On Thursday, the makers of Akka, an upcoming gangster series starring Keerthy Suresh and Radhika Apte, unveiled its trailer in the presence of the cast and crew. At the launch, Keerthy spoke about the preparation that went into bringing her character Bhavani to life.

From physical training and learning Hindi to participating in script-reading sessions, Keerthy Suresh said Akka introduced her to new aspects of the filmmaking process.

“There was a lot of preparation and homework that we did before the shoot, starting from script reading. This is my first Hindi project, and script reading is not something that we very generously do down south all the time. So, that’s very new for me, and I loved the process of doing it,” she said.

Recalling an interaction that reinforced her appreciation for the process, Keerthy Suresh opened up about bumping into actor Nassar at a hotel where she was present for the script reading session. “I remember I was once having breakfast at a hotel and met an actor called Nassar.…