Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev (English: God of Gods...Mahadev; Hindi: देवो के देव...महादेव) is a Hindu spiritual drama which airs on Life OK. It premiered on 18 December 2011 and showcases the story of Lord Shiva, lovingly called as Mahadev.[2]
| Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev | |
|---|---|
| File:Logo of Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev.jpg A promotional logo image of Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev | |
| Genre | Mythological drama and spiritual drama |
| Created by | Life OK |
| Written by | Story: Mihir Bhuta Brij Mohan Pandey Dialogues: Subrat Sinha Screenplay: Bhavna Vyas |
| Directed by | Nikhil Sinha Manish Singh |
| Creative director | Aniruddh Pathak |
| Starring | See below |
| Opening theme | Shiv Shiv |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 264 as on October 23, 2012 |
| Production | |
| Cinematography | Deepak Garg Amit Malvia |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | approx. 22 minutes (18 December 2011 - November 4 2012) approx. 40 minutes (5 November 2012 - 16 November 2012)[1] |
| Original release | |
| Network | Life OK |
| Release | 18 December 2011 – Present |
The drama is inspired by the works of Devdutt Pattanaik. The story has been researched from Bodhisattva and has been penned up by Mihir Bhuta.
The serial was earlier titled Sati for Star Plus, but after being handed over to Life OK, the title was changed to Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev.[citation needed]
Plot
Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev is the story of the Hindu God Shiva, also called as Mahadev. The show portrays his journey from a hermit to a house holder. The show started with the tale of his marriage with Sati.
Sati who is the daughter of Prajapati Daksha, a staunch Vishnu devotee, is drawn towards Shiva against the wishes of her father. She finally marries Shiva, but soon dies by self-immolation when her husband is insulted at the yajna of Daksha. The grief-striken Shiva produces Virabhadra, who slays Daksha, however he restores Daksha's life after beseeching of Daksha's wife. A distraught Shiva leaves with burnt corpse of Sati and wanders the universe. Vishnu severs the body into pieces, shattering them on earth. Shiva transforms the pieces into Shakti Peethas, embodiments of the power of the Goddess Adi Shakti.
Sati is reborn as Parvati, the daughter of Himavan, king of the Himalayas and Mainavati. She is also the sister of the river-goddess, Ganga. Parvati is raised in the hermitage of the Shiva devotee sage Dadhichi, who teaches her devotion to Shiva. Parvati grows up and like Sati, is captivated by Shiva. She slowly remembers her past life, then wins Shiva by her austerities leading to their marriage.
Shiva and Parvati give birth to Kartikeya, who slays the demon Tarakasura and his brothers. The story goes on with the tale of the destruction of Tripura, belonging to the revengeful sons of Tarakasura, who were earlier given boons by Shiva. Soon after the destruction of the Tripura, Shiva and Parvati's daughter, Ashokasundari is born.
Cast
| Gods and Goddesses | |
|---|---|
| Actor | Character |
| Mohit Raina[3] | Shiva |
| Veerbhadra | |
| Kal Bhairav | |
| Jatta | |
| Natya | |
| Mouni Roy | Sati |
| Adi Shakti | |
| Sonarika Bhadoria | Parvati |
| Matsya | |
| Durga | |
| Kali | |
| Adi Shakti | |
| Radha Krishna Dutt | Lord Brahma |
| Saurabh Raj Jain | Vishnu |
| Rama | |
| Ragini Dubey | Lakshmi |
| Sita | |
| Jiten Lalwani[4] | Lord King Indra |
| Rushiraj Pawar[5] | Senapati Kartikeya |
| Ashnoor Kaur [6] | Ashokasundari |
| Vicky Batra | Demigod Chandra |
| Deepika Upadhyay | Ganga |
| Anjali Abrol[7] | Minakshi |
| Sages | |
| Manoj Kolhatkar | Sage Dadhichi |
| Rajeev Bharadwaj | Sage Kashyap |
| Romanch Mehta | Sage Atri |
| Jitendra Trehan | Sage Markandeya |
| Shailesh Dattar | Sage Narada |
| Darshan Gandas | Sage Shukracharya |
| Raman Khatri | Sage Atharvan |
| Demons | |
| Raj Premi | Demon Tarakasur |
| Arun Bali[8] | Vajranaka (Tarakasur's father) |
| Akhilendra Mishra[9] | King Mahabali |
| Sanjay Swaraj[10] | Bhasmasur |
| Others | |
| Kumar Hegde | Nandi |
| Rakshanda Khan | Madnike |
| Ojaswi Oberoi[10] | Mohini |
| Pankaj Dheer | King Himavan |
| Mugdha Shah / Shilpa Tulaskar | Queen Mainavati |
| Khyati Khandke | Kritika |
| Surendra Pal[11] | Prajapati Daksha |
| Shalini Kapoor Sagar[12] | Queen Prasuti |
| Rishina Kandhari | Princess Khyati |
| Priyanka Panchal | Princess Aditi |
| Charu Asopa[13] | Princess Revati |
| Surbhi Shukla | Princess Rohini |
| Manini Mishra | Princess Vijaya |
| Annapurna Vitthal Bhairi | Shanta |
| Suhasini Mulay[14] | Parvati's grandmother |
Awards
| Year | Awards Event | Category | Nominees | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Zee Gold Awards | Most Fit Actor / Actress | Mohit Raina Mouni Roy |
Nominated[15] |
Music
Music for the first 140 episodes was composed by Sandeep Mukherjee, Kartik, and composer duo Inder Bawra and Sunny Bawra. Later on, Sandeep Mukherjee for a few episodes and then Bawra brothers for a few episodes, took over complete responsibility as the series composer. Famous Pakhawaj player, singer and composer Pandit Bhavani Shankar recorded an original composition for the Tandav sequence shown after Sati's demise.[16]
Production
Ritoo Jenjani, who has worked in Kamal Hassan's upcoming Tamil film Vishwaroopam, has done the prosthetic makeup for the the presentation of Kali.[17]
The production house also plans to release DVD version of the show under the title Mahadev: The Movie for the first phase.[18]
Reception
The show has been a popular mythological drama currently on air. The episode of 9 September 2012, featuring Kali killing the demon Raktabija earned the highest TRP ever of the show since 2011. As per TAM ratings, this special episode of the show recorded a 8.2 TVR.[19] The show's picturization, casting, effects and story telling has also been appreciated by the Hindu spiritual guru Swami Nithyananda.[20]
References
- ^ Bhopatkar, Tejashree (Oct 9, 2012). "Mahadev to air for 45 minutes (including advertisements) from 5 to 16 November 2012". Times of India. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
- ^ "Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev started premiering from 18 December 2011 onwards and is the story of Lord Shiva (Mahadev)". Techtipsro. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
- ^ Naithani, Priyanka (October 22, 2012). "Essaying the role of lord Shiva is not an easy task: Mohit Raina". Times of India. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Jiten Lalwani feels blessed playing Indra Dev in Devon Ke Dev... Mahadev". Telly Chakkar. October 7, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Chatterjee, Swasti (November 3, 2012). "Actor Rushiraj Pawar roped in for Mahadev". Times of India. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Ashnoor Kaur to enter Mahadev". The Times of India. Oct 30, 2012.
- ^ Bhopatkar, Tejashree (October 17, 2012). "Anjali Abrol to wow Mahadev as Meenakshi". Times of India. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Bhopatkar, Tejashree (Oct 8, 2012,). "Arun Bali as Tarakasur's father in Mahadev". Times of India. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ Tiwari,Vijaya (November 2, 2012). "Shahbaaz out; Akhilendra Mishra in Mahadev". Times of India. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b Bhopatkar, Tejashree (Oct 29, 2012). "Sanjay Swaraj and Ojaswi Oberoi in Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev". Times of India. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
- ^ Wadhwa, Akash (October 22, 2012). "I have 20-year-olds proposing to me: Surendra". Times of India. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Shalini Kapoor in Life OK's Devon Ke Dev... Mahadev". Telly Chakkar. December 17, 2011. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Charu Asopa skips her B-day celebration to shoot for Mahadev". Telly Chakkar. March 2, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Suhasini Mulay to enter Devon Ke Dev... Mahadev!". Telly Chakkar. July 20, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Maheshwri, Neha (July 14, 2012). "No nomination upsets Mahadev's cast". Times of India. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Pandit Bhavani Shankar sings a tandav song for Mahadev". Telly Chakkar. May 2, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Debarati S Sen (November 2, 2012). "Ritoo Jenjani creates a Goddess". Times of India. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Life OK's Mahadev now on DVD". Telly Chakkar. May 19, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Mahadev tops TRP charts with a new record of 8.2 TVR". Times of India. Sep 21, 2012. Retrieved Sept 24, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Swami Nithyananda bowled over by Life OK's Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev". Telly Chakkar. July 20, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
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