Originally posted by: aviation-ca
Siya Ka Ram update:
Still watching it daily.. as Angie mentioned it has ups & downs.. I think the best ones so far was the Syamwar week..
Ram: He had his best week.. or maybe I am just getting used to him. Some solid dialogs (though yesterday Parushrama interaction was a very weak ending after a good buildup).. btw.. see the funny footnote...
Yeah, either I am getting used to him or he is growing in his role. I had seen him as Chandragupta Maurya where Manish Wadhwa was the Chanakya. Manish was phenomenal as Chanakya. So there too it took Ashish to grow into his role.
Ravana: the intro of Raavana was horrible (the actor), it was like watching a school play.. but I think they are now dubbing him (with almost Amitabh voice), so he can concentrate on acting, the swayamvar part & its aftermath was fairly good.. he is now able to bring across his overwhelming ego and his anger at what he perceives as his humiliation...
It was really bad. I would have preferred the Ramleela Raqavan. The whole Rambha rape scene was from C grade 70s Bollywood movie. I did like him in the Veena scene with Mandodri. I was wondering about the voice. I think he was so concentrating on his dialogues that he couldn't concentrate on acting. Now he is able to bring out the ego, resentment (for Shiv) and vindictiveness.
Also I feel that there are several directors. The one directing Dashrath family is good while others are below average. Same goes for writers. The dialogues of Parshuram and Ram conversation were so mediocre.
Sita: While there is very negligible chemistry with Rama, finally seeing some emotions, though it became stale after a while... though during swayamvar, not sure what else can a girl do while the men strut their stuff??????
Sita was good with Nana, but now it is just smiles. Somehow her lines could have been better at Swayamvar. She was made too mute. In Tulsi Ramayan, there is anguish and fear that Ram might not be able to lift up the bow. Tulsiram really wrote beautiful lines about Sita's mental condition at that time. They could have brought that out.
The scene stealer was the Nana shri of Ravana.. his entry, his conduct in Mithila.. his interaction with Mandodari and his condescension of Sita .. his reaction in swayamvar.. was just sooo sooo good...
Yeah, Nanashree was really good. His arrogance, pompousness and sense of self importance really came through. Wish they had shown a little of his history on how he moulded Raavan into the egoistic character for his own ambition.
The disappointment was Manish as Vishwamitra... unfortunately his whole role has been a blank face.. what a waste of talent...
This is the first time I have seen Manish where he doesn't seem to be into his role. That's why I feel as if the director is at fault. His lines are also very ordinary whereas Vishwamitra was an important figure in Ram's life. He not only gave him divine weapons and trained him, but also was instrumental in both Ahiliya's liberation and Sita's match. Wish they had made him Raavan. The producer had made him Raavan in Mahadev and he was so good there. He showed Raavan's insecurity, ego, ambition, anger very well.
The most let down scene was the first face-to-face meeting of Rama-Sita.. it was a repeat of any number of Indian serial scene, in a temple after the heroine sings a Bhajan, the breeze blowing etc.. but with absolutely zero chemistry, nothing... I wish since that whole scene was fictional (not in any texts I have come across), they could have made it more unique... else could have (as is really in texts), first time would have been in Swayamvar itself...
Totally agree. Also wish they would tone down Sita's makeup. The actress is pretty but she has a delicate and small face. Too much makeup and heavy jewelry does not go with her. The understated makeup as shown in promos would suit her more.
The Cringeworthy scenes, were the Ravana entry esp. the rape of Rambha.. the Ahalaya scene.. Sita asking about Rama's view of Polygamy.. it was just so artificial..
The rape scene was horrible. Ahiliya's was almost as worse. What should have been a good episode showcasing Ram as a different prince than others was reduced to nonsense especially Ahiliya seeing Ram as Vishnu.
The really bad props, were the both Bows, Shiva, as well as Vishnu..
The most annoying scenes.. showing Rama as Vishnu Avatar... Rama in his lifetime is not divine.. he is a human...
Yes, they kept on showing Sita knowing about Ram rescuing Ahiliya and then Ram as Vishnu. He was human and had only human capabilities. That's why Hanuman could fly and Ram had to build a bridge to go to Lanka. Only a human with no superman qualities could have defeated Raavan.
Indian serials jsut have to show their usual melodrama for no reason.
True Footnote: Me & my mom were criticizing Rama (the actor's lack of expressions).. guess what, the very next day we are listening to lecture from Swamiji on Chapter 5 of Bhagwatam.. & he mentions about how Rama, the ideal human being, about his reaction when he hears that due to his father's oath he has to go to Vanvas... i.e, no change in expression, he expresses neither anger, nor sorrow, because he knows that it is transitory... me & my mom looked at each other & my mom made a zip sign over her lips 😆.. I almost laughed out loud.. 🤣
😆 That' s funnhy. Director must have read that and decided to make actor act like that. I always used to wonder why Ram would always be shown smiling or walking slowly. Thankfully, they are showing him as a warrior prince and walking fast. And hopefully they will show some emotion. Yes, he was more balanced in his expressions of grief or happiness than other humans. But as a human being, he must have felt some sort of grief at Kakayi's actions or Dasrath giving his mother so much unhappiness (even if as pawn of Kakayi's plans).
Also I was laughing at Kakayi's refusal to accept Sita as Ram's wife. Hopefully they will not start some Saas-bahu serial where Sita will be trying to please Kakayi and Kakayi/Manthra scheming against her - adding salt in her cooked food or some other such nonsense.
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