Kaala Paani actor Poornima Indrajith emphasises inclusivity of women across all age groups in OTT era: ‘There are no supporting characters…’

However, the positive reception of Kaala Paani, both from critics and audiences, appears to have significantly boosted her career. Reflecting on her debut in the OTT realm, Poornima told The Hindu, “I felt like a newcomer, a fresher who was learning everything anew. That was challenging!”

She also mentioned that her portrayal of Dr Smrithi Bhaskar in Virus served as a reference point for the Mumbai-based casting agency that approached her for Kaala Paani. “The Swasti Shaw character is not region specific, she could be from anywhere,” she observed while adding that she had to put in extra effort to refine her Hindi diction.

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Talking about the OTT space, Poornima said, “The beauty of the medium [OTT] is that [usually] there are no ‘supporting’ characters, each has their own arc and has layers that can be explored by the actor and the audience.”

“The narrative has changed, there is so much OTT content that is built around women who are not young. All women are seen, and different topics being ‘spoken’ about. There is room for actors [women] irrespective of how old or young they are,” the 45-year-old actor added.

Kaala Paani has been renewed for Season 2. In her review of the series, The Indian Express’ Shubhra Gupta wrote: “Unusually for an Indian series, the show doesn’t shy away from showing just how high the stakes are. The storytellers are serious about their intent as they to the chase.”

Prior to Kaala Paani, Poornima Indrajith also appeared in Rajeev Ravi’s period drama Thuramukham earlier this year.