Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev

Devon Ke Dev... Mahadev (English: Lord of the Lords... Mahadev), often abbreviated as DKDM, is a series based on the Hindu god, 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. The entire series has been made available on Disney+ Hotstar and Hulu.[2]

Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev
Also known asMahadeva
Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev - Rudra Bhi Aur Bhole Bhi
GenreMythology
Written byC.L. Saini
Brij Mohan Pandey
Koel Chaudhuri
Mihir Bhuta
Dr. Bodhisattva
Aas Mohammad Abbasi
Bhavna Vyas
Manoj Tripathi
Utkarsh Naithani
Subrat Sinha
Directed byNikhil Sinha
Ismail Umar Khan
Manish Singh
Govind Agrawal
Satish Bhargav
Creative directorsAniruddh Pathak
Nitin Shukla
Animesh Verma
Hiten Ganatra
Prangshu P Ghosh
Kadar Kazi(kk)
StarringMohit Raina
Mouni Roy
Saurabh Raaj Jain
Sonarika Bhadoria
Puja Banerjee
Opening themeShiv Shiv (Otherwise known as Devon Ke Dev... Mahadev Title Song.)
ComposerSajan Rajan mishra
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons36
No. of episodes820
Production
Executive producerAmish A Vasani
ProducersCo Producer
Nikhil Sinha (Triangle Film Company)
Creative Producer
Anirudh Pathak
CinematographyDeepak Garg
Amit Malvia
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time20 minutes
(Mahaepisode. 45 minutes)
Release
Original networkLife OK
Original release18 December 2011 (2011-12-18) 
14 December 2014 (2014-12-14)

Plot

The show's plot revolves around the story of Shiva, which follows his journey from being an ascetic to a family man.

During the creation of the world by Brahma, Adi Shakti leaves Shiva from his Ardhanarishvara form. In order to shape the universe, she takes various births to marry Shiva but fails 106 times due to which Shiva becomes an ascetic. Hence Lord Brahma suggests his mind-born son Prajapati Daksh please Adi Shakti and request her to incarnate as his daughter.

Adi Shakti is born as Daksh's daughter Sati. Meanwhile, Shiva cuts off 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. Unable to tolerate her husband's insult, Sati sacrifices her life once again. An infuriated Shiva orders Virabhadra to behead Daksh. Later, he revives him at Prasuti's request and goes into deep meditation for centuries.

Adi Shakti then incarnates as Parvati, daughter of Himavan and his wife Menavati. She is aware of her divinity as are her parents, and grows up in Dadichi's hermitage. From an early age, she starts addressing Mahadev/Shiva as her husband which Menavati, as a concerned mother, dislikes strongly.

When she grows up, Parvati tries to make Mahadev realize that she is none other than his wife Sati reincarnated. But he rejects her and in the process, turns Kamadev into ashes. As a result, Kama's distraught wife, Rati curses Parvati.

Parvati then agrees to marry as per her mother, Menavati's wish. However eventually Parvati and Himavan make Menavati realise who Parvati is, after which she gives in. Parvati goes on to meditate for 3,000 years to please Mahadev to marry her. And finally, Mahadev and Parvati are 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 Raktabeej, Shumbha Nishumbha, Chanda Munda, Durgmasura, Arunasura, Banasura, etc. Later, Shiva and Parvati extend their family to Karthikeya, Ganesha and Ashok Sundari.

List of characters

Main

Recurring

CastCharacter(s)
Kumar Hegde[4]Nandi: A devotee of Mahadev
Priyanka ThakareSuyasha: Nandi's wife
Vishal KotianHanuman: A devotee of Rama
Shivangi SharmaIndrani
Manish BishlaSurya
Vicky Batra/ Aryaman Seth Chandra
Hans Dev Sharma Vishvakarma
Manoj KolhatkarDadhichi / Pippalada
Yogesh MahajanBhrigu
Rajeev BharadwajKashyap
Romanch MehtaAtri
Jayant RawalMaharishi Halahal
Jitendra TrehanMarkandeya
Shailesh DatarNarada
Pankaj KalraBrihaspati
Darshan KumarShukracharya
Raman KhatriAtharvan
Atul SinghPulaha
Susheel ParasharPitamber
Vikramjeet VirkBanasur
Hemant ChoudharyPrajapati Vishwaroop
Samiksha BhattJaya
Ram AwanaChakri
Deepika Upadhyay /
Sangeeta Khanayat /
Yashashree Chiplunker
Ganga / Godavari / Banai
Anjali AbrolMeenakshi: Avatar of Parvati
Mohit SharmaVasuki
Kunal VermaLakshman
Garima JainUrmila
Rohit SagarVayu
Vineet KumarBharat
Harshad AroraShatrughna
Ulka GuptaDevi Kanya Kumari
Arbaaz Ali KhanBalarama
Vishesh BansalGrihapati
Mohit Dagri(Younger) Lohitang
Raj PremiDemon Tarakasur
Rahul DevDemon Arunasur
Chetan HansrajNighas
Deepak JethiMahishasura
Manav GohilAndhaka
Tej SapruShankhachudha
Ankur NayyarKrauncha Giri
Ibrar YakubTuhund
Tushar Jha(Younger) Jalandhara
Arun BaliVajranaka (Tarakasur's father)
Akhilendra MishraMahabali
Sanjay SwarajBhasmasur
Manish Wadhwa / Tarun KhannaRavan
Sudesh BerryMalla / Mani
Abhaas MehtaAdi
Rakshanda KhanMadanike
Anupam BhattacharyaRipunjay / Devodas
Ojaswi Oberoi / Parakh Madan[5]Mohini
Ritu ChauhanRati
Pankaj DheerKing Himavan
Mugdha Shah / Shilpa TulaskarQueen Menavati
Khyaati Khandke KeswaniKritika
Surendra PalPrajapati Daksha
Shalini Kapoor SagarQueen Prasuti
Rishina Kandhari / Riyanka ChandaPrincess Khyati
Priyanka PanchalPrincess Aditi
Charu Asopa / Kanishka SoniPrincess Revati
Surbhi ShuklaPrincess Rohini
Manini MishraPrincess Vijaya
Annapurna Vitthal BhairiShanta
Suhasini MulayParvati's grandmother
Deepraj RanaParshuram
Amrapali GuptaMatsyakanya
Prabhat BhattacharyaKing Aayu
Neha KaulRajasekhar wife Queen
Jaya BhattacharyaDiti
Anand GoradiaPushpadanta
Dolly SohiMahalasa's mother
Shilpa ShindeMahananda
Rajesh VivekYella Koti
Pankaj BerryRaja Durdum
Mitika SharmaQueen Sunaina
Mohit ChauhanKing Janaka
Mihir MishraKing Dashratha
Gauri SinghQueen Kaushalya
Anushka SinghQueen Sumitra
Manasvi VyasQueen Kaikeyi
Tapeshwari SharmaUsha / Behula
Arti SinghVaani
Bhavna KhatriChitralekha
Daya Shankar PandeyLakulish
Tushar DalviChandradhar
Malhar PandyaAniruddha / Lakhsmichandra
Kalpesh RajgorSupriy
Parul ChaudharySanaka
Deepali PansareTulsi
Rajendra ChawlaAcharya Gyanmurti
Gungun UprariMaharani
Neha MardaVrinda
Jaya BinjuAndhaka's Wife
Chestha MehtaPrithvi
Javed PathanMayadhari
Samiksha BhatnagarMandodari: Ravana's Wife
Mansi SharmaIndrani
Sudeep SarangiShatbhish
Anju AjayakumarChild Usha
Rajesh Kava King Rajasekhar

Production

Development

Ritoo Jenjani had done the prosthetic makeup for the presentation of Kali.[6]

90 people were working in 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]

Home media

The series is available to stream in its entirety on Star India's SVOD platform, Hotstar, having also released on DVD in 2014.[12]

Soundtracks

No.TitleLength
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 the initial six months, it ranged between 2 and 3 TVR.[13] 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.[14][15]

In week 3 of 2013, it garnered an average rating of 3 TVR.[16] In week 7, it was one of the top ten watched Hindi GEC program with 3.6 TVR.[17]

Critics

Amar Ujala claimed that some events mentioned in the series were distorted and not mentioned in any Puranas and Shastra.[18]

Legacy

Mohit Raina featured in Limca Book of Records for the portrayal of about 52 characters in the series with his main role being Shiva.[19][20]

References

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  2. Hegde, Rajul (10 December 2014). "Why you won't see Lord Shiva in a reality show". Rediff.com. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  3. "WATCH: Mouni Roy celebrates birthday with boyfriend Mohit Raina and Naagin co-actors". The Times of India. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  4. Kumaran, Ektaa (4 September 2018). "My character in Mahadev is my personal favourite: Kumar Hegde". tellychakkar. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  5. Bhopatkar, Tejashree (29 October 2012). "Sanjay Swaraj and Ojaswi Oberoi in Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  6. Debarati S Sen (2 November 2012). "Ritoo Jenjani creates a Goddess". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  7. Wadhwa, Akash (6 March 2013). "Indian TV gets bigger with better budgets". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  8. "Fire on the sets of Devon Ke Dev... Mahadev, no injuries". NDTV. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  9. "I had given notice three months ago: Sonarika Bhadoria". Business Standard. 13 July 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  10. Maheshwri, Neha (1 December 2013). "Mahadev to get a new Parvati again". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  11. "Mouni Roy returns as Sati on 'Devon Ke Dev Mahadev' after a two-year hiatus". The Indian Express. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  12. "Life Ok's Devon Ke Dev... Mahadev launched on DVD". Indian Television. 2 January 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  13. Bhattacharyya, Anushree (27 August 2013). "An epic battle". The Financial Express. Archived from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  14. "Mahadev tops TRP charts with a new record of 8.2 TVR". The Times of India. 21 September 2012. Archived from the original on 18 June 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
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  16. "DAS capital". The Times of India. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  17. "Mahadev Mahaepisode Include In Tam Rating Week 7". Amar Ujala. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  18. "दर्शकों को भ्रमित कर रहा है देवों का देव महादेव". Amar Ujala. 11 March 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  19. "Mohit Raina in Limca Book of Records". The Times of India. 8 December 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  20. "लिम्का बुक में नाम दर्ज कराने को तैयार टीवी के 'महादेव". Dainik Bhaskar. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
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