Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev is a Hindu spiritual television drama series which airs on Life OK channel. It premiered on 18 December 2011 and showcases the story of Lord Shiva, also called as Mahadev.
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| Genre | Mythological Drama Spiritual Drama |
| Created by | Life OK |
| Written by | Story Mihir Bhuta Brij Mohan Pandey Dialogues Subrat Sinha Screenplay Bhavana 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 | 01 |
| No. of episodes | 275 as on November 07, 2012 |
| Production | |
| Cinematography | Deepak Garg Amit Malvia |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | approx. 22 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Life OK |
| Release | 18th 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.
Plot
Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev is the story of the Hindu God Shiv, 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 Daksh, a staunch Vishnu devotee, is drawn towards Shiv against the wishes of her father. She finally marries Shiv, but soon dies by self-immolation when her husband is insulted at the yajna of Daksh. The grief-striken Shiv produces Veerbhadra, who slays Daksh, however he restores Daksh's life after beseeching of Daksha's wife. A distraught Shiv leaves with burnt corpse of Sati and wanders the universe. Vishnu severs the body into pieces, shattering them on earth. Shiv transforms the pieces into Shakti Peeth, 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 Shiv. She slowly remembers her past life, then wins Shiv by her austerities leading to their marriage.
Parvati takes the form of Kali and kills Rakhtbij. Shiv and Parvati give birth to Kartikeya, who slays the demon Tarakasur and his brothers. Parvati takes the form of Durga and kills demon Mahishasur. The story goes on with the tale of the destruction of Tripur, belonging to the revengeful sons of Tarakasur, who were earlier given boons by Shiv. At the same time, Shiv and Parvati's daughter, Ashok Sundari is born.
Cast
Awards
| Year | Awards Event | Category | Nominees | Result |
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| 2012 | Zee Gold Awards | Most Fit Actor / Actress | Mohit Raina Mouni Roy |
Nominated |
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.
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.
The production house also plans to release DVD version of the show under the title Mahadev: The Movie for the first phase.
Reception
The show has been a popular mythological drama currently on air. The episode of 09th September 2012, featuring Kali killing the demon Rakhtbij 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. The show's picturization, casting, effects and story telling has also been appreciated by the Hindu spiritual guru Swami Nithyananda.