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Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev
Indian mythological television series
Indian mythological television series
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| image | Devon Ke Dev Mahadev.JPEG |
| alt_name | Mahadeva |
| Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev - Rudra Bhi Aur Bhole Bhi | |
| creative_director | Aniruddh Pathak |
| Nitin Shukla | |
| Animesh Verma | |
| Hiten Ganatra | |
| Prangshu P Ghosh | |
| Kadar Kazi(kk) | |
| genre | Theology |
| director | Nikhil Sinha |
| Ismail Umar Khan | |
| Manish Singh | |
| Govind Agrawal | |
| Satish Bhargav | |
| producer | **Co Producer** |
| Nikhil Sinha (Triangle Film Company) | |
| **Creative Producer** | |
| Anirudh Pathak | |
| company | Triangle Film Company |
| writer | C.L. Saini |
| Brij Mohan Pandey | |
| Koel Chaudhuri | |
| Mihir Bhuta | |
| Dr. Bodhisattva | |
| Aas Mohammad Abbasi | |
| Bhavna Vyas | |
| Manoj Tripathi | |
| Utkarsh Naithani | |
| Subrat Sinha | |
| Swati Pande | |
| starring | Mohit Raina |
| Mouni Roy | |
| Saurabh Raaj Jain | |
| Sonarika Bhadoria | |
| Puja Banerjee | |
| Suhasi Dhami | |
| composer | Sajan Rajan Mishra |
| opentheme | *Shiv Shiv* |
| cinematography | Deepak Garg |
| Amit Malvia | |
| country | India |
| language | Hindi |
| num_episodes | 820 |
| executive_producer | Amish A Vasani |
| camera | Multi-Camera |
| runtime | 20–45 Minutes |
| channel | Life OK |
| first_aired | |
| last_aired |
Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev - Rudra Bhi Aur Bhole Bhi Nitin Shukla Animesh Verma Hiten Ganatra Prangshu P Ghosh Kadar Kazi(kk) Ismail Umar Khan Manish Singh Govind Agrawal Satish Bhargav Nikhil Sinha (Triangle Film Company) Creative Producer Anirudh Pathak Brij Mohan Pandey Koel Chaudhuri Mihir Bhuta Dr. Bodhisattva Aas Mohammad Abbasi Bhavna Vyas Manoj Tripathi Utkarsh Naithani Subrat Sinha Swati Pande Mouni Roy Saurabh Raaj Jain Sonarika Bhadoria Puja Banerjee Suhasi Dhami Amit Malvia
Devon Ke Dev… Mahadev (), often abbreviated as DKDM, is a series based on Mahadev, one of the main deities of Hinduism. It premiered on 18 December 2011, airing Monday to Friday nights on Life OK. The 820-episode series concluded on 14 December 2014. The entire series has been made available on Disney+ Hotstar and Hulu.
Plot
The show's plot revolves around the story of Lord Shiva, which follows his journey from being an ascetic to a family man.
During the creation of the world according to Lord Vishnu and Lord Brahma, Adi Parashakti leaves Shiva from his Ardhanarishvara form. In order to shape the universe, she takes various births to marry Shiva but fails 106 times due to which Shiva becomes an ascetic. Hence Lord Brahma suggests his mind-born son Prajapati Daksh to please Adi Shakti and request her to incarnate as his daughter.
Adi Parashakti is born the 107th time as Daksh's daughter Sati. Meanwhile, Shiva cuts off Brahma's fifth head making Daksh hate him. Sati falls for Shiva and finally marries him, much to Daksh's dismay. Hence, Daksh humiliates Shiva in front of Sati in his yagna. Unable to tolerate her husband's insult, Sati sacrifices her life once again. An infuriated Shiva orders Virabhadra to behead Daksh. Later, he revives him at Prasuti's request and goes into deep meditation for centuries.
Adi Parashakti then is born as Parvati the 108th time as the daughter of Himavan and his wife Menavati. She is aware of her divinity as are her parents, and grows up in Dadichi's hermitage. From an early age, she starts addressing Mahadev/Shiva as her husband which Menavati, as a concerned mother, dislikes strongly.
When she grows up, Parvati tries to make Mahadev realize that she is none other than his wife Sati reincarnated. But he rejects her and in the process, turns Kamadev into ashes. As a result, Kama's distraught wife, Rati curses Parvati.
Parvati then agrees to marry as per her mother, Menavati's wish. However eventually Parvati and Himavan make Menavati realise who Parvati is, after which she gives in. Parvati goes on to meditate for 3,000 years to please Mahadev to marry her. And finally, Mahadev and Parvati are married. Later, Mahadev imparts some tantric knowledge to Parvati that helps her to take various forms like Nav Durga; Mahavidyas (Kali, Tara, Tripura Sundari, Bhuvaneshvari, Tripura Bhairavi, Chhinnamasta, Dhumavati, Bagalamukhi, Matangi and Kamala) and Matrikas to destroy Raktabeej, Shumbha Nishumbha, Chanda Munda, Durgmasura, Arunasura, Banasura, etc.
Cast
Main
- Mohit Raina as Lord Shiva / Lord Mahakala / Lord Virabhadra / Lord Bhairava / Ardhanarishvara / Lord Martanda Bhairava (Khandoba) / Lord Nataraja / Lord Lohita (Elder) (2011-2014)
- Mouni Royas Goddess Sati / Goddess Adi Shakti / Adi Parashakti (2011-2014)
- Sonarika Bhadoria / Puja Banerjee / Suhasi Dhami as Goddess Parvati / Goddess Adi Shakti / Goddess Adi Parashakti / Goddess Kali / Goddess Mahakali / Goddess Bhadrakali / Goddess Tara / Goddess Tripura Sundari / Goddess Bhuvaneshvari / Goddess Bhairavi / Chhinnamasta / Goddess Dhumavati / Goddess Bagalamukhi / Ardhanarishvara / Goddess Durga / Goddess Shailaputri / Goddess Brahmacharini / Goddess Chandraghanta / Goddess Kushmanda / Goddess Skandamata / Goddess Katyayani / Goddess Kalaratri / Goddess Mahagauri / Goddess Siddhidhatri / Mumba Devi / Goddess Mhalsa / Goddess Gayatri / Goddess Meenakshi / (2011) / (2012-2013) / (2013-2014) / (2014)
- Darshan Gurjar / Rushiraj Pawar as Lord Kartikeya (2012) / (2012-2014)
- Sadhil Kapoor / Alpesh Dhakan / Ehsaan Bhatia as Lord Ganesha (2012) / (2013-2014) / (2014)
- Sourabh Raaj Jain as Lord Vishnu / Lord Rama / Lord Krishna / Dattatreya (2011-2014)
- Piyush Sahdev as Lord Rama (2013)
- Ragini Rishi as Goddess Lakshmi / Goddess Sita / Goddess Radha / Vedavati / Goddess Rukmini / Haripriya (2011-2014)
- Rubina Dilaik as Goddess Sita (2013)
- RidhaKrishna Dutta as Lord Brahma (2011-2014)
- Puja Kameshwar Sharma / Salina Prakash / Via Roy Choudhary as Goddess Saraswati (2011-2012) / (2012-2013) / (2013-2014)
Recurring
| Cast | Character(s) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kumar Hegde | Nandi | |||||||||
| Priyanka Thakare | Suyasha | |||||||||
| Gaurav Shetty | Ayyappan | |||||||||
| Ahsaas Channa / Ashnoor Kaur | Ashokasundari | |||||||||
| Vishal Kotian | Hanuman | |||||||||
| Jiten Lalwani | Indra | |||||||||
| Tanya Sharma | Devasena | |||||||||
| Lavanya Bhardwaj / Rishi Khurana | Nahusha | |||||||||
| Kratika Sengar / Reem Shaikh | Manasa | |||||||||
| Sumedh Mudgalkar | Shumbha | |||||||||
| Siddharth Nigam | Nishumbha | |||||||||
| Shivangi Sharma | Indrani | |||||||||
| Manish Bishla | Surya | |||||||||
| Vicky Batra / Aryaman Seth | Chandra | |||||||||
| Hans Dev Sharma | Vishvakarma | |||||||||
| Manoj Kolhatkar | Dadhichi / Pippalada | |||||||||
| Yogesh Mahajan | Bhrigu | |||||||||
| Aarya Vora | Siddhi | |||||||||
| Amrita Singh | Riddhi / Buddhi | |||||||||
| Rajeev Bharadwaj | Kashyap | |||||||||
| Romanch Mehta | Atri | |||||||||
| Jayant Rawal | Maharishi Halahal | |||||||||
| Jitendra Trehan | Markandeya | |||||||||
| Shailesh Datar | Narada | |||||||||
| Pankaj Kalra | Brihaspati | |||||||||
| Darshan Kumar | Shukracharya | |||||||||
| Anjali Abrol | Meenakshi | |||||||||
| Raman Khatri | Atharvan | |||||||||
| Atul Singh | Pulaha | |||||||||
| Susheel Parashar | Pitamber | |||||||||
| Vikramjeet Virk | Banasur | |||||||||
| Hemant Choudhary | Prajapati Vishwaroop | |||||||||
| Samiksha Bhatt | Jaya | |||||||||
| Ram Awana | Chakri | |||||||||
| Deepika Upadhyay / Sangeeta Khanayat / Yashashree Chiplunker | Ganga / Godavari / Banai | |||||||||
| Mohit Sharma | Vasuki | |||||||||
| Kunal Verma | Lakshman | |||||||||
| Garima Jain | Urmila | |||||||||
| Rohit Sagar | Vayu | |||||||||
| Vineet Kumar | Bharat | |||||||||
| Harshad Arora | Shatrughna | |||||||||
| Ulka Gupta | Goddess Kanya Kumari (Younger) | |||||||||
| Arbaaz Ali Khan | Balarama | |||||||||
| Vishesh Bansal | Grihapati | |||||||||
| Mohit Dagri | Lohitang (Younger) | |||||||||
| Raj Premi | Demon Tarakasur | |||||||||
| Rahul Dev | Demon Arunasur | |||||||||
| Chetan Hansraj | Nighas | |||||||||
| Deepak Jethi | Mahishasura | |||||||||
| Manav Gohil | Andhaka | |||||||||
| Tej Sapru | Shankhachudha | |||||||||
| Ankur Nayyar | Krauncha Giri | |||||||||
| Ibrar Yakub | Tuhund | |||||||||
| Tushar Jha | (Younger) Jalandhara | |||||||||
| Arun Bali | Vajranaka (Tarakasur's father) | |||||||||
| Akhilendra Mishra | Mahabali | |||||||||
| Sanjay Swaraj | Bhasmasur | |||||||||
| Manish Wadhwa / Tarun Khanna | Ravan | |||||||||
| Sudesh Berry | Malla / Mani | |||||||||
| Rakshanda Khan | Madanike | |||||||||
| Anupam Bhattacharya | Ripunjay / Devodas | |||||||||
| last=Bhopatkar | first=Tejashree | title=Sanjay Swaraj and Ojaswi Oberoi in *Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev* | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv/Ojaswi-Oberoi-and-Sanjay-Swaraj-in-Mahadev/articleshow/17004540.cms | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203151232/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-29/tv/34796946_1_ojaswi-oberoi-mohit-raina-mahadev | url-status=live | archive-date=3 December 2013 | access-date=7 November 2012 | newspaper=The Times of India | date=29 October 2012}} | Mohini |
| Ritu Chauhan | Rati | |||||||||
| Pankaj Dheer | Maharaj Himavan | |||||||||
| Mugdha Shah / Shilpa Tulaskar | Queen Menavati | |||||||||
| Khyaati Khandke Keswani | Kritika | |||||||||
| Surendra Pal | Prajapati Daksha | |||||||||
| Shalini Kapoor Sagar | Queen Prasuti | |||||||||
| Rishina Kandhari / Riyanka Chanda | Rajkumari Khyati | |||||||||
| Priyanka Panchal | Rajkumari Aditi | |||||||||
| Charu Asopa / Kanishka Soni | Rajkumari Revati | |||||||||
| Surbhi Shukla | Princess Goddess Rohini | |||||||||
| Manini Mishra | Rajkumari Vijaya | |||||||||
| Annapurna Vitthal Bhairi | Shanta | |||||||||
| Suhasini Mulay | Parvati's grandmother | |||||||||
| Deepraj Rana | Parshuram | |||||||||
| Amrapali Gupta | Matsyakanya | |||||||||
| Prabhat Bhattacharya | King Aayu | |||||||||
| Neha Kaul | Rajasekhar wife Queen | |||||||||
| Jaya Bhattacharya | Rajkumari Diti | |||||||||
| Anand Goradia | Pushpadanta | |||||||||
| Dolly Sohi | Mahalasa's mother | |||||||||
| Shilpa Shinde | Mahananda | |||||||||
| Rajesh Vivek | Yella Koti | |||||||||
| Pankaj Berry | Raja Durdum | |||||||||
| Mitika Sharma | Queen Sunayana | |||||||||
| Mohit Chauhan | King Janaka | |||||||||
| Mihir Mishra | King King Dashratha | |||||||||
| Gauri Singh | Queen Kaushalya | |||||||||
| Anushka Singh | Queen Sumitra | |||||||||
| Manasvi Vyas | Queen Kaikeyi | |||||||||
| Tapeshwari Sharma | Usha / Behula | |||||||||
| Arti Singh | Vaani | |||||||||
| Bhavna Khatri | Chitralekha | |||||||||
| Daya Shankar Pandey | Lakulish | |||||||||
| Tushar Dalvi | Chandradhar | |||||||||
| Malhar Pandya | Aniruddha / Lakhsmichandra | |||||||||
| Kalpesh Rajgor | Supriy | |||||||||
| Parul Chaudhary | Sanaka | |||||||||
| Deepali Pansare | Tulsi | |||||||||
| Rajendra Chawla | Acharya Gyanmurti | |||||||||
| Gungun Uprari | Maharani | |||||||||
| Neha Marda | Vrinda | |||||||||
| Jaya Binju | Andhaka's Wife | |||||||||
| Chestha Mehta | Prithvi | |||||||||
| Javed Pathan | Mayadhari | |||||||||
| Samiksha Bhatnagar | Mandodari: Ravana's Wife | |||||||||
| Mansi Sharma | Indrani | |||||||||
| Sudeep Sarangi | Shatbhish | |||||||||
| Anju Ajayakumar | Child Usha | |||||||||
| Rajesh Kava | King Rajasekhar |
Production
Development
Ritoo Jenjani had done the prosthetic makeup for the presentation of Kali.
90 people were working in the graphic department of the series. An episode of the series cost ₹14 Lakhs for production.
In April 2014, a fire broke out on one of the show's sets in Mumbai. However, none were injured with only minor damages to property.
Casting
Sonarika Bhadoria was replaced by Puja Bannerjee as Parvati in July 2013. However, in June 2014 Bannerjee quit citing health issues and was replaced by Suhasi Dhami. Mouni Roy who quit the series with the end of her role in 2012 returned as Sati in 2014.
Home media
The series was released on DVD in 2014 by Ultra Media & Entertainment.
Soundtracks
Reception
Ratings
The series started with a viewership rating of 0.7 TVR. Following which in the initial six months, it ranged between 2 and 3 TVR. Later, the episode of 9 September 2012, featuring Kali killing the demon Raktabija rated the show its highest viewership with an 8.2 TVR being the highest TVR of Hindi television program during the year.
In week 3 of 2013, it garnered an average rating of 3 TVR. In week 7, it was one of the top ten watched Hindi GEC program with 3.6 TVR.
Critics
Amar Ujala claimed that some events mentioned in the series were distorted and not mentioned in any Puranas and Shastra.
Legacy
Mohit Raina featured in Limca Book of Records for the portrayal of about 52 characters in the series with his main role being Shiva.
References
References
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- Hegde, Rajul. (10 December 2014). "Why you won't see Lord Shiva in a reality show".
- (28 September 2016). "WATCH: Mouni Roy celebrates birthday with boyfriend Mohit Raina and Naagin co-actors". The Times of India.
- Kumaran, Ektaa. (4 September 2018). "My character in Mahadev is my personal favourite: Kumar Hegde".
- Bhopatkar, Tejashree. (29 October 2012). "Sanjay Swaraj and Ojaswi Oberoi in ''Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev''". [[The Times of India]].
- Debarati S Sen. (2 November 2012). "Ritoo Jenjani creates a Goddess". [[The Times of India]].
- Wadhwa, Akash. (6 March 2013). "Indian TV gets bigger with better budgets". [[The Times of India]].
- (29 April 2014). "Fire on the sets of Devon Ke Dev... Mahadev, no injuries". [[NDTV]].
- (13 July 2013). "I had given notice three months ago: Sonarika Bhadoria". Business Standard.
- Maheshwri, Neha. (1 December 2013). "Mahadev to get a new Parvati again". The Times of India.
- (10 February 2014). "Mouni Roy returns as Sati on 'Devon Ke Dev Mahadev' after a two-year hiatus". The Indian Express.
- (2 January 2014). "Life Ok's Devon Ke Dev... Mahadev launched on DVD". Indian Television.
- Bhattacharyya, Anushree. (27 August 2013). "An epic battle". [[The Financial Express (India).
- (21 September 2012). "Mahadev tops TRP charts with a new record of 8.2 TVR". [[The Times of India]].
- (20 January 2013). "Life OK's Mahadev top-viewed".
- (1 February 2013). "DAS capital".
- (4 March 2014). "Mahadev Mahaepisode Include In Tam Rating Week 7".
- (11 March 2013). "दर्शकों को भ्रमित कर रहा है देवों का देव महादेव".
- (8 December 2014). "Mohit Raina in Limca Book of Records".
- "लिम्का बुक में नाम दर्ज कराने को तैयार टीवी के 'महादेव". [[Dainik Bhaskar]].
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