Ideal Characters

I like Radha. I was impressed with her character. She had a pleasant personality and was truly a sweetheart. Most of the characters can either love or hate in extremes. But she was an exception. I found her to be friendly & considerate. The actor who played Radha for a long time before replacement fit the role perfectly and did an amazing job. Her acting was completely natural and effortless.

Writers didn't destroy her character for Suguna to gain some sympathy and I'm glad she's not part of Anandi's sasural or so-called maika.

Of course she accepted Suguna as her DIL only for the sake of her son Shyam but she did it whole-heartedly. Radha never used this as a mask to harass her. Initially she was upset with BH family and was equally angry with shyam because he didn't reveal Suguna's pregnancy even when she took his side and made Madan Singh agree for this wedding. But she never used harsh words to torment Suguna like Sumitra did with Ganga. Sumitra kept on insulting Ganga in an unreasonable manner and one fine day she took a U-turn and started showering lots of love on her. In the beginning Ira was so sweet to Anandi; later during Sanchi-Jagadish drama she showed bitterness then changed back after knowing Sanchi's truth. Radha never gave dhamkis to Suguna like Ira used to do with Anandi nor she was cunning & plotting like DS. When Shyam was angry with Suguna and left her she didn't take it as an advantage to separate them. Instead she consoled Suguna and assured her that Shyam will eventually come around. When Suguna lost her baby I thought she would taunt her from then on but she never made even the slightest remark. Moreover she was concerned with her DILs health.

Many times I felt Radha would turn negative one day but that day never came!

There was one instance where I was not happy with her. Madan Singh vowed not to allow Shyam & Suguna in their house till he's alive. Radha couldn't bear it and took a drastic step by consuming poison. That was a weak moment for her. She couldn't choose between her husband & son. But I expected her to try by other means rather than giving up like this. Luckily she survived and got what she prayed for.

Overall hers is a calm & pleasant attitude. The best part was Radha happily accepting Suguna's baby though it was through Pratap and not her son Shyam. The great maternal grandmother (DS) refused to see the baby's face after knowing it is a girl. Even Sumitra was not happy when the nurse announced it is a girl by mistake. Radha was no way related to that child. DS & Sumithra were related by blood yet they were not ready to accept the baby whole-heartedly. When the doctor confirmed it's a boy Sumithra was overjoyed but there was no change in Radha's expression. She was calm & content with the arrival of baby no matter it's a girl or a boy.