Devyani (TV series)

Devyani (or Colloquially Devyani... Ekka Raja Rani) was a Marathi television drama that aired on Star Pravah. It premiered on 19 March 2012.[1] Its second season aired from 27 July 2014 with name Devyani... Ekka Raja Rani. The series reaired because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Devyani
GenreDrama
Romance
Starringsee below
Country of originIndia
Original languageMarathi
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes1314
Production
ProducersAnuj Saxena (Season 1)
Vidhyadhar Pathare (Season 2)
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time22 minutes
Production companiesMaverick Productions (Season 1)
Iris Productions (Season 2)
Release
Original networkStar Pravah
Original release19 March 2012 (2012-03-19) –
28 May 2016 (2016-05-28)

Plot

Season 1

It is a story of girl named Devyani a college girl whose life gets change after she enters the wedlock with her obsessive and die-hard lover Sangram. Devyani is a girl of her principles that are taught by his father, Sangram is opposite and who always follows his principles in life and is the master of his decisions. The show takes a new turn when Sangram falls head over heels with Devyani and makes all his efforts to let the girl become his wife.[3][4]

Season 2

It is a story about Devyani's journey from her childhood till now. Devyani is a confident girl who believes that the bad can be erased off if wanted. According to Devyani, good always beats bad. Devyani aspires to be a crime reporter and wishes to make the society better place to live in.

Cast

Season 1
  • Shivani Surve as Devyani Kelkar / Devyani Vikhe-Patil (2012-2013)
    • Deepali Pansare replacing Shivani as Devyani Kelkar / Devyani Vikhe-patil (2013-2014)
  • Sangram Salvi as Sangram Vikhe-Patil (2012-2014)
  • Nagesh Bhonsle as Aabasaheb Vikhe-Patil (2012-2014)
  • Surekha Kudachi as Chandrika Vikhe-Patil (2012-2013)
    • Sunila Karambelkar replacing Surekha as Chandrika Vikhe-Patil (2013-2014)
  • Saii Ranade as Vatsala Vikhe-Patil (2012-2013)
  • Devdatta Nage as Samrat Vikhe-Patil (2013-2014)
  • Samidha Guru as Girija; Samrat's second wife (2013)
  • Prachi Pisat as Lavanya Vikhe-Patil (2012)
    • Pooja Kadam replacing Prachi as Lavanya Vikhe-Patil (2012-2014)
  • Gauri Kendre as Aausaheb Vikhe-Patil (2012-2014)
  • Maadhav Deochake as Dr. Namit (2012)
  • Khushboo Tawde as Tara (2013)
  • Madhura Godbole as Devyani's sister (2012-2013)
  • Vidyadhar Joshi as Hambirrao Vikhe-Patil (2013)
  • Mrunal Chemburkar as Hambirrao's wife (2013)
  • Neena Kulkarni as Manjula Vikhe-Patil (Hambirrao's mother) (2013)
  • Prasad Limaye as Vikram Vikhe-Patil (Hambirrao's son) (2013)
  • Rasika Vengurlekar as Rani (2012-2013)
  • Smita Saravade as Mandakini (2012)
  • Anuj Saxena as Advocate Anuj Daftardari (2013)
  • Vibhuti Thakur as Vibhuti Daftardari (2013)
  • Kaustubh Diwan as Lavanya's boyfriend (2013)
  • Sushant Shelar as Police Inspector (2012)
  • Rashmi Anpat as Pallavi (2013)
  • Ravi Patwardhan as Kakasaheb (2013)
  • Bharati Patil as Sangram's Kakisaheb (2013)

Season 2
  • Bhagyashree Mote as Devyani Ekka Sawant (2014-2015)
    • Siddhi Karkhanis replacing Bhagyashree as Devyani Ekka Sawant (2015-2016)
  • Vivek Sangle as Ekka Sawant (Baji) (2014-2016)
  • Kishori Ambiye as Surekha Sawant (2014-2016)
  • Shreejit Marathe as Inspector Chittaranjan (Chitta) (2014-2015)
  • Shweta Mahadik as Ekka's Sister-in-law (2014-2015)
  • Omkar Kulkarni as Yashodhan Sawant (Ekka's brother) (2014-2015)
  • Abhidnya Bhave as Veena (2015-2016)
  • Divesh Medge as Vinayak (2015-2016)
  • Sara Shrawan as Sara (Ekka's sister) (2014-2016)
  • Vinod Gaykar as Taimur (Ekka's sidekick) (2014-2016)

Production

Casting

It is produced by Anuj Saxena under the banner of Maverick Productions.[5] It was airing from 19 March 2012 on Star Pravah by replacing Bandh Reshmache. It first starred Shivani Surve, Sangram Salvi, Nagesh Bhonsle as Devyani, Sangram and Aabasaheb respectively. Shivani Surve left the show in 2013 as makers weren't giving her time to rest.[6] She was replaced by Deepali Pansare who played the role of Devyani. In 2014, all casts of the show were changed for new story. Parallel lead Bhagyashree Mote playing New Devyani and recurring one Vivek Sangle. In 2015, Bhagyashree Mote also quit the series and Siddhi Karkhanis was cast in the role.

Adaptations
Language Title Original release Network(s) Last aired Notes
Hindi Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya
मन की आवाज प्रतिज्ञा		 7 December 2009 StarPlus 27 October 2012 Original
Kannada Krishna Rukmini
ಕೃಷ್ಣ ರುಕ್ಮಿಣಿ		 2 May 2011 Star Suvarna 8 March 2013 Remake
Marathi Devyani
देवयानी[7]		 19 March 2012 Star Pravah 28 May 2016
Tamil Puthu Kavithai
புது கவிதை		 18 December 2013 Star Vijay 29 May 2015
Malayalam Gouri Shankaram
ഗൗരിശങ്കരം		 3 July 2023 Asianet Ongoing

References
  1. "New serial 'Devyani' on Star Pravah from 19th March". Marathi Movie World. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  2. "Shivani Surve and Sangram Salvi starrer popular series Devyani to rerun soon - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  3. "Star Pravah's Devyani hits a century". Telly Chakkar. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  4. "Star Pravah's Devyani high on TRP Charts!". Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  5. "Anuj Saxena keen on making a come back to TV - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  6. "I did not leave Devyani; I was ousted: Shivani Surve - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  7. "TV viewers give Marathi TV serials inspired by Hindi soaps a thumbs up". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
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