India, Oct. 27 -- In a career spanning over two decades, Keerthy Suresh has worked in several film industries, establishing herself as a force to be reckoned with in Tamil and Telugu cinema. She has won a National Award, appeared in blockbusters, and become a well-known face in cinema. With Akka, the upcoming Netflix series, she marks her web series debut. In a candid conversation with Hindustan Times, the actor talks about the role, the show's unique world, and how she was warned against doing streaming.

Akka is a period action drama set in Pernuru, a fictional Telugu town run by women, where three 'sisters' rule the criminal underworld. Keerthy plays Bhavani, one such akka of the Pernuru. Talking about what she found challenging about ...