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'{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2012}} {{Use Indian English|date=June 2013}} {{Infobox television | show_name = Devon Ke Dev... Mahadev. | image = Logo of Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev.jpg | caption = ''Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev'' | show_name_2 = ''Mahadev'' <br> ''Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev - Rudra Bhi Aur Bhole Bhi'' | genre = Mythological Drama <br> Spiritual Drama | creator = [[Life OK]] | picture_format = [[576i]] ([[SDTV]]) <br> [[1080i]] ([[HDTV]]) | story = | creative_director = Aniruddh Pathak,Nitin Shukla,Animesh Verma,Hiten Ganatra | director = Nikhil Sinha <br> Manish Singh <br> Govind Agrawal <br> Satish Bhargav | producer = '''Co Producer''' <br> Nikhil Sinha (Triangle Film Company) <br> '''Creative Producer''' <br> Anirudh Pathak | writer = C.L. Saini, Brij Mohan Pandey, Koel Chaudhary, Mihir Bhuta, Dr. Bodhisattva, Bhavna Vyas, Manoj Tripathi, Utkarsh Naithani and Subrat Sinha | starring = [[#Cast|See Below]] | composer = Sandeep Mukherjee <br> Karthik <br> [[Sunny Bawra]] <br> [[Inder Bawra]]| opentheme = ''Shiv Shiv (Otherwise known as Devon Ke Dev... Mahadev Title Song.)'' | cinematography = Deepak Garg <br> Amit Malvia | presenter = N/A | theme_music_composer = | country = India | language = Hindi | num_seasons = 4 | num_episodes = 820 | executive_producer = | editor = | camera = [[Multi-camera , <Satish Bhargav>]] | runtime = approx. 20 minutes (mahaepisode 45 min approx) | company = | distributor = | channel = [[Life OK]] | audio_format = [[Dolby Digital]] | first_aired = 18 December 2011 | last_aired = 14 December 2014 | website = http://www.hotstar.com/#!/devon-ke-dev----mahadev-12-s | website_title = Official website }} '''''Devon Ke Dev... Mahadev''''' ({{lang-eng|''Lord of the Lords... Mahadev''}}) is a [[drama series]] based on the legends of [[God]] Lord [[Shiva]], also known as Mahadev. It premiered on 18 December 2011 airing Monday through Friday nights on [[Life OK]]. The show ran until 14 December 2014 for a total of 820 episodes in 36 Chapters(seasons). It was dubbed into several languages. The drama is inspired by the works of mythologist [[Devdutt Pattanaik]]. ==Cast== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:65%;" |- ! Actor !! Character |- |rowspan="23" | [[Mohit Raina]] || [[Shiva]] / [[Shiva|Mahadev]] / [[Mahakala]] / [[Nataraja]] / [[Shiva|Nilakantha]] |- |[[Jalandhara]] |- |Jatta |- |[[Virabhadra]] |- |[[Kal Bhairav]] |- |[[Ardhanarishvara]] |- |Chandrashekar |- |[[Dattatreya]] |- | [[Lohitang]](elder) |- |Yaksha |- |Kiraat/ Vyadh |- |Aadi Yogi |- |Aghora/[[Khandoba|Martand (Khandoba)]] |- |Nat Bhairav |- | Acharya Mahatapa |- |Vrishabh |- |Loknath |- |Bhoothnath |- |Pashupatinath |- |Shambhu |- |Vaidhyanath |- |Har-Narayan/[[Harihara]] |- |Bhola |- |rowspan="14" | [[Sonarika Bhadoria]] / [[Pooja Bose]] / [[Suhasi Goradia Dhami]] |- |[[Parvati]]/[[Adi Parashakti]] / [[Adi Shakti]] / [[Durga]] |- |Matsya Kanya |- |[[Matrikas|Ashta-Matrikas]] |- |[[Navadurga]] |- |[[Kali]] / [[Mahakali]] |- |[[Mahavidya|Dasha-Mahavidyas]] |- |[[Ardhanarishvara]] |- |[[Kaalratri]] |- | [[Bhramari Devi]] |- | Bheelni |- | [[Gayatri]] Devi |- | Goddess [[Bhairavi]] |- |[[Mahalasa]] |- |- Goddess [[Katyayani]] |- |rowspan="2" | [[Mouni Roy]] || [[Sati (goddess)|Sati]] |- | [[Adi Parashakti]] / [[Adi Shakti]] / [[Durga]] |- |rowspan="6" | [[Saurabh Raj Jain]] || Lord [[Vishnu]] / [[Narayana]] |- |[[Lord Krishna]] |- |[[Dattatreya]] |- | Guru Pratyaya |- |Har-Narayan/[[Harihara]] |- |[[Nara-Narayana]] |- |rowspan="3" |[[Falaq Naaz]] / [[Ragini Dubey]] || Goddess [[Lakshmi]] |- | Haripriya |- |[[Rukmini]] |- |rowspan="2"|[[Radha Krishna Dutt]] || Lord [[Brahma]] |- |[[Dattatreya]] |- | [[Salina Prakash]] || [[Saraswati]] |- | [[Rushiraj Pawar]] || Senapati [[Kartikeya]] |- | [[Tanya Sharma (actress) | Tanya Sharma ]] || Devasena |- | [[Ahsaas Channa]] || Ashokasundari |- | [[Ashnoor Kaur]] || Young Ashokasundari |- | [[Lavanya Bhardwaj]] || Nahusha |- |Shailesh Dattar || [[Narad]] Muni |- | [[Sadhil Kapoor]] || [[Ganesha]] / [[Vinayak]] (younger) |- | [[Alpesh Dhakan]] / [[Ehsaan Bhatia]] || [[Ganesha]] / [[Vinayak]] |- | [[Aarya Vora]] || [[Siddhi]] |- | [[Amrita Singh]] || [[Buddhi]] |- | [[Kumar Hegde]] || [[Nandi (bul l)|Nandi]] |- | [[Priyanca Thakare]] || Suyasha [ [[Nandi (bull)|Nandi]]'s wife] |- | Hemant Choudhary || Prajapati Vishwaroop |- | Jiten Lalwani / Vikram Aditya || Lord [[Indra]] |- | [[Shivangi Sharma]] || [[Indrani]] |- | [[Manish Bishla]] || [[Surya]] |- | [[Vicky Batra]] || [[Chandra]] |- |rowspan="3" | [[Deepika Upadhyay]] / [[Sangeeta Khanayat]] || Goddess [[Ganga]] |- |[[Godavari]] |- |[[Banai (goddess)|Banai]] |- | [[Anjali Abrol]] || [[Meenakshi]] |- | [[Mohit Sharma]] || [[Vasuki]] |- | [[Piyush Sahdev]] || [[Rama]] |- | [[Rubina Dilaik]] || [[Sita]] |- | [[Kunal Verma]] || [[Lakshman]] |- | [[Garima Jain]] || [[Urmila]] |- | [[Vishal Kotian]] || [[Hanuman]] |- | [[Vineett Kumar]] || [[Bharata (Ramayana)|Bharat]] |- | [[Harshad Arora]] || [[Shatrughna]] |- | [[Ulka Gupta]] || [[Devi Kanya Kumari]] |- | [[Arbaaz Ali Khan]] || [[Balarama]] |- | [[Reem Sheikh]] || (Younger) [[Manasa]] |- | [[Vishesh Bansal]] || Tripati |- | [[Kratika Sengar]] || [[Manasa]] |- | [[Manoj Kolhatkar]] || Sage [[Dadhichi]] |- | [[Rajeev Bharadwaj]] || Sage [[Kashyap]] |- | [[Romanch Mehta]] || Sage [[Atri]] |- | [[Jayant Rawal]] || Maharishi Halahal |- | [[Jeetendra Trehan]] || Sage [[Markandeya]] |- |''[[Shailesh Datar|Shailesh Dattar]]'' || Sage [[Narada]] |- | [[Darshan Kumar]] || Sage [[Shukracharya]] |- | [[Raman Khatri]] || Sage [[Atharvan]] |- | [[Atul Singh]] || Sage [[Pulaha]] |- | [[Sushil Parashar]] || Sage Pitamber |- | [[Mohit Dagri]]||(younger) Lohitang |- | [[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]] || King [[Mahabali]] |- | [[Sanjay Swaraj]] || [[Bhasmasur]] |- | [[Manish Wadhwa]] / [[Tarun Khanna (TV actor)|Tarun Khanna]] || [[Ravan]] |- | [[Sudesh Berry]] ||Malla-Manika |- | [[Abhaas Mehta]] || Adi |- | [[Rakshanda Khan]] || Madanike |- | [[Anupam Bhattacharya]] || Ripunjay / Devodas |- | [[Ojaswi Oberoi]] / [[Parakh Madan]]<ref name=i>{{cite news|last=Bhopatkar|first=Tejashree|title=Sanjay Swaraj and Ojaswi Oberoi in ''Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev''|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-29/tv/34796946_1_ojaswi-oberoi-mohit-raina-mahadev|accessdate=7 November 2012|newspaper=[[Times of India]]|date=29 Oct 2012}}</ref> || [[Mohini]] |- | [[ Ritu Chauhan]] || [[Devi Rati]] |- | [[Pankaj Dheer]] || King [[Himavan]] |- | [[Mugdha Shah]] / [[Shilpa Tulaskar]] || Queen Mainavati |- | [[Khyati Khandke Keswani]] || [[Kṛttikā|Kritika]] |- | [[Surendra Pal]] || [[Prajapati]] [[Daksha]] |- | [[Shalini Kapoor Sagar]] || Queen [[Prasuti]] |- | [[Rishina Kandhari]] / [[Riyanka Chanda]] || Princess [[Khyati]] |- | [[Priyanka Panchal]] || Princess [[Aditi]] |- | [[Charu Asopa]] / [[Kanishka Soni]] || Princess Revati |- | [[Surbhi Shukla]] || Princess Rohini |- | [[Manini Mishra]] || Princess Vijaya |- | [[Annapurna Vitthal Bhairi]] || Shanta |- | [[Suhasini Mulay]] || Parvati's grandmother |- | [[Deepraj Rana]] || [[Parshuram]] |- | [[Amrapali Gupta]] || Matsyakanya |- | [[Prabhat Bhattacharya]] || King Aayu |- | [[Neha Kaul]] || Indumathi |- | [[Rishi Khuranna]] || [[Nahusha]] |- | [[Jaya Bhattacharya]] || [[Diti]] |- | [[Anand Goradia]] || [[Pushpadanta]] |- | [[Dolly Sohi]] || Mahalasa's mother |- | [[Shilpa Shinde]] || Mahananda |- | [[Vivek Mishra]] || Yella koti |- | [[Pankaj Berry]] || Raja Durdum |- | [[Mitika Sharma]] || Queen Sunaina |- | [[Mohit Chauhan]] || King [[Janaka]] |- | [[Mihir Mishra]] || King [[Dashratha]] |- | [[Gauri Singh]] || Queen Kaushalya |- | [[Anushka Singh]] || Queen Sumitra |- | [[Manasi Vyas]] || Queen Kaikeyi |- | [[Vikramjeet Virk]] || [[Banasur]] |- | [[Tapeshwari Sharma]] || Usha / [[Behula]] |- | [[Aarti Singh]] || Baani |- | [[Bhavna Khatri]] || [[Chitralekha (deity)|Chitralekha]] |- | [[Daya Shankar Pandey]] || [[Lakulish]] |- | [[Tushar Dalvi]] || Chandradhar |- | [[Malhar Pandya]] ||[[Aniruddha]]/Lakhsmichandra |- | [[Parul Chaudhary]] || Sanaka |- | [[Deepali Pansare]] || [[Tulsi]] |- | [[Rajendra Chawla]] || Acharya Gyanmurti |- | [[Gungun Uprari]] || Maharani |- |[[Neha Marda]] || Vrinda |- | Chestha Mehta || Prithvi |- |} ==Production and distribution== Ritoo Jenjani has done the [[prosthetic makeup]] for the presentation of [[Kali]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-02/tv/34877631_1_makeup-artist-prosthetic-mahadev |title=Ritoo Jenjani creates a Goddess |author=Debarati S Sen |publisher=''Times of India'' |date=2 November 2012 |accessdate=7 November 2012}}</ref> The show has been dubbed in [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Malayalam]], [[Oriya language|Oriya]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Assamese language|Assamese]], [[Marathi language|Marathi]], and [[Indonesian language|Indonesian]] with titles ''Devadidev Mahadev'', ''Shivam'', ''[[Kailasanathan]]'', ''Mahadev'', ''Hara Hara Mahadeva'', ''Mahadev'', ''Devanche Dev Mahadev'', and ''Mahadewa'' respectively. In [[Indonesia]], the drama was broadcast on [[antv]].It is remade in [[Kannada]] as ''Hara Hara Mahadeva'' The official DVD version of the series Season 1 up to Shiv Parvati wedding is available on Ultra DVD and Season 2 of 13 DVD pack is coming soon on Ultra DVD.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-19/tv/37178739_1_mohit-raina-sadhil-kapoor-devon-ke-dev-mahadev |title=Life OK brings India's Greatest Stories on DVDs |date=19 Feb 2013 |accessdate=19 Feb 2013 |publisher=''[[Times of India]]''}}</ref> ==Reception== The episode of 9 September 2012, featuring [[Kali]] killing the demon [[Raktabija]] rated the shows highest TRP with an 8.2 TVR.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-21/tv/34001427_1_new-record-tvr-grps |title=Mahadev tops TRP charts with a new record of 8.2 TVR |date=21 September 2012 |accessdate=24 September 2012 |publisher=''[[Times of India]]''}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist|2}} ==External links== * [http://www.hotstar.com/#!/devon-ke-dev----mahadev-12-s Official Website] on [[hotstar]] {{Prone to spam|date=June 2013}} {{Z148}}<!-- {{No more links}} Please be cautious adding more external links. 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