Overview

• Kapoor credits Netflix’s long format with giving her room to develop Rhea Thomas’s journey over multiple episodes rather than in a film’s runtime.
• As SP Rhea Thomas, she balances a no-nonsense investigative style with moments of vulnerability to humanize the crime thriller lead.
• The series, directed by Gopi Puthran and Manan Rawat for YRF Entertainment, explores centuries-old ritualistic murders in the fictional town of Charandaspur.
• Mandala Murders premieres on Netflix this Friday at 12:30 PM IST with an ensemble cast including Vaibhav Raj Gupta, Shriya Pilgaonkar and Surveen Chawla.
• By intertwining mythological lore and secret-society conspiracies, the show invites viewers to reflect on belief systems and the consequences of choices.