We lost our favourite characters Deva and Parvathi (played by Pavan Sae and Thanuja Gowda) in Muddha Mandaram in a car accident. Soon after that, the show took a 20-year generational leap, bringing to us the characters of Abhinandan and Soundarya, who filled the void that Deva and Parvathi left.

Abhinandan is supposed to be Deva’s reincarnation. Since both the characters are being portrayed by the same actor, Pavan Sae, they share similar looks. But when you look at one, you won’t be reminded of the other. Fans know that nobody can replace Deva.

We know Deva was the pillar of strength for the Ghattammaneni family. Abhinandan is the same for his garage gang. When something goes wrong, he is the first person to stand up and set things right, just like Deva. Abhi is ferocious and doesn’t mind getting into physical fights. That’s unlike Deva, though.

One thing that the characters of Deva and Abhi definitely share in common is idealism. Both men believe in righteousness. Deva lived his whole of his life as a perfect example of an idealistic human. Abhi is idealistic too, but his ways are twisted. 

Just like Deva, Abhi prefers handling difficult situations with dialogue and calmness. As we have seen, Abhi is a true blue giver. He keeps the needs of people before his own. Deva helped people financially because he belonged to a wealthy family. But Abhi is the modern day Robin Hood.

Deva tried his best to maintain healthy relationships even with his worst enemies. His intentions were always kind and generous. That’s also what Abhi shares with Deva. Abhi is notorious but kind. He keeps troubling people but the reason is never to hurt them.

Deva was a hopeless romantic. His relationship with Parvathi was proof. So far, we have only seen Abhi and Soundarya fight for silly reasons. We can’t wait to see what happens when they actually fall in love.

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