It mirrors the journey of a man and his struggle to uphold righteousness in times of diminishing social conscience and downfall of cultural and traditional values.
MANDALI mirrors the journey of a man and his struggle to uphold righteousness in times of diminishing social conscience and downfall of cultural and traditional values.The protagonist, Purshottam Chaubey aka Puru, hails from Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. He and his cousin Sitaram Chaubey are trained to portray Lord Laxman and Lord Ram in the Ramleela Mandali, led by Sitaram's father Ramsevak Chaubey. Ramsevak firmly believes in the path of righteousness when staging Ramleela. He opposes any vulgarity and crass commercialization of the sacred act, emphasizing authenticity and purity.Their lives take a tragic turn during a performance when they are forced to abandon it due to Sitaram's inadvertent mistake. Overwhelmed by guilt and the humiliation of tarnishing God's name, Ramsevak disbands the Mandali and quits Ramleela forever as an atonement.Puru, however, challenges Ramsevak's decision and refuses to back down. Ramsewak, in frustration, sets Puru free, who starts struggling for the role of Lord Laxman in other Ramleela's Mandali. But, Confronted by the organizers' insincerity and disrespect toward Ramleela by incorporating obscene dance in between the Ramleela, he attempts to start his own Mandali and fails miserably due to increasing the audience's interest in obscene dances.Despite feeling shattered and heartbroken, Puru joins another Mandali as a junior artist. And again, he encounters unbelievable events and challenges that further complicate his life. But this time, Puru refuses to give up. He confronts these challenges with unwavering determination, vowing to bring his family back to the stage they were forced to leave in disgrace and perform the sacred Ramleela with honor and purity on his terms and conditions.
