Naagin as Prema Dadayama on Sirasa TV.

Rithik and Shivanya

Hello guysJ I am back after a very long holiday. I know that I did promise to post drama reviews from the 1^st of June onwards but both my laptops broke down and Dialog decided to increase their 4G fees. After dealing with both these issues I have come to this point where I can promise you that drama reviews would be posted continuously without delay throughout my summer holidays. So Prema Dadayama is the latest Indian drama to hit Sri Lankan shores and as you guys know I am not quite happy with foreign dramas hitting Sri Lankan shores. Anyhow let us see what the hell this drama is about and what is in store for us drama addicts J

The Couple

Naagin is a 2015 Indian drama series produced by Ekta Kapoor (Yes the woman who destroyed novels such as Custody and Sense and Sensibility by adapting them into dramas). I would describe this as an Indian fantasy drama as it revolves around the mythical creatures called “Naagins”. For those of you who are not familiar with Indian mythology; this is a creature that is a cobra with the ability to transform into any human form. In this drama they point out that the ability to transform into human form is only given to a cobra after worshiping and serving the Hindu God Shiva for 100 years or when a 2 Naagin parents have a child.

Destined to be together? Or not?

The story itself revolves around Rithik ( Arjun Bijlani – He also plays a vital role in Sadahatama Oba Mage). He sees weird dreams where a woman takes him to a temple and she keeps telling him to come with her as he belongs to her. At the beginning of the drama this young man is to be married off to his best friend. From the looks of it he has everything. He is rich, successful, handsome and really funny (ah! A perfect husband.J). His mom is a rather paranoid woman called Yamini and they are members of some long forgotten Maha Raj family. This mom Yamini is hiding something hideous from her son and it’s something to do with her husband and the huge Bungalow they own in their village.

Shivanya and Shesha - The Naagins

With Rithik’s horoscope being read Yamini gets to know that his “good time” is coming to an end with his 25^th birthday. The guru tells her that he will only survive and live a good life if he is married off before he turns 25. Taking this into mind Yamini tells her husband Ankush to have the engagement in the long forgotten bungalow (she said she wanted to face her fear head on). It is with their coming to this long forgotten bungalow that we get to see this secret of theirs.

As soon as they come to the bungalow all hell breaks loose. There are villagers at the entrance telling them not to come. They met an old man who tells them of the God Shiva temple which they see from a distance. This quite strangely is the same temple which we saw in Rithik’s dreams. As soon as the family leave this good old man suddenly turns into a woman and she too is the woman seen in Rithik’s dreams. The transformation also shows us that she is a Naagin.

To make things worse Rithik finds two marks on his neck which looks like a cobra had bitten him. Then while he goes out finding signal for his mobile (did I mention he is a workaholic?J) everything that happens in his dream starts to take place. At the end of his signal hunt Rithik finds himself thrown down a cliff only to be saved by one of his employees.

Shivanya

This employee is Shivanya and Rithik finds himself falling hard for her. Oh yes 2 days away from his engagement Rithik finds himself falling in love with their family’s servant. Yeah I know what you guys are thinking J...could things get any worse?

Yes it can. In the God Shiva temple a new female cobra is given the ability to be a Naagin after serving her 100 years. This Naagin is Shesha. She is here to take help another Naagin to take revenge from Rithik and his family for something bad they did. She stops at nothing and even comes to stop Rithik’s family from leaving the village and later is seen trying to take revenge from Ankush (Rithik’s dad). In this very moment the Guru who gave Shesha her ability comes to visit Rithik’s family (R family) and he says that the Naagin has come for her revenge and even Rithik’s marriage wouldn’t happen.

Shesha

So what is this 20 year old secret Rithik’s family is hiding from him? Is Rithik’s marriage going to happen? If so will he ever be able to tell Shivanya that he is starting to have feelings for her? What would happen next time? Will Ankush die after being poisoned by Shesha? Who exactly is Shivanya?

Loving couple :)

[Spoilers ahead – Beware J J J J J ]

Well now I am going to give you some hints and if you don’t want spoilers don’t be tempted to read from this point onwards.

Rithik's Family

Rithik’s family killed 2 Naagins 20 years ago. This was in an attempt to get the Naga gem which was hidden away in the Lord Shiva temple. Unknown to them these two Naagins (male and female) are parents to a little Naagin girl called Shivanya. The tiny little Shivanya is told to take revenge for her parent’s death. She sees the faces of the murderers through her mother’s eye. However the whole question we have to ask ourselves is who is Rithik? Why was a picture of him dressed as a prince hidden away in a room which has not been open for 20 years? How could they draw a picture of him when he is a young man if he left the bungalow as a tiny baby? Is he really Yamini and Ankush’s son?

Cute Rithik

Shivanya is not at all what she seems. She is a Naagin and has come to take revenge from Rithik and his family. This is quite sad to see as Rithik is clearly in love with her. Don’t worry J before long she will also be head over heels in love with Rithik and trust me there will be no obstacles when it comes to her love for Rithik. Oh yes! Shivanya and Rithik would be having a very cute romance scene going on and nope Rithik will not be marry his best friendJ. Ankush would obviously be there with Yamini to bless their elder son’s marriage which would happen before his 25^th birthday. Of course this is without them knowing that Shivanya is a Naagin. Oh and beware of Yamini...She could even kill Rithik to get her hands on his money. Not quite a good mother figure...yes she is evil.

Finally in LOVE :P

So this drama features 62 episodes with each with a running time of 55 minutes and was shown in India on Colors Tv. In Sri Lanka it is shown every Saturday and Sunday 8pm to 9pm on Sirasa TV. More posts would be posted on this drama in the future. I hope you enjoy this post and please stay tuned in with Drama Queen – Sri Lanka’s Premier Entertainment Blog J J J J J .