- Karan Suchak really nailed the Lakshman rekha scene. Kudos to his superb expressions and body language. 👏👏 His acting was very realistic and the way he carried forth the pain and desperation truly touched my heart. You can really tell that he has great respect for the character he's playing, and not merely reading off a script. I had tears in my eyes watching him. 🥺
- Ashish Sharma has also done a really good job. From the moment Ram realizes Mareech's trap, Ashish has emoted all the right expressions. His concern for Sita, and the way he's both shocked and anxious after he sees Lakshman, were very realistic. I am so happy CVs did not show Ram condemning Lakshman. Whatever he spoke, they were natural and spoken out of fear and not anger. I just hope that after Sita Haran, Ram is not shown blaming Lakshman for it.
However, one thing CVs need to be mindful of - whenever Ashish is shown running, his dhoti rides up and his entire legs are exposed. I know it's natural when running in a dhoti, but come on, he's supposed to be Lord Ram and some dignity must be maintained. Costume designers should be mindful of the cut and stitching of the dhotis so that entire legs are not exposed when the actors are running.
- Coming to Madirakshi, I have mixed feelings about her acting. She was fine during the Lakshman rekha scenes. Yes, I had objections with Sita's characterization (especially during the emotional blackmail part) but Madirakshi's expressions and acting were alright. However, today's episode was horrible! I'm sorry, but Madirakshi really needs to practice her diction. Today's haran scenes were so filmy and OTT. Some of it was good, like when they were setting up the stage for the entire haran. The whole sequence seemed quite creepy and scary, but Ravan chasing Sita around the cottage for so long was too filmy for my taste (Ravan wouldn't have wasted so much time IMO. He'd have known that Ram and Lakshman would be returning any moment).
Madirakshi's expressions were so garish and overdone, and OMG the screeching! 🤢 Please don't tell me that all of Sita's stay in Lanka will be filled with her screeching. Literally every dialogue she threw at Ravan was delivered 10 decibels higher than normal.
Sita's dialogues when speaking with Ravan should be done in a controlled manner. They should be dripping with venom and anger, but Sita shouldn't sound like a typical Star Plus bahu delivering OTT speeches. Madirakshi should improve her expressions too. She should work on flaring her eyes so that her emotions can be read within them (instead of using a screechy voice to convey them), and she really needs to improve her diction. Her dialogues are delivered as if she's reading them from a script.
- Karthik was good as Ravan, but CVs have really overdone his laughter. They repeated the same laughter like a million times, it was extremely annoying. Like, we get it. Ravan finds great humor in the situation, but he ain't gonna be creepy by laughing like an idiot for an hour straight.
And what exactly is the intention of this Ravan? He wants Sita as his daasi and not his wife, so...what exactly is he planning once he gets to Lanka?
There is no curse that prevents Ravan from forcing a woman into servitude. He just can't assault her like he did Rambha, but what's going to prevent Ravan from forcing Sita to be a servant? How is this Sita going to end up in the ashok vatika?
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