Krishna (TV series)
Shri Krishna, also known as Krishna is an Indian Hindi-language television mythological series, created, written and directed by Ramanand Sagar. It is an adaptation of the stories of the life of Krishna, based on Bhagavata Purana, Brahma Vaivarta Purana, Harivamsa, Vishnu Purana, Padma Purana, Garga Samhita, Bhagavad Gita and Mahabharata.
Krishna | |
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Also known as | Shri Krishna |
Created by | Ramanand Sagar |
Based on | |
Written by | Ramananda Sagar |
Screenplay by | Ramananda Sagar |
Directed by | Ramanand Sagar/Anand Sagar/Moti Sagar |
Starring |
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Music by | Ravindra Jain |
Country of origin | India |
Original language | Hindi |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 221 |
Production | |
Producers |
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Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 45-48 minutes |
Production company | Sagar Arts |
Release | |
Original network | DD National |
Original release | 18 July 1993 – 5 October 1997 |
Cast
- Sarvadaman D. Banerjee as Krishna / Vishnu/ Narayana
- Swapnil Joshi as teenage Krishna
- Ashok Kumar Balkrishnan as child Krishna
- Palak as child Krishna
- Deepak Deulkar as Balram / Sheshanag
- Sanjeev Sharma as Teenage Balram
- Pinky Parikh as Rukmini / Yamuna / Lakshmi / Durga
- Reshma Modi as Radha
- Shweta Rastogi as Teenage Radha
- Paulomi Mukherjee as Devaki
- Sunil Pandey as Vasudeva
- Damini Kanwal Shetty (Seema Kanwal) as Yashoda
- Sulakshana Khatri as Rohini Devi
- Shahnawaz Pradhan as Nanda Baba / Shurasena / Chanoor / Maha Bali
- Vilas Raj as Kansa
- Sandeep Mohan as Arjuna / Nar
- Mona Parekh as Jambavati
- Shashi Sharma as Satyabhama
- Deepak Dave / Sagar Saini as Narada
- Vijay Kavish as Ugrasena / Shiva
- Amit Pachori as Shiva
- Pramod Kapoor as Kaliyug / Akrura / Jayadratha
- Girish Pardeshi as Kamadeva / Pradyumna/ Shiva/ Suryadev(in the case of Sagar Manthan)
- Manish Sharma as Pradyumna (in later episodes)
- Anupama Pardeshi as Mohini avatar of Vishnu
- Navneet Chaddha as Aniruddha
- Deepali Thosar as Rati
- Sunil Chauhan as Uddhava
- Mahendra Ghule as Bhim / Hanuman
- Raman Khatri as Yudhishthir
- Falguni Parikh as Draupadi
- Kumar Hegde as Duryodhan
- Govind Khatri as Karna
- Sunil Nagar as Bhishma
- Jayprakash Sharma as Shakuni
- Kanu Patel as Dronacharya / Suryadev
- Tarakesh Chauhan as Dhritarashtra
- Premchand Sharma as Pandu / Nakul
- Lata Haya as Kunti
- Sonia Kapoor as Subhadra
- Dinesh Anand / Deepak Jethi as Dushasan
- Jyotin Dave as Indra / King Shalya/ Sage Garga
- Jharna Dave as Bhanamati / Hidimba / Devi Durga for an episode
- Radhakrishna Dutta as Maharishi Uttang /Devshilpi Vishwakarma / Jarasandh
- Mukul Nag as Sudama / Ashwatthama / Brahman
- Prairna Agrawal as Vasundhara
- Raj Premi as Shishupala/Hiranyakashipu/ Jaya
- Gautam Chaturvedi as Paundraka Vasudeva
- Anuj Sharma as Abhimanyu
- Arun Mathur as Shambarasura
- Shakti Singh / Unknown as Banasura
- Unknown as Maharani Vrinda (Wife of Banasura and Mother of Uṣā)
- Unknown as Maharani Sumati (Wife of Vajranabh and Mother of Prabhavati)
- Basheer Khan as Bhaumasura / Dwivida Banar / Mayasura(Shambarasur’s son)/ Maya Danava
- Sanjeev Siddharth as Narakasura
- Arvind Singh Rausariya as Kāla Yavana/Sage Sheshirāyana(also known as Gārgyat Muni, father of Kaal Yavana and Rājguru of Trigart kingdom) /Shambharasura's Rājguru/Vajranābha
- N. Jitendra as Kripa
- Bhakti Narula as Tara
- Neel Kamal as Kumbhaketu (Shambarasura’s Son)
- Pradeep Nishit as
- Niharika Bhatt as Māyāvati / Vajranābha's Grandmother
- Neela Patel as Gandhari
- Vijay Sharma as Vidura
- Swati Anand as
- Second wife of Mahraj Brihadratha of Magadh and Jarasandh's mother (1994)
- Revati (Balram's wife) (1994–1995)
- Shikhandi (1996–1997)
- Chitralekha (1997)
- Aslam Khan in various roles
- Shyam Sunder Kalani as chanoor (3rd episode only)
- Papiya Sengupta as Lalita
- Suneel Mattoo as Kritavarma
Production
Shri Krishna was produced by Ramanand Sagar, Subhash Sagar, and Prem Sagar under the banner "Sagar Enterprises" and directed by Ramanand Sagar, Anand Sagar, and Moti Sagar. The role of young Krishna was played by Swapnil Joshi and adult Krishna was played by Sarvadaman D. Banerjee. Govind Khatri was initially roped in to play the role of Dushasan, however later ended with the role of Karna.[1] Ravindra Jain composed music for this serial.
Re-run
The series was re-telecasted from 3 May 2020 to 16 December 2020 during the COVID-19 lockdown in India.
Episodes
Episode No. | Date |
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The Legacy of Krishna | 18 July 1993 |
King Parikshit Gets Cursed! | 25 July 1993 |
Vasudev Makes a Promise | 1 August 1993 |
Kans Imprisons Vasudev Devaki | 8 August 1993 |
Kans, the King of Mathura! | 15 August 1993 |
Kans and his Atrocities | 22 August 1993 |
Divine Life in Rohini's Womb | 29 August 1993 |
Devaki is Pregnant | 5 September 1993 |
Lord Vishnu's Incarnation is Born | 12 September 1993 |
Kans Gets Tricked | 19 September 1993 |
Kans Passes Orders | 26 September 1993 |
Krishna Tricks the Devil | 3 October 1993 |
13 | 10 October 1993 |
14 | 17 October 1993 |
15 | 24 October 1993 |
16 | 31 October 1993 |
17 | 7 November 1993 |
18 | 14 November 1993 |
19 | 21 November 1993 |
20 | 28 November 1993 |
21 | 5 December 1993 |
22 | 12 December 1993 |
23 | 19 December 1993 |
24 | 26 December 1993 |
25 | 2 January 1994 |
26 | 9 January 1994 |
27 | 16 January 1994 |
28 | 23 January 1994 |
29 | 30 January 1994 |
30 | 6 February 1994 |
31 | 13 February 1994 |
32 | 20 February 1994 |
33 | 27 February 1994 |
34 | 6 March 1994 |
35 | 13 March 1994 |
36 | 20 March 1994 |
37 | 27 March 1994 |
38 | 3 April 1994 |
39 | 10 April 1994 |
40 | 17 April 1994 |
41 | 24 April 1994 |
42 | 1 May 1994 |
43 | 8 May 1994 |
44 | 15 May 1994 |
45 | 22 May 1994 |
46 | 29 May 1994 |
47 | 5 June 1994 |
48 | 12 June 1994 |
49 | 19 June 1994 |
50 | 26 June 1994 |
51 | 3 July 1994 |
52 | 10 July 1994 |
53 | 17 July 1994 |
54 | 24 July 1994 |
55 | 31 July 1994 |
56 | 7 August 1994 |
57 | 14 August 1994 |
58 | 21 August 1994 |
59 | 28 August 1994 |
60 | 4 September 1994 |
61 | 11 September 1994 |
62 | 18 September 1994 |
63 | 25 September 1994 |
64 | 2 October 1994 |
65 | 9 October 1994 |
66 | 16 October 1994 |
67 | 23 October 1994 |
68 | 30 October 1994 |
69 | 6 November 1994 |
70 | 13 November 1994 |
71 | 20 November 1994 |
72 | 27 November 1994 |
73 | 4 December 1994 |
74 | 11 December 1994 |
75 | 18 December 1994 |
76 | 25 December 1994 |
77 | 1 January 1995 |
78 | 8 January 1995 |
79 | 15 January 1995 |
80 | 22 January 1995 |
81 | 29 January 1995 |
82 | 5 February 1995 |
83 | 12 February 1995 |
84 | 19 February 1995 |
85 | 26 February 1995 |
86 | 5 March 1995 |
87 | 12 March 1995 |
88 | 19 March 1995 |
89 | 26 March 1995 |
90 | 2 April 1995 |
91 | 9 April 1995 |
92 | 16 April 1995 |
93 | 23 April 1995 |
94 | 30 April 1995 |
95 | 7 May 1995 |
96 | 14 May 1995 |
97 | 21 May 1995 |
98 | 28 May 1995 |
99 | 4 June 1995 |
100 | 11 June 1995 |
101 | 18 June 1995 |
102 | 25 June 1995 |
103 | 2 July 1995 |
104 | 9 July 1995 |
105 | 16 July 1995 |
106 | 23 July 1995 |
107 | 30 July 1995 |
108 | 6 August 1995 |
109 | 13 August 1995 |
110 | 20 August 1995 |
111 | 27 August 1995 |
112 | 3 September 1995 |
113 | 10 September 1995 |
114 | 17 September 1995 |
115 | 24 September 1995 |
116 | 1 October 1995 |
117 | 8 October 1995 |
118 | 15 October 1995 |
119 | 22 October 1995 |
120 | 29 October 1995 |
121 | 5 November 1995 |
122 | 12 November 1995 |
123 | 19 November 1995 |
124 | 26 November 1995 |
125 | 3 December 1995 |
126 | 10 December 1995 |
127 | 17 December 1995 |
128 | 24 December 1995 |
129 | 31 December 1995 |
130 | 7 January 1996 |
131 | 14 January 1996 |
132 | 21 January 1996 |
133 | 28 January 1996 |
134 | 4 February 1996 |
135 | 11 February 1996 |
136 | 18 February 1996 |
137 | 25 February 1996 |
138 | 3 March 1996 |
139 | 10 March 1996 |
140 | 17 March 1996 |
141 | 24 March 1996 |
142 | 31 March 1996 |
143 | 7 April 1996 |
144 | 14 April 1996 |
145 | 21 April 1996 |
146 | 28 April 1996 |
147 | 5 May 1996 |
148 | 12 May 1996 |
149 | 19 May 1996 |
150 | 26 May 1996 |
151 | 2 June 1996 |
152 | 9 June 1996 |
153 | 16 June 1996 |
154 | 23 June 1996 |
155 | 30 June 1996 |
156 | 7 July 1996 |
157 | 14 July 1996 |
158 | 21 July 1996 |
159 | 28 July 1996 |
160 | 4 August 1996 |
161 | 11 August 1996 |
162 | 18 August 1996 |
163 | 25 August 1996 |
164 | 1 September 1996 |
165 | 8 September 1996 |
166 | 15 September 1996 |
167 | 22 September 1996 |
168 | 29 September 1996 |
169 | 6 October 1996 |
170 | 13 October 1996 |
171 | 20 October 1996 |
172 | 27 October 1996 |
173 | 3 November 1996 |
174 | 10 November 1996 |
175 | 17 November 1996 |
176 | 24 November 1996 |
177 | 1 December 1996 |
178 | 8 December 1996 |
179 | 15 December 1996 |
180 | 22 December 1996 |
181 | 29 December 1996 |
182 | 5 January 1997 |
183 | 12 January 1997 |
184 | 19 January 1997 |
185 | 26 January 1997 |
186 | 2 February 1997 |
187 | 9 February 1997 |
188 | 16 February 1997 |
189 | 23 February 1997 |
190 | 2 March 1997 |
191 | 9 March 1997 |
192 | 16 March 1997 |
193 | 23 March 1997 |
194 | 30 March 1997 |
195 | 6 April 1997 |
196 | 13 April 1997 |
197 | 20 April 1997 |
198 | 27 April 1997 |
199 | 4 May 1997 |
200 | 11 May 1997 |
201 | 18 May 1997 |
202 | 25 May 1997 |
203 | 1 June 1997 |
204 | 8 June 1997 |
205 | 15 June 1997 |
206 | 22 June 1997 |
207 | 29 June 1997 |
208 | 6 July 1997 |
209 | 13 July 1997 |
210 | 20 July 1997 |
211 | 27 July 1997 |
212 | 3 August 1997 |
213 | 10 August 1997 |
214 | 17 August 1997 |
215 | 24 August 1997 |
216 | 31 August 1997 |
217 | 7 September 1997 |
218 | 14 September 1997 |
219 | 21 September 1997 |
220 | 28 September 1997 |
221 | 5 October 1997 |
References
- "श्रीकृष्णा में गोविंद खत्री को कर्ण नहीं दुशासन का रोल हुआ था ऑफर, भाई ने निभाया था युधिष्ठिर का किरदार" [Govind Khatri was offered the role of Dushasan not Karna in Sri Krishna, brother played the role of Yudhishthira]. Jansatta (in Hindi). 23 June 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2022.