Justin Rao sits down with Radhika Apte and Keerthy Suresh for InFocus to discuss Akka, taking creative risks and their very different relationships with fame. Radhika reflects on protecting her privacy, being approached for selfies and why she is uncomfortable with the pedestal actors are placed on. Keerthy explains why she enjoys meeting fans and feels grateful for their attention, while recalling an encounter on a flight that crossed a boundary.
They also discuss choosing roles for personal satisfaction and the freedom to experiment rather than stay in one bracket. Keerthy looks back on facing online trolling before Mahanati and letting her work speak for itself. She also reflects on Dorothy, why its story mattered more to her than the size of her role, and the conversations it sparked around LGBTQ representation in Tamil cinema. Radhika shares an update on the scripts she has been writing, returning to work after becoming a parent and the creative autonomy she finds in writing. The conversation closes with the possibility of the two collaborating again.