India, Oct. 27 -- Actor Radhika Apte, in an interview with Hindustan Times published on Oct. 26, 2026, discussed her upcoming Netflix show Akka and said she is not chasing the kind of success associated with having a bigger face on film posters. Apte spoke ahead of the series’ release and addressed comments she often hears about choosing “unconventional” roles.
Akka: premise and roles
Akka stars Radhika Apte alongside Keerthy Suresh in a crime drama set in the 1980s. The show tells the story of Pernuru, described as a fictional town run by women, where Apte’s character arrives to dismantle the hegemony of the “akkas.”
Apte said she liked that the story does not present clear heroes or villains. “There is a protagonist, Keerthy’s characte...