Namah Lakshmi Narayan
| Namah Lakshmi Narayan | |
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| File:Namah.jpg | |
| Also known as | Namah |
| Genre | Mythology |
| Directed by | Vaibhav Vanshraj Singh |
| Starring |
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| Theme music composer | Isha Ved Raj, Punit Dixit |
| Composer | Punit Dixit |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 65 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Ved Raj |
| Camera setup | Multi camera |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company | Shoonya Square Productions |
| Original release | |
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| Release | 23 September – 20 December 2019[1] |
Namah Lakshmi Narayan (previously Namah) is an Indian-television Mythological series that premiered on 23 September 2019 on Star Plus.[2][3] Produced by Ved Raj under Shoonya Square Productions, it stars Savi Thakur, Vikas Manaktala and Yukti Kapoor.[4][5]
Initially it was titled Namah which focused on the friendship of Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva.[6] In October 2019, it was renamed as Namah Lakshmi Narayan which focused on Lord Vishnu and his wife Goddess Lakshmi.[7][8]
Plot
Namah initially focused on the relationship between Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva, two main deities of Hindu mythology and how their friendship is tested in Kali Yuga.
Later, it focused mainly on Lord Vishnu and Goddess Lakshmi and their eternal tale based on Vishnu Purana.
Cast
Main
- Savi Thakur as Vishnu aka Hayagriva – Lakshmi's husband
- Yukti Kapoor as Lakshmi aka Matrikas- Vishnu's wife and as Alakshmi
- Vikas Manaktala / Tarun Khanna as Shiva aka Mahadev or Virabhadra or Dattatreya – Parvati's husband; Kartikeya, Ashoksundari and Ganesha's father
- Chhavi Pandey / Rachana Parulkar as Parvati aka AdiParashakti or Shakti or Sati or Durga or Yogmaya or Gauri – Vishnu's sister; Mahadev's wife; Kartikeya, Ashoksundari and Ganesha's mother
Recurring
- Hemant Choudhary as Brahma[8] – Narrator
- Raviz Thakur as Kali
- Zalak Desai as Saraswati
- Aaditya Bajpayee as Naagraj Vasuki Dev
- Siddharth Vasudev as Mahishasur
- Puneet Raj as Chandra
- Sachin Chauhan as Shani
- Shivendra Om Saainiyol as Nandi
- Sara Khan as Mrityu
- Sham Mashalkar as Narada
- Samriddhi Yadav as Srishti
- Arjun Singh as Indra
- Sushant Marya as Varun
- Vikas Singh as Bhringi
- Ayan Kapoor as Agni
- Kajal Jain as Mohini
- Amit Behl as Daksha
- Rahul Ranaa as Bali
- Nadeem Ahmad Khan as Surya
- Abhishek Singh as Pawan
- Shivani Gupta as Varuni
- Payal Gupta as Neela
- Anand Dev as Himavan
- Shilpa Kataria Singh as Maina
- Gaurav Bakshi as Garuda
- Sharma Sanjeev Kumar as Samudra
- Aanjaali Rana as Vela
- Deepak Dutta as Manu
- Hemant Bharati as Madhu
- Ravi Chhabra as Kaitabha
Production and release
It was originally planned as a weekend program but was later made as a weekday program. Speaking about it, producer Ved Raj said, "Namah was actually slated to be a one-hour weekend show and it was written in that format. Then 12 days before the telecast, a decision was taken to make it a weekday show."[9]
Approximately, ₹30 lakhs are spent per episode for production of this series. Also, 20 VFX agencies are roped in for this series.[10]
Speaking about his training for his role of Shiva, Vikkas Manaktala said, "Martial arts training and working out in the gym helped me get the desired physique for the role. To play Shiva, your expressions and attitude have to be calm. That was really difficult for me. I started meditating and that helped me get the right expressions for the role."[11]
realised that maintaining a calm and composed demeanour on screen was the bigger challenge. "To play Shiva, your expressions and attitude have to be calm. That was really difficult for me. I started meditating and that helped me get the right expressions for the role
In order to increase the ratings of the show, makers introduced many changes in the storyline owing to which actors Vikkas Manaktala, Chhavi Pandey and Sara Khan quit the show.[7][12] Manaktala and Pandey were replaced by Tarun Khanna and Rachana Parulkar.[13]
Speaking about introduction of changes in the show Producer Ved Raj said, “We tried to blend mythology with fantasy, which hasn’t managed to strike a chord with the audience. Also, mythological shows mostly focus on just one God, but in our show, we tried to highlight the bond and friendship between Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu. We have reworked the storyline and are focusing on Lord Vishnu (played by Savi Thakur). The track of Shiva will be reduced considerably, hence the decision to release Vikkas. We decided to rope in Tarun, as has played Shiva earlier and wanted someone who will be instantly accepted by the audience.”[7]
In October 2019, the series was renamed from Namah to Namah Lakshmi Narayan, the new iteration focusing mainly on Lord Vishnu and Lord Lakshmi and sidelining the story of Lord Shiva.[7][8]
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- ^ "Savi Thakur On Playing Lord Vishnu In Namah: It's Like A Dream Come True". Mid Day.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c "Hemant Kumar Choudhary to play Lord Brahma in 'Namah'". Times Of India.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Namah to go off air on December 20". Times Of India. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Star Plus' 'Namah' Spends WHOPPING Amount On VFX; Read On To Know!". Abp Live.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "From intense physical training to meditation: Actors' guide to portraying Shiva". The Times of India.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Have actress Chhavi Pandey and Sara Khan left show 'Namah'?". Abp Live.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Rachana Parulkar is the new Parvati after Chhavi Pandey quits show". Times of India.
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