India, Aug. 2 -- Shriya Pilgaonkar's unexpectedly impactful cameo in Mandala Murders has been getting a lot of positive feedback in the week since the series' Netflix debut. In the 1950s Uttar Pradeshi fictitious village of Charandaspur, Pilgaonkar portrays the role of Rukmini, a cult leader and a mysterious woman.

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In an interview with Mid Day, in particular, the actor remembered a specific praise: "Someone said to me, 'We didn't think you could scare us.' I love that. I think people felt that way because I have usually played morally righteous parts."

Even though her involvement is brief (only five scenes total in the eigh...