Devo Ke Dev...Mahadev is a Hindu drama televised on Life OK Channel. It premiered on December 18, 2011 and airs every weekday at 8:00 p.m. (IST). The program showcases the story of Lord Shiva, Sati and Goddess Parvati, the first and second incarnation of his consort Goddess Shakti respectively. The show portrays Shiv's journey from being a celibate hermit to a householder. Sati who is drawn to Shiv against her father's wishes. An extensive story from Sati's point of view follows, showcasing how she falls in love with Shiv. Then Shakti's reincarnation as Goddess Parvati who is in love with Mahadev from childhood. Then the story showcases her marriage to Mahadev, birth of their children and so on. The serial was earlier titled Sati for Star Plus, but was then handed over to Life OK, A new channel The name change to Devon Ke Dev - Mahadev. The series currently holds the highest TRP ratings on television among all currently-airing programs. [1][2]
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| Created by | Life OK |
| Written by | Mihit Bhutia, Brji Mohan Pandey & Subrat Sinha |
| Directed by | Nikhil Sinha & Manish Singh |
| Creative director | Anirudh Pathak |
| Starring | See Below. |
| Opening theme | Shiv Shiv Music theme |
| Composers | Sandeep, Karthik, Bawra Bros., Sandeep Mukherjee |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of episodes | 156 as on May 29, 2012 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Co Producer Nikhil Sinha Triangular Films Company Creative Producer Anirudh Pathak (Life OK) |
| Cinematography | Deepak Garg |
| Running time | 22 minutes (approx) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Life OK |
| Release | December 18, 2011 – present |
Plot
’Devon ke Dev… Mahadev’ is the story of Lord Shiva, the most powerful God within the Hindu culture, as a 'sansarik' or householder. The show portrays his journey from a hermit to a house holder. Sati who is the daughter of Daksh, a staunch Lord Vishnu devotee, is drawn towards Mahadev against the wishes of her father. Experience the mesmerizing journey of Sati, her love and marriage to Mahadev. Following by, Adi Shakti's second, main and complete incarnation as Goddess Parvati, the daughter of Mountain King Himavan, her love for Mahadev and marriage to Mahadev and so on.
Cast
- Mohit Raina as Shiva / Veerbhadra / Kal Bhairav / Jatta
- Mouni Roy as Sati / Adi Shakti
- Dipika Upadhyay as Ganga, elder sister of Parvati
- Pankaj Dheer as King Himavat
- Radha Krishna Dutt as Lord Brahma
- Saurabh Raj Jain as Lord Vishnu/ Lord Ram
- Ragini Dube as Goddess Lakshmi / Sita
- Surendra Pal as Prajapati Daksh
- Shalini Kapoor Sagar as Queen Prasuti
- Rishina Kandhari as Princess Khyati
- Priyanka Panchal as Princess Aditi
- Manini Mishra as Princess Vijaya
- Vicky Batra as Demigod Chandra
- Rajeev Bharadwaj as Sage Kashyap
- Romanch Mehta as Sage Atri
- Shailesh Dattar as Sage Narada
- Kumar Hegde as Nandi
- Darshan Gandas as Sage Shukracharya
- Raman Khatri as Sage Atharvan
- Annapurna Vitthal Bhairi as Shanta, mother of Sukarna
Casting
In June 2012, after a long search and a lot of speculations, Sonarika Bhadoria was been finalised to play, the lead role of Parvati. [3] In the following month, the first casting change occurred in the serial, when the lead role of Parvati's mother Maina, till then played by Mugdha Shah was given to Shilpa Tulaskar.[4]
Music
Music for the first 140 episodes was composed by Sandeep Mukherjee, Kartik, and composer duo Inder Bawra and Sunny Bawra. Sandeep Mukherjee later took over complete responsibility as the composer. Famous pakhawaj player Pt. Bhavani Shankar recorded an original composition for the Tandav sequence shown after Sati's demise.
Songs
- Karpur Gauram Karunavtaaram (theme music) used as an official song and background score.
- Chandrama Priyatam mere picturised on Chandra and Rohini.
- Sab hai Apoorna Sangeet bina picturised on Mahadev singing a melody to reinvigorate Ragas and Raginis.
- Ritu Basant ki aayi picturised on princesses Khyati, Aditi, and Revati singing a melody on the occasion of Vasant Utsav (Spring Festival).
- Shiv Stuti picturised on Sage Dadhichi and his disciples praying to Mahadev's Shivling.
- Mahal Ki Rajkumari picturised on Sati.
- Teeno loko ke Swami ho Bholenatha picturised on Mahadev in honour of the beginning of Mahashivratri as declared by Shri Vishnu.
- Vishnu Stuti picturised on Shiv as Jata.
- Shiv Stuti (Reprise) picturised on Queen Prasuti, her daughters, and son-in-laws praying to Mahadev.
- Abhinandan hai picturised on Madnike on the occasion of Mahadev and Sati's marriage.
- Sabko Chod Chali picturised on Sati, Mahadev, and others on Sati's farewell.
- Chaupaiyaan picturised on Rama and Lakshmana while they create Rameswaram shivling.
- Tandav Nritya picturised on Mahadev.
- Virah ki Peeda picturised on Mahadev and Sati.
References
- ^ "Omnipresence: Shiva as a pop culture icon!". DNA (newspaper). Feb 20, 2012.
- ^ "Prime-time Confessions". Tehelka Magazine, Vol 8, Issue 52. 31 Dec 2011.
- ^ "The search for Parvati ends". Asian Age. Jun 14, 2012.
- ^ "Parvati has a new mother". The Times of India. Jul 11, 2012.