Hello
Here are my 2 cents on Mrinal
The beauty of this show is that we have flawed, grey and real characters who are not pure white or black !
For me Mrinal is also grey !
Mrinal is blinded by revenge...All she thinks about is revenge and beyond that often fails to look at things
She attacked Singhdant during a festival the same way Singhdant attacked her family years ago during a festival...A lot of innocents were killed during that attack...This we know was not justifed
She told Jhakkala that for one Kosha so many innocent women died same way for one Singhdant a lot of innocents died too
We also saw how Mrinal takes all of Tailap's decisions..sometimes she imposes them on him...He came to her when he was very disturbed and wanted to speak to his akka but Mrinal instead asked him to go on the war..At that point she was the warrior Mrinal and not Tailap's akka.
She used Satyashray's alliance as a means to gain support of Bhillamdev and didn't inform Jhakkala about the same...On the other hand she refused to intervene in Kosha-Tailap matter stating that it was a private matter...But we do know that in those days alliances were done for political reasons...Yes Mrinal could have spoken to Tailap but again Mrinal stated her POV that as per her this was a private matter but she did give Jhakkala the right to deal with Kosha..So, in a way she was not completely wrong or right...She herself said that for her Mankhet is above all personal relations..So, we do know what her POV is and whether it is right or wrong is a matter of perspective...Like i personally feel that she should maintain a balance between her duties for Manyakhet and her duties as Mrinal towards her family... I personally wanted her to see how disurbed Tailap was..In that moment she should have thought like Tailap's akka and not Manyakhet's princess
Yes...some of her actions can't be justified but we do know the reasons behind them
Mrinal is still living in the past...She is haunted by those memories when her family was murdered brutally in front of her eyes
All she remembers is them dying and the face of the man who killed them !
he is a woman who lost everything right in front of her eyes...and all was left was her little brother...Mrinal is overprotective now as she can't lose Tailap and bear the same pain all over again
Mrinal is a warrior who wants revenge...They day she lets go of her revenge is the day she will once again become Tailap's akka. Jhakkala's sister in law and that Mrinal who loved music.
What makes Mrinal grey are a lot of things
Mrinal is not a cruel tyrant...Yes she has banned music but Manyakhet has also flourished under her rule...So, it seems she is a strict ruler and does impose certain rules but she is not a cruel dictator.
Remember she gave full money to those Africans who fought for her and died in the battle.She even told Jhakkala that those who died were women ! Yes at the end of the day we shouldn't be judged by our profession...we all are humans...She does have empathy.
Mrinal still keeps fast for his brother's safety, She does love him a lot and will never let anyone harm him...She cares for her family...she is loving towards Villas but it is the pain that she has inside her heart that prevents her from living freely
Mrinal did allow Jhakkala to deal with Kosha..unknowing of the fact that Jhakkala will take such a drastic step
See, her actions can't be justified coz of her tragic childhood but if she could be justified then she would have been a white character but Mrinal is a beautiful flawed and grey...That is the beauty of the character.
That is her journey...A girl who is blinded by revenge, who believes in the ideology of war will go through a journey and learn the ideology of peace, development, art and culture.
P.S.- For me Ashoka was called great not because he ruled India but coz in the end he adopted the path of peace and harmony...He adopted Buddhishm and was known for doing a lot of developmental work..It is his transformation from an ambitious tyrant into a peace loving man who believed in development that made him great in my opinion
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Edited by anshvi - 7 years ago