Los Angeles, Feb. 27 -- Maitreyi Ramakrishnan is set to join the second season of the "Legally Blonde" prequel series Elle, stepping into the role of Sam, an intellectually formidable rival to teenage Elle Woods.
As the head of the school newspaper and self-appointed guardian of grammar, Sam's ambition and exacting nature make her a formidable counterpart to Elle's optimism and charm.
Ramakrishnan will play Sam, Elle's foil - possessing all our hero's ambition and none of her optimism. She's the founder, editor-in-chief, and lord baron of the school newspaper, the commissioner of the grammar police, and the enemy of joy. If Cosmo is Elle's bible, The AP Stylebook is Devon's holy grail.
Season 1 of Elle, which will premiere on July 1st, a...