Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev
| Devon Ke Dev-Mahadev. | |
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| Also known as | Mahadeva Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev - Rudra Bhi Aur Bhole Bhi |
| Genre | Mythological Drama |
| Written by | C.L. Saini Brij Mohan Pandey Koel Chaudhuri Mihir Bhuta Dr. Bodhisattva Aas Mohammad Abbasi Bhavna Vyas Manoj Tripathi Utkarsh Naithani Subrat Sinha Aayush Agrawal |
| Directed by | Nikhil Sinha Ismail Umarr Khan Manish Singh Govind Agrawal Satish Bhargav |
| Creative directors | Aniruddh Pathak Nitin Shukla Animesh Verma Hiten Ganatra Prangshu P Ghosh kadar kazi(kk) Aayush Agrawal |
| Starring | Mohit Raina Saurabh Raaj Jain Mouni Roy Sonarika Bhadoria Puja Banerjee Suhasi Goradia Dhami |
| Opening theme | Shiv Shiv (Otherwise known as Devon Ke Dev... Mahadev Title Song.) |
| Composer | Sajan Rajan mishra |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 820 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Deepak Panth Aayush Agrawal |
| Producers | Co Producer Nikhil Sinha (Triangle Film Company) Creative Producer Anirudh Pathak |
| Cinematography | Deepak Garg Amit Malvia |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 20 minutes (Mahaepisode. 45 minutes) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Life OK |
| Release | 18 December 2011 – 14 December 2014 |
Devon Ke Dev... Mahadev (English: Lord of the Lords... Mahadev) often abbreviated as "DKDM", is a mythological drama series based on the Hindu god Lord Shiva, also known as Mahadev.[1] It premiered on 18 December 2011 airing Monday through Friday nights on Life OK. The series concluded on 14 December 2014, having completed a total of 820 episodes.[2]
Plot
The show's plot revolve around the story of Lord Shiva. This mesmerising story of Lord Shiva and his all avatar, traces his journey from being an ascetic to a family-man.
During the creation of world in by Lord Brahma, Adi Shakti leaves Shiva from his Ardhanarishvara form. So to shape the universe she takes various births to marry Shiva but failed 106 times due to which Shiva becomes an ascetic. Hence Lord Brahma suggests his mind-born son Prajapati Daksh to please Adi Shakti and ask her to incarnate as his daughter.
She takes birth as Daksh's daughter Sati. Meanwhile Shiva cuts Brahma's fifth head making Daksh hate him. Sati falls for Shiva and finally marry him, much to Daksh's dismay. Hence, Daksh humiliates Shiva in front of Sati in his yagna. Sati being unable to tolerate this, sacrifices her life once again. So, Shiva orders Virabhadra to behead Daksh but later revive him on Prasuti's request and Shiva goes into deep meditation for centuries.
Adi Shakti, later incarnates as Parvati, daughter of Himalayas who meditates for 3000 years to please Mahadev to marry her. And finally Mahadev and Parvati marries. Later, Mahadev imparts some tantric knowledge to Parvati that helps her to take various forms like Nav Durga (Shailaputri, Brahmacharini, Chandraghanta, Kushmanda, Skandamata, Katyayani, Kaalratri, Mahagauri and Siddhidhatri); Mahavidyas (Kali, Tara, Tripura Sundari, Bhuvaneshvari, Tripura Bhairavi, Chhinnamasta, Dhumavati, Bagalamukhi, Matangi and Kamala) and Matrikas (Brahmani, Vaishnavi, Maheshvari, Indrani, Kaumari, Varahi, Chamunda, Narasimhi, Vinayaki) to destroy various demons like Raktabija, Mahishasura, Shumbha Nishumbha, Chanda Munda, Durgmasura, Arunasura, Banasura etc. Later, Shiva and Parvati extends their family to Karthikeyan and Ganesha.
The show also includes various forms of Mahadev including Virabhadra, Swami Adiyogi, Aghori, Bhoothnath, Vaidynaath, Bhairav, Rishabh, Pashupatinath, Kaal Bhairav, Baba Lokhnath, Shambhu, Nat Bhairav, Natraja, Martand etc in order to maintain sustainability in the universe, teaching humans moral values and slaying various asuras like Jalandhara, Andhak, Apasmarg, Vritrasura, Bhasmasura, Tripura, Shankachura, Nigaas etc. The show also covers various folk stories of Lord Shiva to teach people moral values and way to get moksha in the Kali Yuga. The supreme God protects common people from the evil demons and uncompassionate rulers by taking various avatars in human form. The story of twelve Jyotirlinga is also shown completely.
List of characters
| Cast | Character(s) |
|---|---|
| Mohit Raina[3] | Shiva / Mahadev / Mahakala / Nataraja / Nilakantha / Jalandhara / Jatta / Virabhadra / Kal Bhairav / Ardhanarishvara / Chandrashekar / Dattatreya / Lohitang(elder) / Yaksha / Kiraat / Vyadh / Aadi Yogi / Aghora / Martand (Khandoba) / Nat Bhairav / Acharya Mahatapa / Vrishabh / Loknath / Bhoothnath / Pashupatinath / Shambhu / Vaidhyanath / Har-Narayan / Harihara / Bhola/ Jalandhar |
| Sonarika Bhadoria / Puja Banerjee / Suhasi Goradia Dhami | Parvati / Adi Parashakti / Adi Shakti / Durga / Matsya Kanya / Ashta-Matrikas / Navadurga / Kali / Mahakali / Dasha-Mahavidyas / Ardhanarishvara / Kaalratri / Bhramari Devi / Bheelni / Gayatri Devi / Goddess Bhairavi / Mahalasa / Goddess Katyayani |
| Anushka Sen | Child Parvati |
| Mouni Roy | Sati / Dakshayani / Adi Parashakti / Durga |
| Rushiraj Pawar | Senapati Kartikeya / Murugan |
| Tanya Sharma | Devasena |
| Ahsaas Channa / Ashnoor Kaur | Ashokasundari |
| Lavanya Bhardwaj / Rishi Khurana | Nahusha |
| Sadhil Kapoor / Alpesh Dhakan / Ehsaan Bhatia | Ganesha / Vinayak |
| Aarya Vora | Siddhi |
| Amrita Singh | Buddhi |
| Kratika Sengar | Manasa |
| Saurabh Raj Jain / Piyush Sahdev | Narayana / Rama / Lord Krishna / Dattatreya / Guru Pratyaya / Har-Narayan / Harihara / Nara-Narayana |
| Ragini Rishi/ | Goddess Lakshmi / Haripriya / Vedavati / Sita / koRadha / Rukmini / Satyabhama / Padmavathi |
| Radha Krishna Dutt | Lord Brahma / Dattatreya |
| Pooja Sharma / Salina Prakash / Via Roy Choudhary | Saraswati |
| Jiten Lalwani | Lord Indra |
| Kumar Hedge | Nandi |
| Priyanka Thakare | Suyasha (Nandi’s wife) |
| Vishal Kotian | Hanuman |
| Shivangi Sharma | Indrani |
| Manish Bishla | Surya |
| Vicky Batra | Chandra |
| Manoj Kolhatkar | Sage Dadhichi |
| Yogesh Mahajan | Sage Bhrigu |
| Rajeev Bharadwaj | Sage Kashyap |
| Romanch Mehta | Sage Atri |
| Jayant Rawal | Maharishi Halahal |
| Jitendra Trehan | Sage Markandeya |
| Shailesh Datar | Sage Narada |
| Darshan Kumar | Sage Shukracharya |
| Raman Khatri | Sage Atharvan |
| Atul Singh | Sage Pulaha |
| Sushil Parashar | Sage Pitamber |
| Vikramjeet Virk | Banasur |
| Hemant Choudhary | Prajapati Vishwaroop |
| Samiksha Bhatt | Jaya |
| Ram Awana | Chakri |
| Deepika Upadhyay / Sangeeta Khanayat / Yashashree Chiplunker | Goddess Ganga / Godavari / Banai |
| Anjali Abrol | Meenakshi |
| Mohit Sharma | Vasuki |
| Kunal Verma | Lakshman |
| Garima Jain | Urmila |
| Rohit Sagar | Vayu |
| Vineet Kumar | Bharat |
| Harshad Arora | Shatrughna |
| Ulka Gupta | Devi Kanya Kumari |
| Arbaaz Ali Khan | Balarama |
| Reem Shaikh | (Younger) Manasa |
| Vishesh Bansal | Grihapati |
| 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 | Ravan |
| Sudesh Berry | Malla / Mani |
| Abhaas Mehta | Adi |
| Rakshanda Khan | Madanike |
| Anupam Bhattacharya | Ripunjay / Devodas |
| Ojaswi Oberoi / Parakh Madan[4] | Mohini |
| Ritu Chauhan | Rati |
| Pankaj Dheer | King Himavan |
| Mugdha Shah / Shilpa Tulaskar | Queen Mainavati |
| Khyaati Khandke Keswani | 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 | Indumati |
| 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 |
| Manasvi Vyas | Queen Kaikeyi |
| Tapeshwari Sharma | Usha / Behula |
| Arti Singh | Vaani |
| Bhavna Khatri | 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 |
| Jaya Binju | Andhaka's Wife |
| Chestha Mehta | Prithvi |
| Javed Pathan | Mayadhari |
| Samiksha Bhatnagar | Mandodari |
| Mansi Sharma | Indrani |
| Sudeep Sarangi | Shatbhish |
Production
Ritoo Jenjani had done the prosthetic makeup for the presentation of Kali.[5]
90 people were working under graphic department of the series. An episode of the series cost ₹14 Lakhs for production.[6]
Sonarika Bhadoria was replaced by Puja Bannerjee as Parvati in July 2013.[7] However, in December 2013, Bannerjee quit citing health issues and was replaced by Suhasi Dhami.[8] Mouni Roy who quit the series with the end of her role in 2012 returned back as Sati in 2014.[9]
In April 2014, a fire broke down on one of the show's sets in Mumbai. However, none were injured with only minor damages in property.[10]
Distribution
The series has been dubbed into several languages including:
- in Bengali as Devadidev Mahadev on Star Jalsha
- in Kannada as Om Namah Shivay on Star Suvarna
- in Malayalam as Kailasanathan on Asianet
- in Marathi as Devanche Dev Mahadev on Star Pravah
- in Oriya as Mahadev on Tarang TV
- in Tamil as Shivam on Star Vijay
- in Telugu as Hara Hara Mahadeva on Star Maa
- in Indonesian as Mahadewa on ANTV
The series was also remade in Kannada as HaraHara Mahadeva on Star Suvarna.[11]
The series was re-aired on Star Bharat from 5 August 2018 to 24 November 2019 on Sundays, and again during the coronavirus lockdown on Star Bharat from 17 March 2020 to 11 June 2020 and on Star Plus from 14 April 2020 to 12 July 2020.[12]
The series is currently being broadcast on the newly launched Hindi-GEC, Shemaroo TV, 1 May 2020 onwards.[13]
Impact
The series is available to stream in its entirety on Star India's SVOD platform, Hotstar, having also released on DVD in 2014.[14]
Soundtracks
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Karpura Gauram Karunavataram" | 6.10 |
| 2. | "Shiv Shiv (Opening Theme)" | 2.46 |
| 3. | "Shankar Shiv Bhole" | 4.55 |
| 4. | "Yagyaswaroopaya Mahadev" | 5.18 |
| 5. | "Sarvopari Premi Shiv Shankar" | 2.41 |
| 6. | "Chandrama Priytam Mere" | 3.50 |
| 7. | "Har Bhola Har Har Mahadev" | 2.23 |
| 8. | "Santakaaram" | 2.19 |
| 9. | "Sangeet Beena" | 9.15 |
| 10. | "Vishweshwaraya Mahadevaya" | 4.34 |
| 11. | "Shiva Rudrastakam" | 2.22 |
| 12. | "O Mere Raj Dulare" | 2.27 |
| 13. | "Mere Jalandhar Mere Munna" | 2.13 |
| 14. | "Ritu Basant Aa Gayi" | 2.53 |
| 15. | "Mann Re Tu Kitna Bebass Hai" | 4.42 |
| 16. | "Babul Ke Ghar Se Chali" | 1.23 |
| 17. | "Shiv Tandav Stuti" | 3.27 |
| 18. | "Maharoop Mahakaaya" | 2.24 |
Reception
Initially, the series started with a rating of 0.7 TVR. In six months it improved to 2 and sometimes got 3 TVR.[15] As in February 2013, it garnered an average rating of 3TVR.[16] Later, the episode of 9 September 2012, featuring Kali killing the demon Raktabija rated the show its highest viewership with an 8.2 TVR being the highest TVR garnered during the year.[17][18]
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