Radhika Apte has opened up about playing Rudra in Akka, revealing that her character displays traits she considers “problematic” and “masculine”. The actor stars alongside Keerthy Suresh in the crime thriller, set in 1980s Pernunu, a fictional South Indian city governed by a powerful matriarchal society.

Radhika Apte plays a gangster in Akka

In the series, Suresh plays Bhavani, the ruler of Pernunu, while Apte portrays Rudra, a Mumbai gangster who wants to dismantle the established order. Despite their opposing positions, the two characters are not presented as straightforward heroes or villains, with their motivations and moral choices adding complexity to the story.