Mrityunjay (TV series)
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Mrityunjay is an Indian television series based on the celebrated Marathi novel by Shivaji Sawant
directed by Dr. Chandraprakash Dwivedi
. It was telecast on Doordarshan
in 1996. The series takes a look at the events in the Mahabharata
from the perspective of Karna
, a major character in the epic. The thought was originally taken from M.M.Singh and D.K.Gupta.
Though the series garnered many awards at the 3rd Screen Videocon Awards
including Best Serial, Best Director (Dwivedi) and Best Art Direction (Muneesh Sappel), it was abruptly terminated for unknown reasons.
Shivaji Sawant
As per Mr. Mandar Rane opinion Shivaji Sawant was an acclaimed Indian writer in Marathi. He was born in a small farmer family of Aajra village in Kolhapur district...
directed by Dr. Chandraprakash Dwivedi
Chandraprakash Dwivedi
Chandraprakash Dwivedi is an Indian film director and script writer, who is best known for directing the 1991 television epic Chanakya in which he also played the title role of the political strategist Chanakya...
. It was telecast on Doordarshan
DoorDarshan
Doordarshan is an Indian public service broadcaster, a division of Prasar Bharati. It is one of the largest broadcasting organizations in India in terms of the infrastructure of studios and transmitters. Recently, it has also started Digital Terrestrial Transmitters. On September 15, 2009,...
in 1996. The series takes a look at the events in the Mahabharata
Mahabharata
The Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India and Nepal, the other being the Ramayana. The epic is part of itihasa....
from the perspective of Karna
Karna
Karna or Radheya is one of the central characters in the epic Mahābhārata, from ancient India. He was the King of Anga...
, a major character in the epic. The thought was originally taken from M.M.Singh and D.K.Gupta.
Though the series garnered many awards at the 3rd Screen Videocon Awards
Star Screen Awards
The Star Screen Awards is an annual awards ceremony in India honoring professional excellence in film. The nomination and award selection is done by a panel of distinguished professional from the industry itself.- History :...
including Best Serial, Best Director (Dwivedi) and Best Art Direction (Muneesh Sappel), it was abruptly terminated for unknown reasons.
Cast
- Raj Zutshi - KarnaKarnaKarna or Radheya is one of the central characters in the epic Mahābhārata, from ancient India. He was the King of Anga...
- Jairoop Jeevan - Dronacharya
- Narendra JhaNarendra JhaNarendra Jha is an Indian actor known best for his role in the television series Ravan.-References:...
- ArjunaArjunaArjuna in Indian mythology is the greatest warrior on earth and is one of the Pandavas, the heroes of the Hindu epic Mahābhārata. Arjuna, whose name means 'bright', 'shining', 'white' or 'silver' Arjuna (Devanagari: अर्जुन, Thai: อรชุน, Orachun, Tamil: Arjunan, Indonesian and Javanese: Harjuna,...