Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev
Devon Ke Dev... Mahadev (English: Lord of the Lords... Mahadev), often abbreviated as DKDM, is a spiritual series based on the Hindu god, Lord Shiva, also known as Mahadev.[1] It premiered on 18 December 2011, airing Monday to Friday nights on Life OK. The series concluded on 14 December 2014, having completed a total of 820 episodes. Whole series is digitally available on Disney+ Hotstar.[2]
| Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev | |
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| Also known as | Mahadeva Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev - Rudra Bhi Aur Bhole Bhi |
| Genre | Mythology |
| 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 Umar 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 Mouni Roy Saurabh Raaj Jain Sonarika Bhadoria |
| 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 | 36 |
| 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) |
| Distributor | Star India |
| Release | |
| Original network | Life OK |
| Picture format | 576i 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital Plus |
| Original release | 18 December 2011 – 14 December 2014 |
Plot
The show's plot revolve around the story of Lord Shiva. This story of Lord Shiva traces his journey from being an ascetic to a family man.
During the creation of the world 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 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 marries 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 then incarnates as Parvati, daughter of the Himavan and his wife Menavati, she is aware of her divinity as are her parents and grows up in Dadichi's Hermitage where she starts to call Mahadev as her husband which Menavati as a concerned mother dislikes strongly. Then Parvati grows up, and realises her divinity. She tries to realise Mahadev it is his wife Sati however, he rejects her and in process turns Kamadev to ashes his distraught wife, Rati curse Parvati. Parvati then agrees to marry as per her mother, Menavati's wish. However eventually Parvati and Himavan make Menavati realise who Parvati is who then agrees for this marriage, then Parvati meditates for 3000 years to please Mahadev to marry her. And finally, Mahadev and Parvati married. Later, Mahadev imparts some tantric knowledge to Parvati that helps her to take various forms like Nav Durga; Mahavidyas (Kali, Tara, Tripura Sundari, Bhuvaneshvari, Tripura Bhairavi, Chhinnamasta, Dhumavati, Bagalamukhi, Matangi and Kamala) and Matrikas to destroy various demons like Raktabija, Mahishasura, Shumbha Nishumbha, Chanda Munda, Durgmasura, Arunasura, Banasura, etc. Later, Shiva and Parvati extend their family to Karthikeya, Ganesha and Ashok Sundari.
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 ways to get moksha in the Kali Yuga. The supreme God protects common people from evil demons and uncompassionate rulers by taking various avatars in human form. The story of twelve Jyotirlinga is also shown completely.
List of characters
Main
- Mohit Raina as Shiva / Mahadev / Mahakala / Nataraja / Nilakantha / Jalandhara / Jata / 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 : Parvati and Sati's Husband; Ganesha, Kartikeya's Father (2011-2014) .
- Mouni Roy[3] as Devi Sati / Dakshayni / Mahadevi
- Sonarika Bhadoria / Puja Banerjee / Suhasi Gordia Dhami as Parvati / Mahadevi/Adi Parashakti / Adi Shakti / Durga / Matsya Kanya / Ashta-Matrikas / Navadurga / Kali / Mahakali /Bhadrakali/ Devi / Dasha-Mahavidyas / Ardhanarishvara / Kaalratri / Bhramari Devi / Akilandeswari/ Bheelni / Gayatri Devi / Goddess Bhairavi / Mahalasa / Goddess Katyayani / Navadurga ( Shailaputri, Brahmacharini, Chandraghanta, Kushmanda, Skandamata, Katyayani, Kaalratri, Mahagauri, Siddhidhatri) / The Mahavidyas (Kali, Dhumavati, Bagalamukhi, Kamalatmika ) / Ambika / Ardhanarishvara / Devi Kanya Kumari and other incarnations of Shakti (2012-2013)
- Anushka Sen as Young Parvati (2011)
- Saurabh Raaj Jain as Lord Vishnu / Narayana / Lord Krishna / Rama / Dattatreya / Harihara / Nara-Narayana / Har-Narayan / Guru Pratyaya (2011-2014)
- Rushiraj Pawar as Senapati Kartikeya / Murugan (2012-2014)
- Darshan Gurjar as young Kartikeya
- Tanya Sharma||Devayanai (2013-2014)
- Ramya Pandian||Valli(2014)
- Ahsaas Channa / Ashnoor Kaur asAshokasundari: Mahadev and Parvati's Daughter; Kartikeya, Ganesha's and Andhaka's Sister
- Lavanya Bhardwaj / Rishi Khurana as Nahusha
Sadhil Kapoor / Alpesh Dhakan / Ehsaan Bhatia||Ganesha / Vinayak: Mahadev and Parvati's Younger Son; Ridhi and Siddhi's Husband
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|Aarya Vora||Siddhi : Ganesha's Wife ; Mahadev and Parvati's Daughter in - Law
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|Amrita Singh||Buddhi
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|Kratika Sengar / Reem Shaikh||Manasa
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|Ragini Rishi / Falaq Naaz
|Goddess Lakshmi / Haripriya / Vedavati / Sita / Radha / Rukmini / Padmavati
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|Piyush Sahdev||Rama: 7th - Avatar of Lord Vishnu; Sita's Husband and Luv and Kush's Father.
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|Rubina Dilaik||Sita: Avatar of Goddess Lakshmi; Rama's Wife and Luv and Kush's Mother.
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|Radha Krishna Dutt||Lord Brahma / Dattatreya
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|Puja Kameshwar Sharma / Salina Prakash / Via Roy Choudhary ||Saraswati
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|Jiten Lalwani||Lord Indra: King of All Gods; Shachi Husband.
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Recurring
| Cast | Character(s) |
|---|---|
| Kumar Hegde[4] | Nandi: A Huge Devotee of Mahadev |
| Priyanka Thakare | Suyasha: Nandi's Wife |
| Vishal Kotian | Hanuman: A Huge Devotee of Lord Rama |
| Shivangi Sharma | Indrani |
| Manish Bishla | Surya |
| Vicky Batra | Chandra: God of Moon. |
| Hans Dev Sharma | Vishvakarma |
| Manoj Kolhatkar | Sage Dadhichi / Sage Pippalada |
| 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: Avatar of Parvati |
| Mohit Sharma | Vasuki |
| Kunal Verma | Lakshman: Rama's Younger Half - Brother |
| Garima Jain | Urmila: Lakshman's Wife; Sita's Younger Sister. (Adoptive) |
| Rohit Sagar | Vayu |
| Vineet Kumar | Bharat |
| Harshad Arora | Shatrughna |
| Ulka Gupta | Devi Kanya Kumari |
| Arbaaz Ali Khan | Balarama: Krishna's Elder Half - Brother |
| Vishesh Bansal | Grihapati |
| Mohit Dagri | (Younger) Lohitang |
| Raj Premi | Demon Tarakasur |
| Rahul Dev | Demon Arunasur |
| Chetan Hansraj | Nighas |
| Deepak Jethi | Mahishasura |
| Manav Gohil | Andhaka: Mahadev and Parvati's Son; Ganesha, Kartikeya and Ashoksundari's Brother |
| 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[5] | Mohini |
| Ritu Chauhan | Rati |
| Pankaj Dheer | King Himavan |
| Mugdha Shah / Shilpa Tulaskar | Queen Menavati |
| 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 |
| Kalpesh Rajgor | Supriy |
| 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: Ravana's Wife |
| Mansi Sharma | Indrani |
| Sudeep Sarangi | Shatbhish |
| Anju Ajayakumar | Child Usha |
| Rajesh Kava | Voice of Mooshak |
Production
Development
Ritoo Jenjani had done the prosthetic makeup for the presentation of Kali.[6]
90 people were working under the graphic department of the series. An episode of the series cost ₹14 Lakhs for production.[7]
In April 2014, a fire broke out on one of the show's sets in Mumbai. However, none were injured with only minor damages to property.[8]
Casting
Sonarika Bhadoria was replaced by Puja Bannerjee as Parvati in July 2013.[9] However, in June 2014 Bannerjee quit citing health issues and was replaced by Suhasi Dhami.[10] Mouni Roy who quit the series with the end of her role in 2012 returned as Sati in 2014.[11]
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[12]
- in Malayalam as Kailasanathan on Asianet[13]
- in Marathi as Devanche Dev Mahadev on Star Pravah
- in Odia as Mahadev on Tarang TV and Sarthak TV
- in Assamese as Mahadev on Rang (TV Channel)
- in Tamil as Shivam on Star Vijay
- in Telugu as Hara Hara Mahadeva on Star Maa
- in Indonesian as Mahadewa on antv
- in Thai as Shiva Phra Mahadev on Bright TV
The series was also remade in Kannada as HaraHara Mahadeva on Star Suvarna.[14][15]
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.[16]
The series is currently being broadcast on the newly launched Hindi-GEC, Shemaroo TV, 1 May 2020 onwards.[17]
Impact
The series is available to stream in its entirety on Star India's SVOD platform, Hotstar, having also released on DVD in 2014.[18]
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 |
| 19. | "Parvati Entrance Theme" | 2.32 |
Reception
Ratings
The series started with a viewership rating of 0.7 TVR. Following which in initial six months, it ranged between 2 and 3 TVR.[19] 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 of Hindi television program during the year.[20][21]
In week 3 of 2013, it garnered an average rating of 3 TVR.[22] In week 7, it was one of the top ten watched Hindi GEC program with 3.6 TVR.[23]
Critics
Amar Ujala claimed that some events mentioned in the series were distorted and not mentioned in any Puranas and Shastra.[24]
Legacy
Mohit Raina featured in Limca Book of Records for portrayal of about 52 characters in the series with his main role being Shiva.[25][26]
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