New |
Article updated with improved flow |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{short description|Indian mythological television series}} | |||
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}} | {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}} | ||
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2015}} | {{Use Indian English|date=September 2015}} | ||
{{Distinguish | Om Namah Shivay (2018 TV series)}} | |||
{{Infobox television | {{Infobox television | ||
| image = Om nama shivayaa title card.jpg | |||
| image | | caption = | ||
| caption | | genre = [[Spirituality]] | ||
| genre | | creator = | ||
| creator | | director = [[Dheeraj Kumar]] | ||
| director | | screenplay = Darshan Laad | ||
| screenplay | | writer = Vikas Kapoor | ||
| writer | | music = Sharang Dev | ||
| music | | opentheme = [[Jasraj|Pt. Jasraj]] | ||
| opentheme | | starring = [[Samar Jai Singh]]<br>Yashodhan Rana<br>Gayatri Shastri | ||
| starring | | narrated = [[Rishabh Shukla]]<br>Dilip Sinha | ||
| narrated | | country = India | ||
| country | | language = Hindi | ||
| language | | num_seasons = 1 | ||
| num_seasons | | num_episodes = 208<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k2/nov/nov136.htm|title=Sony to run old DD mytho in afternoon band|date=30 November 2002|publisher=Indiantelevision.com|accessdate=30 November 2009}}</ref> | ||
| num_episodes | | producer = Zuby Kochhar | ||
| runtime = 45 minutes | |||
| producer | | company = Creative Eye | ||
| runtime | | network = [[DD National]] | ||
| company | | first_aired = {{start date|df=yes|1997|01|19}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-and-the-arts/story/19970115-doordarshan-tries-to-prop-up-its-national-channel-dd-831717-1997-01-14|title=Doordarshan tries to prop up its national channel DD1}}</ref> | ||
| network | | last_aired = {{end date|df=yes|2001|01|07}} | ||
| | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Om Namah Shivay''' is an Indian television series that aired on [[DD National]] based on the [[Shiva Purana]]. | |||
'''Om Namah Shivay''' | |||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
The plot centers around | The plot centers around Shiva and brings Hindu theology to life in a series of interconnected stories. The serial begins with the creation of the universe and the other Devas, then guides the viewer through Shiva's marriage to Sati, Sati's death, Shiva's marriage to Parvati, and tales of many devotional acts, demonic battles, and important religious events (such as the creation of the twelve [[Jyotirlinga]]s). It ends with events covered in the ''[[Mahābhārata]]'' and the blessing of the hero [[Arjuna]] by Shiva. | ||
Sources included ''[[Vayu Purana]], Shiva Purana, [[Skanda Purana]], [[Linga Purana]], Tantra Churamani, [[Ramayana|Valmiki Ramayana]], [[Shvetashvatara Upanishad]], [[Vamana Purana]], [[Varaha Purana]], [[Kurma Purana]], Rudra Yamala Tantra, [[Padma Purana]], [[Devi-Bhagavata Purana|Devi Bhagavata Purana]],'' and ''[[Bhagavata Purana]].'' The director, [[Dheeraj Kumar]] oversaw nine years of research.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Keshri |first1=Shweta |date=12 June 2020 |title=Dheeraj Kumar: We spent 9 years on research for Om Namah Shivay |language=en |work=[[India Today]] |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/soaps/story/dheeraj-kumar-we-spent-9-years-on-research-for-om-namah-shivay-1688264-2020-06-12 |url-status=live |access-date=2 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228145410/https://www.indiatoday.in/television/soaps/story/dheeraj-kumar-we-spent-9-years-on-research-for-om-namah-shivay-1688264-2020-06-12 |archive-date=2022-02-28}}</ref> | |||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
{{unreferenced section|date=October 2023}} | |||
* [[ | * [[Samar Jai Singh]] as [[Shiva]] (1997, 2000–01) | ||
* | **Yashodhan Rana replaced Singh as Shiva (1997–2000). He also portrayed the role of Kamadeva initially. | ||
* [[Manjeet Kullar]] as [[Sati (goddess)|Sati]] | *Gayatri Shastry as [[Parvati]] and other forms of [[Shakti]] | ||
* | **[[Manjeet Kullar]] as [[Sati (Hindu goddess)|Sati]] | ||
* Jagesh Mukati as [[Ganesha]] | **Priyanka Putran as [[Kaushiki]] | ||
* Saurabh Agarwal as [[Kartikeya]] | *Jagesh Mukati as [[Ganesha]] | ||
*Saurabh Agarwal as [[Kartikeya]] | |||
* [[Rajeshwari Sachdev]] as [[Rati]] | * [[Rajeshwari Sachdev]] as [[Rati]] | ||
* Amit Pachori as [[Vishnu]] | *[[Amit Pachori]] as [[Vishnu]] | ||
* Anita Kulkarni / [[Reena Kapoor]] as [[Lakshmi]] | *[[Anita Kulkarni]]/[[Reena Kapoor]] as [[Lakshmi]] | ||
* | *Sunil Nagar as [[Brahma]] | ||
*Sandeep | *Mona Parekh as [[Saraswati]] | ||
* | *Sandeep Mehta as [[Narada]] | ||
* | * Kishori Shahane Vij as Sumati/Sandhya/[[Chhaya]] | ||
* | *[[Sameer Dharmadhikari]] as Priyavrata | ||
* | *Roma Bali as [[Rohini (goddess)|Rohini]]/Barhismati | ||
* Sanjay Swaraj as [[Indra]] | *Jyoti Joshi as [[Ila (Hinduism)|Ila]]/[[Tapti River|Tapti]] | ||
* | *Sandeep Mohan as [[Rama]]/Vajrasena | ||
* Firdaus Mevawala as [[Brihaspati]] | *Siraj Mustafa Khan as [[Krishna]] | ||
* Santosh Shukla as [[Chandra]] | *Sanjay Swaraj as [[Indra]] | ||
* Dharmendra Rana as [[Varuna]] | *Shailey Chowdhary as [[Indrani|Shachi]] | ||
* | *Firdaus Mevawala as [[Brihaspati]] | ||
*Bhakti Narula as [[Tara (Hindu goddess)|Tara]] | |||
*[[Shalini Kapoor Sagar]] as Karkati | *Santosh Kumar Shukla as [[Chandra]] | ||
*Chand Dhar as [[Shukracharya]] | *Dharmendra Rana as [[Varuna]] | ||
* [[Gajendra Chauhan]] as [[Daksha]] | *Gautam Chaturvedi as Bhadrayu/[[Yudhishthira]]/[[Vasu]] | ||
* Kshama Raj as [[Prasuti]] | * [[Shalini Kapoor Sagar]] as [[Kumbhakarna|Karkati]] | ||
* Chand Dhar as [[Shukracharya|Shukra]] | |||
* [[Nimai Bali]] as [[ | * [[Gajendra Chauhan]] as [[Daksha]]/[[Kartavirya Arjuna|Kartravirya Arjuna]] | ||
* [[Rajesh Shringarpure]] as [[Arjuna]] | *Kshama Raj as [[Prasuti]]/[[Vishvakarma|Ghritachi]] | ||
* [[Virendra Razdan]] as [[Vishvakarma|Vishwakarma]] | |||
* [[Nimai Bali]] as [[Jalandhara]]/[[Shani]]/ [[Duryodhana]] /Sindurasura | |||
* [[Rajesh Shringarpure|Rajesh Shringarpore]] as [[Arjuna]] | |||
* [[Gufi Paintal]] as [[Shakuni]] | * [[Gufi Paintal]] as [[Shakuni]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Sarvadaman D. Banerjee]] as Vrishadhvaja/[[Kannappa]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Upasana Singh]] as [[Mohini]] | ||
* Kaushal Kapoor as [[Andhaka]] | *Kaushal Kapoor as [[Andhaka]]/ Kadamba | ||
* [[Vaquar Shaikh]] as [[Ravana]] | * [[Vaquar Shaikh]] as [[Ravana]] | ||
* [[Pappu Polyester | * Manish Raj Sharma as Indrajita | ||
* Kulraj Bedi as [[Kumbhakarna]] | * [[Sudhir Dalvi]] as [[Pulastya]] | ||
* Raman Khatri as [[Vibhishana]] / [[Hiranyakashipu]] | *Pappu Polyester as [[Nandi (Hinduism)|Nandi]] | ||
* Govind Khatri as [[Hiranyaksha]] | *Kulraj Bedi as Durgamasura / [[Kumbhakarna]] | ||
* Daman Maan as [[Mahishasura]] | *[[Raman Khatri]] as [[Vibhishana]]/[[Hiranyakashipu|Hiranyakashapu]]/ [[Bhasmasura]] | ||
* Utkarsha Naik as [[ | *Govind Khatri as [[Hiranyaksha]] / [[Rambha (asura)|Rambha]] / [[Mount Meru]] | ||
* Arun Mathur as [[Sumali]] | *Radhakrishna Dutta as [[Vidura]] / [[Markandeya]] / [[Dadhichi]] | ||
* [[Amrit Pal (actor)|Amrit Pal]] as [[Tarakasura]] | *Pankaj Kalra as [[Durvasa]] | ||
* Mahendra Ghule as Kamalaksha / | *Qasim Ali as [[Dushasana]] | ||
*Navneet Chaddha as [[Nakula]] | |||
* [[Keerti Gaekwad Kelkar]] as [[Draupadi]] | |||
*Daman Maan as [[Mahishasura]] | |||
*Utkarsha Naik as [[Kaikesi]] / [[Diti]] | |||
*Arun Mathur as [[Sumali]] / [[Mount Mandara]] / Ruru / Mandhata | |||
*Manish Sharma as Indrajita | |||
*[[Amrit Pal (actor)|Amrit Pal]] as [[Tārakāsura|Tarakasura]] | |||
*Mahendra Ghule as Kamalaksha / Bhima / [[Hanuman]] / Singhrasura | |||
* [[Deepak Jethi]] as Vidyunmali | * [[Deepak Jethi]] as Vidyunmali | ||
* Sanjeev Siddharth as Tarakaksha | *Sanjeev Siddharth as Tarakaksha | ||
* | *Prateek Bohara as [[Shumbha and Nishumbha|Shumbha]] /[[Surya]] / Parshurama / [[Jamadagni]] | ||
* Anil Yadav as [[Nishumbha]] / [[Parashurama]] | * Anil Yadav as [[Shumbha and Nishumbha|Nishumbha]] / [[Parashurama]] | ||
* | *Firoz Ali as [[Agni]] | ||
*Renuka Israni as Ketumati | |||
*Jitendra Trehan as [[Vasuki]] | |||
* Arup Pal as Chitrangada/[[Kubera]] | |||
*Jaya Mathur as Simantini | |||
* Kirti Singh as [[Tilottama]] / [[Vrinda]] | |||
*Sanjeev Sharma as [[Prahlada]] / [[Bhagiratha]] | |||
*Sunila Karambelkar as [[Ganga]] | |||
* [[Anita Hassanandani Reddy]] as [[Devayani]] | |||
*Aparna Aaskarkar as Kanheri | |||
* [[Mulraj Rajda]] as Bhadrasena | |||
* [[Manoj Joshi (actor)|Manoj Joshi]] as Shiva Charan, and father of Somadutta, and so called father Bhadrayu | |||
==Soundtrack== | ==Soundtrack== | ||
Songs from many well-known Indian singers are featured in this serial; a few examples include the title song "Om Namah Shivay" ([[Pandit Jasraj]]), "Rudra Rudra" ([[Vinod Rathod]] and [[Udit Narayan]], episode 53), and "Trikal Darsh" (episode 89), "Man Mein Ek Kamna" (episode 62), and "Maha Shivratri Aayi" ([[Alka Yagnik]]). | Songs from many well-known Indian singers are featured in this serial; a few examples include the title song "Om Namah Shivay" ([[Pandit Jasraj]]), "Rudra Rudra" ([[Vinod Rathod]] and [[Udit Narayan]], episode 53), and "Trikal Darsh" (episode 89), "Man Mein Ek Kamna" (episode 62), and "Maha Shivratri Aayi" ([[Alka Yagnik]]). Sharang Dev composed music and Abhilash provided lyrics.<ref>{{cite news |date=16 June 2020 |title=TV series ''Om Namah Shivay'' had 52 songs by top singers: Director Dheeraj Kumar |language=en |work=[[Outlook India]] |agency=IANS |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/tv-series-om-namah-shivay-had-52-songs-by-top-singers-director-dheeraj-kumar/1868023 |url-status=dead |access-date=2 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211202134735/https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/tv-series-om-namah-shivay-had-52-songs-by-top-singers-director-dheeraj-kumar/1868023 |archive-date=2021-12-02}}</ref> | ||
== | |||
''Om Namah Shivay'' | |||
==Home video== | ==Home video== | ||
In 2003, ''Om Namah Shivay'' was released as a two-part, 42-DVD set, distributed by Madhu Entertainment and Media. It includes an option for English subtitles and a choice of four languages for audio ([[Hindi]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], and [[Malayalam]]). | In 2003, ''Om Namah Shivay'' was released as a two-part, 42-DVD set, distributed by Madhu Entertainment and Media. It includes an option for English subtitles and a choice of four languages for audio ([[Hindi]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], and [[Malayalam]]).<ref>{{cite news |date=2003-07-25 |title=Om Namah Shivay on DVD |publisher=[[Indian Express Group]] |url=https://www.screenindia.com/old/fullstory.php?content_id=5117 |access-date=2009-11-30}}{{dead link|date=November 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| Line 113: | Line 118: | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* {{IMDb title|0853973|Om Namah Shivay}} | * {{IMDb title|0853973|Om Namah Shivay}} | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Om Namah Shivay (TV Series)}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Om Namah Shivay (TV Series)}} | ||
[[Category:1997 Indian television series debuts]] | [[Category:1997 Indian television series debuts]] | ||
[[Category:2001 Indian television series endings]] | |||
[[Category:DD National original programming]] | [[Category:DD National original programming]] | ||
[[Category:Indian | [[Category:Indian television series about Hindu deities]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:49, 3 February 2026
| Om Namah Shivay | |
|---|---|
| Error creating thumbnail: File missing | |
| Genre | Spirituality |
| Written by | Vikas Kapoor |
| Screenplay by | Darshan Laad |
| Directed by | Dheeraj Kumar |
| Starring | Samar Jai Singh Yashodhan Rana Gayatri Shastri |
| Narrated by | Rishabh Shukla Dilip Sinha |
| Music by | Sharang Dev |
| Opening theme | Pt. Jasraj |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 208[1] |
| Production | |
| Producer | Zuby Kochhar |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production company | Creative Eye |
| Release | |
| Original network | DD National |
| Original release | 19 January 1997[2] – 7 January 2001 |
| External links | |
| [{{#property:P856}} Website] | |
Om Namah Shivay is an Indian television series that aired on DD National based on the Shiva Purana.
Plot[edit | edit source]
The plot centers around Shiva and brings Hindu theology to life in a series of interconnected stories. The serial begins with the creation of the universe and the other Devas, then guides the viewer through Shiva's marriage to Sati, Sati's death, Shiva's marriage to Parvati, and tales of many devotional acts, demonic battles, and important religious events (such as the creation of the twelve Jyotirlingas). It ends with events covered in the Mahābhārata and the blessing of the hero Arjuna by Shiva.
Sources included Vayu Purana, Shiva Purana, Skanda Purana, Linga Purana, Tantra Churamani, Valmiki Ramayana, Shvetashvatara Upanishad, Vamana Purana, Varaha Purana, Kurma Purana, Rudra Yamala Tantra, Padma Purana, Devi Bhagavata Purana, and Bhagavata Purana. The director, Dheeraj Kumar oversaw nine years of research.[3]
Cast[edit | edit source]
This section does not cite any sources. (October 2023) |
- Samar Jai Singh as Shiva (1997, 2000–01)
- Yashodhan Rana replaced Singh as Shiva (1997–2000). He also portrayed the role of Kamadeva initially.
- Gayatri Shastry as Parvati and other forms of Shakti
- Manjeet Kullar as Sati
- Priyanka Putran as Kaushiki
- Jagesh Mukati as Ganesha
- Saurabh Agarwal as Kartikeya
- Rajeshwari Sachdev as Rati
- Amit Pachori as Vishnu
- Anita Kulkarni/Reena Kapoor as Lakshmi
- Sunil Nagar as Brahma
- Mona Parekh as Saraswati
- Sandeep Mehta as Narada
- Kishori Shahane Vij as Sumati/Sandhya/Chhaya
- Sameer Dharmadhikari as Priyavrata
- Roma Bali as Rohini/Barhismati
- Jyoti Joshi as Ila/Tapti
- Sandeep Mohan as Rama/Vajrasena
- Siraj Mustafa Khan as Krishna
- Sanjay Swaraj as Indra
- Shailey Chowdhary as Shachi
- Firdaus Mevawala as Brihaspati
- Bhakti Narula as Tara
- Santosh Kumar Shukla as Chandra
- Dharmendra Rana as Varuna
- Gautam Chaturvedi as Bhadrayu/Yudhishthira/Vasu
- Shalini Kapoor Sagar as Karkati
- Chand Dhar as Shukra
- Gajendra Chauhan as Daksha/Kartravirya Arjuna
- Kshama Raj as Prasuti/Ghritachi
- Virendra Razdan as Vishwakarma
- Nimai Bali as Jalandhara/Shani/ Duryodhana /Sindurasura
- Rajesh Shringarpore as Arjuna
- Gufi Paintal as Shakuni
- Sarvadaman D. Banerjee as Vrishadhvaja/Kannappa
- Upasana Singh as Mohini
- Kaushal Kapoor as Andhaka/ Kadamba
- Vaquar Shaikh as Ravana
- Manish Raj Sharma as Indrajita
- Sudhir Dalvi as Pulastya
- Pappu Polyester as Nandi
- Kulraj Bedi as Durgamasura / Kumbhakarna
- Raman Khatri as Vibhishana/Hiranyakashapu/ Bhasmasura
- Govind Khatri as Hiranyaksha / Rambha / Mount Meru
- Radhakrishna Dutta as Vidura / Markandeya / Dadhichi
- Pankaj Kalra as Durvasa
- Qasim Ali as Dushasana
- Navneet Chaddha as Nakula
- Keerti Gaekwad Kelkar as Draupadi
- Daman Maan as Mahishasura
- Utkarsha Naik as Kaikesi / Diti
- Arun Mathur as Sumali / Mount Mandara / Ruru / Mandhata
- Manish Sharma as Indrajita
- Amrit Pal as Tarakasura
- Mahendra Ghule as Kamalaksha / Bhima / Hanuman / Singhrasura
- Deepak Jethi as Vidyunmali
- Sanjeev Siddharth as Tarakaksha
- Prateek Bohara as Shumbha /Surya / Parshurama / Jamadagni
- Anil Yadav as Nishumbha / Parashurama
- Firoz Ali as Agni
- Renuka Israni as Ketumati
- Jitendra Trehan as Vasuki
- Arup Pal as Chitrangada/Kubera
- Jaya Mathur as Simantini
- Kirti Singh as Tilottama / Vrinda
- Sanjeev Sharma as Prahlada / Bhagiratha
- Sunila Karambelkar as Ganga
- Anita Hassanandani Reddy as Devayani
- Aparna Aaskarkar as Kanheri
- Mulraj Rajda as Bhadrasena
- Manoj Joshi as Shiva Charan, and father of Somadutta, and so called father Bhadrayu
Soundtrack[edit | edit source]
Songs from many well-known Indian singers are featured in this serial; a few examples include the title song "Om Namah Shivay" (Pandit Jasraj), "Rudra Rudra" (Vinod Rathod and Udit Narayan, episode 53), and "Trikal Darsh" (episode 89), "Man Mein Ek Kamna" (episode 62), and "Maha Shivratri Aayi" (Alka Yagnik). Sharang Dev composed music and Abhilash provided lyrics.[4]
Home video[edit | edit source]
In 2003, Om Namah Shivay was released as a two-part, 42-DVD set, distributed by Madhu Entertainment and Media. It includes an option for English subtitles and a choice of four languages for audio (Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam).[5]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Sony to run old DD mytho in afternoon band". Indiantelevision.com. 30 November 2002. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
- ↑ "Doordarshan tries to prop up its national channel DD1".
- ↑ Keshri, Shweta (12 June 2020). "Dheeraj Kumar: We spent 9 years on research for Om Namah Shivay". India Today. Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ↑ "TV series Om Namah Shivay had 52 songs by top singers: Director Dheeraj Kumar". Outlook India. IANS. 16 June 2020. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ↑ "Om Namah Shivay on DVD". Indian Express Group. 25 July 2003. Retrieved 30 November 2009.[dead link]