadpan, gothy girl who's really into witchlore and vampires, as I was growing up and other teens I knew. Abby is that little fireball, and she's directly based off of my real life friend who's the voice of Abby, Hyein Park.
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