Vighnaharta Ganesh

Vighnaharta Ganesh
File:Vighnaharta Ganesh.png विघ्नहर्ता गणेश (Vighnaharta Ganesh)
Genre	Mythology
Created by	Abhimanyu Singh
Based on	Lord Ganesh
Written by	Vaibhav Mutha Paresh Shah Deepak S.V. Himanshu Tyagi
Directed by	Abhimanyu Singh Brij Mohan Pandey Anjalika Gupta
Starring	Nishkarsh Dixit Malkhan Singh Akanksha Puri Rahul Sharma Anshu Malik
Composers	Dony Hazarika Udbhav Ojha
Country of origin	India
Original language	Hindi
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	686
Production
Producer	Abhimanyu Singh
Production location	Mumbai, India
Cinematography	Abhimanyu Singh
Camera setup	Multi-camera Motion Capture Camera Technology
Running time	21 minutes
Production company	Contiloe Entertainment
Original release
Network	Sony Entertainment Television
Release	22 August 2017 (2017-08-22) – Present

Vighnaharta Ganesh, is an Indian-Television Mythological series, based on Hindu scriptures revolving around Lord Ganesha. It launched on Sony TV in India in August 2017. The serial is produced by Abhimanyu Singh under the banner of Contiloe Entertainment. Lord Ganesha is portrayed as a young boy who believes in the power of struggle, which eventually helps him succeed and become the Remover of Obstacles, hence the name of the show Vighnaharta Ganesh.

The plot revolves around the stories of Lord Ganesha, Goddess Adi Parashakti (as Mahakali, Durga, Tripura Sundari and Parvati), Lord Shiva and Lord Kartikeya. Most of the stories are narrated to Ganesha by other characters or by Ganesha himself.

Plot

The present tales of Lord Ganesha and his family. Ganesha is born to Goddess Parvati as 'Vinayak', but when he stands as an obstacle in the path of his quick-to-temper father, Lord Shiva, he is beheaded. On the insistence of Parvati, he is resurrected with an elephant's head and is renamed as "Vighnaharta" (Remover of obstacles) "Ganesh" (Leader of All Troops). The show includes stories of Ganesh's many incarnations and of other deities from the Hindu pantheon, including (but not limited to) the Mahavidyas, the Navadurgas, incarnations of Lord Shiva, Ganesh's brother Lord Kartikeya, Lord Vishnu, Goddess Lakshmi, Lord Brahma and Goddess Saraswati.

Cast

Shiva's family

• Uzair Basar/Nishkarsh Dixit as God Ganesha.
  • His other avatars include Heramba, Ved Vinayak, Gunesh, Goddess Vinayaki
  • Ashtavinayaka (Vakratunda, Vikata, Mahodara, Lambodara, Ekadanta, Gajanana, Vighnaraja ,Dhumravarna)
• Akanksha Puri as Goddess Adi Parashakti
  • Her main avatars are Parvati (adult and teenage), Kali and Durga.
  • Her other avatars include Vindhyavasini, Mahishasura Mardini, Kaushiki, Mahamaya, Ardhanarishwar, Sati, Mahakali, Bhadrakali, Kamakshi, Chandmari, Chamunda, Vishalakshi, , Annapurna, Shatakshi ,Shakambari, Bhramari, Maheshwari, Sparshvati, Madhushri, Jwala Ji, Tamasika Mata, Keerati , Sureshwari, Pratyangira, Lalita,Mantrinatha, Dandinatha, Durga,Shyamala, Sampatkari, Kameshwari, Kautuka/Ashwaroodha, Basanti, Tiraskarini,Vajreshwari, Pascima, Jwalamalini, Nakuleshwari, Mahakaaya, Mahotasaha, Nateshwari, Bhramaramba, Unnamulai Amman/Apithakuchambal , Shabari Durga, Akhilandeshwari,Gajneshwari
  • Dus Mahavidya (Mahakali, Tara,Shodashi,Bhuvaneshvari,Bhairavi,Chhinnamasta,Dhumavati,Bagalamukhi,Matangi, Kamala)
  • Navdurga (Shailaputri,Brahmacharini,Chandraghanta,Kushmanda,Skandamata,Katyayani,Kalaratri,Mahagauri,Siddhidhatri)
• Malkhan Singh as God Shiva,
  • His other avatars include Mahakaal, Ardhanarishvara, Matanga, Tryambaka, Panchvaktra, Akshobhya, Kabandha, Maharudra, Sadashiva, Bhairav, Adi Mahadev, Kameshwara
  • Ashtamurti
  • 19 avatar of Lord Shiva (Kaal Bhairava, Veerabhadra, Grihapati, Pippalada, Sureshwar, Brahmchari, Sunatnartak, Sharabheshwar, Durvasa, Avdhoot, Vrishabh, Krishnadarshan, Bhikshuvarya, Yaksheshwar, Yatinath, Hanuman, Nandeeshwar, Ashwatthama, Keerat
  • Malkhan also played the evil demon Jalandhara in this show.
  • Kedarnath, Vishwanath, Shrikaalhasteshwar, Ekambareshwar, Annamalaiyar/Arunachaleshwar, Nataraja, Jambukeshwar
• Basant Bhatt/Kunwar Pratham as Lord Kartikeya. He also played Rishi Skanda and Kritesh
• Aashutosh Tiwari as Nandi
• Mak Mukesh Tripathi as Shringi, Shiva's Gan
• Tushar Dalvi as Parvatraj Himavan (Parvati's Father) and also as Maharshi Dadhichi.
• Akanksha as Queen Menavati, Parvati's Mother.
• Sunidhi Chauhan as Devasena (Indra's Adopted Daughter) and also as Kartika's Wife.
• Pal John as Valli (Nambirajan's Adopted Daughter) and also as Kartika's Wife.

Vishnu's family

• Rahul Sharma/Kuldeep Singh as Vishnu,
  • His other avatars include Krishna, Narayana, Rama, Narasimha, Hayagriva, Protector of Mahabali.
• Anshu Malik as Goddess Lakshmi,
  • Her other avatars include Jyestha, Kamala, Vaishnavi, Padmini (incarnation of Goddess Lakshmi),
  • Ashta Lakshmi

Brahma's family

• Digvijay Purohit as God Brahma, the creator.
  • His other avatars include Vednatha, Vidhata, Bhagyavidhata, Adi Prajapati, Lakshman, Balrama and Vyasa
• Bhawna Kanwar Hada as Goddess Saraswati
  • Her other avatars include a divine woman, Savitri, Urmila and Revati(incarnation of Goddess Saraswati).
  • Preetika Chauhan formerly played Saraswati and Brahmani.
• Anand Goradia as Devrishi Narada
• Hemant Choudhary as Prajapati Daksha

Devas

• Meer Ali as Lord Indra
• Anshul Bammi as Lord Chandra
• Devendra Mishra as Lord Shani
• Vikas Salgotra as Lord Vayu
• Viren Singh as Lord Surya
• Tushar Chawla as Lord Varuna
• Lala Tiger as Lord Agni
• Riyanka Chanda as Rohini (Goddess), favourite wife of Lord Lord Chandra.
• Aishwarya Raj Bhakuni as Sandhya and Chhaya wife of Lord Surya.
• Sonia Sharma as Shachi wife of Lord Indra, Indrani
• Haelyn Shastri as Devi Priya, wife of Yama.
• Triyugg Mantri as Yamraj
• Bharat Bhatia/Kaivalya Chheda as Kuber Dev
• Suchit V.Singh as Kamdev
• Nirbhay Wadhwa as Hanuman

Asuras

• Chirag Jani (actor) as Sindhura & Surapadma
• Sonia Singh as Vrinda, wife of Jalandhara
• Rajesh Khera as Mushikasura
• Nirbhay Wadhwa as Mahishasura
• Vinit Kakar as Gajmukhasur/Andhakasura
• Gajendra Chauhan as Dambhasura
• Ketan Karande as Shumbha
• Deepak Wadhwa as Raktabīja
• Ram Awana as Ekaksha
• Amit Behl as Tarkaksh, son of Tarakasur
• Meet Mukhi as Subodh, son of Gyaanari
• Manav Sharma as Durgamasur
• Aman Dhaliwal as Bhandasur
• Gaurika Sharma as Rashmi Prabha, daughter of Bhandasur
• Paras Chhabra/Vishal Kotian as Ravana
• Pooja Sahu as Mandodari
• Rohit Choudhary as Mamtasur
• Rajeev Bhardwaj as Kamasur
• Vijay D. Badlani as Mayasur
• Jitendra Bohara as Indrashatru
• Rajesh Singh as Vibhaktasur
• Saurabh Sewal as Vinashlochan
• Sreoshi Chatterjee as Ajamukhi
• Dhruvee Haldankar as Surasayee
• Anu Sharma as Dhumini
• Kuldeep Dubey as Hiranyakashyap

Other characters

• Payal Gupta as queen of Kasi
• Nazea Hasan Syed as Devi Lopamudra / River Kaveri
• Jay Dave / Harshit Kabra as Rishi Markandeya
• Ram Awana as Rishi Gautam. He also played role of Demon Ekaksh.
• Anupama Solanki as Mohini, Lord Vishnu's Female Avtar
• Poorti Arya
• Akanksha Juneja as Jogan Kantha, Lord Shiva's Female Avtar
• Arun Mandola as Lakshman
• Ankur Nayyar as Sage Parshuram

Production

The show is shot at Artisan and Nirman Studio in Vasai.

Dubbed versions

• The show has been dubbed in Tamil as Vinayagar and airs on Sun TV from 9 October 2017 onwards and ended on 16 March 2019.
• The Serial dubbed in Malayalam as Mahaganapathi on Surya TV from 20 November 2017 to 2018.
• The Serial dubbed in Telugu as Jai Jai Vinayaka On Gemini TV From 18 December 2017 and a new show Akka Mogudu replaced this.
• The Serial dubbed in Kannada as Ganesha On Udaya TV from 8 June 2020.

See also

• Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev
• Om Namah Shivay (1997 TV series)
• Mahakali-Anth Hi Aarambh Hai

External links

• Vighnaharta Ganesh at IMDb
• "Vighnaharta Ganesh Serial Completes 500 Episodes, Cast Celebrates Ganpati Pooja". Indian Television. 2019-07-23. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
• Live Episodes