Review of Shiv Shakti - Tap Tyaag Taandav

I saw quite a few negative comments under the review section who continued to drag down the portrayal of Ram Yashvardhan as Mahadev, but the truth is his performance is so powerful and magical that it pulls you in, compelling you to believe in the greatness and compassion of Mahadev. God is Love, and Ram is the manifestation of the very same. His chemistry with Subha Rajput is lovely as well. They are taking the unconventional route which is refreshing. Ram Yashvardhan looks every bit of Mahadev as he should: majestic yet rugged. Emotional yet Calm. Rudra yet Bhola. Someone here said that Shiv shouldn't be so emotional, if he wasn't emotional then he wouldn't have been the JagatPita who cries at our pain! Episode 12 sealed it for me that Ram Yashvardhan has exceeded not only the expectations of the audience but went above and beyond it setting up his own benchmark. The pain, the resolution, the love, it all rolled out of him transcending through the barrier of screen becoming something tangible, something profound, something very divine. It was the zenith of his performance and I am still in awe of his brilliant and realistic (and uncannily accurate) portrayal of the Halahala Paan sequence. Also he has been delivering a consistently good performance throughout. Don't let the naysayers scare you away.