Vighnaharta Ganesha
Vighnaharta Ganesh, is an Indian-Television Mythological series, based on Hindu scriptures revolving around Lord Ganesha. It launched on Sony TV in India in August 2017. The serial is produced by Abhimanyu Singh under the banner of Contiloe Entertainment. Lord Ganesha is portrayed as a young boy who believes in the power of struggle, which eventually helps him succeed and become the Remover of Obstacles, hence the name of the show Vighnaharta Ganesh.[1]
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विघ्नहर्ता गणेश (Vighnaharta Ganesha) | |
Genre | Mythology |
Created by | Abhimanyu Singh |
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Composer(s) | Dony Hazarika Udbhav Ojha |
Country of origin | India |
Original language(s) | Hindi |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 701 |
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Producer(s) | Abhimanyu Singh |
Production location(s) | Mumbai, India, Artisan and Nirman Studio in Vasai |
Cinematography | Abhimanyu Singh |
Camera setup | Multi-camera Motion Capture Camera Technology |
Running time | 31 minutes |
Production company(s) | Contiloe Entertainment |
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Original network | Sony Entertainment Television |
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Original release | 22 August 2017 – Present |
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The plot revolves around the stories of Lord Ganesha, his mother Goddess Adi Parashakti (as Mahakali, Durga, Tripura Sundari and Parvati), his father Lord Shiva and his brother Lord Kartikeya. Most of the stories are narrated to Ganesha by other characters or by Ganesha himself.
Plot
The present tales of Lord Ganesha and his family. Ganesha is born to Goddess Parvati as 'Vinayak', but when he stands as an obstacle in the path of his quick-to-temper father, Lord Shiva, he is beheaded. On the insistence of Parvati, he is resurrected with an elephant's head and is renamed as "Vighnaharta" (Remover of obstacles) "Ganesh" (Leader of All Troops). The show includes stories of Ganesh's many incarnations and of other deities from the Hindu pantheon, including (but not limited to) the Mahavidyas, the Navadurgas, incarnations of Lord Shiva, Lord Kartikeya, Lord Vishnu, Goddess Lakshmi, Lord Brahma and Goddess Saraswati.
Cast
Shiva's family
- Uzair Basar/Nishkarsh Dixit as God Ganesha.
- His other avatars include Heramba, Ved Vinayak, Gunesh, Goddess Vinayaki, Kalau Chandi Vinayaka
- Ashtavinayaka (Vakratunda, Vikata, Mahodara, Lambodara, Ekadanta, Gajanana, Vighnaraja ,Dhumravarna)
- Akanksha Puri as Goddess Adi Parashakti
- Her main avatars
- Her other avatars
- Vindhyavasini, Mahishasura Mardini, Kaushiki, Mahamaya, Ardhanarishwar, Sati, Mahakali, Bhadrakali, Kamakshi, Chandmari, Chamunda, Vishalakshi, , Annapurna, Shatakshi ,Shakambari, Bhramari, Maheshwari, Sparshvati, Madhushri, Jwala Ji, Tamasika Mata, Keerati , Sureshwari, Pratyangira, Lalita,Mantrinatha, Dandinatha, Durga, Shyamala, Sampatkari, Kameshwari, Kautuka/Ashwaroodha, Basanti, Tiraskarini,Vajreshwari, Pascima, Jwalamalini, Nakuleshwari, Mahakaaya, Mahotasaha, Nateshwari, Unnamulai Amman/Apithakuchambal , Shabari Durga, Akhilandeshwari,Kalau Chandi Vinayaka,Urga Chandi,Gayatri, Savitri
- Dus Mahavidya
- Navdurga
- Malkhan Singh as God Shiva,
- His other avatars include Mahakaal, Ardhanarishvara, Matanga, Tryambaka, Panchvaktra, Akshobhya, Kabandha, Maharudra, Sadashiva, Bhairav, Adi Mahadev, Kameshwara, Satyavan
- Ashtamurti
- 19 avatar of Lord Shiva
- Kaal Bhairava, Veerabhadra, Grihapati, Pippalada, Sureshwar, Brahmchari, Sunatnartak, Sharabheshwar, Durvasa, Avdhoot, Vrishabh, Krishnadarshan, Bhikshuvarya, Yaksheshwar, Yatinath, Hanuman, Nandeeshwar, Ashwatthama, Keerat
- Malkhan also played the evil demon Jalandhara in this show.
- Kedarnath, Vishweshwara
- Pancha Bhoota Stalam
- Basant Bhatt/Kunwar Pratham as Lord Kartikeya.
- Sunidhi Chauhan as Devasena (Indra's Adopted Daughter) and also as Kartika's Wife.
- Amitravalli(Vishnu's Daughter)
- Pal John as Valli (Nambirajan's Adopted Daughter) and also as Kartika's Wife.
- Sundaravalli(Vishnu's Daughter)
- Aashutosh Tiwari as Nandi
- Mak Mukesh Tripathi as Bhringi, Shiva's Gan
- Tushar Dalvi as Parvatraj Himavan (Parvati's Father) and also as Maharshi Dadhichi.
- Akanksha as Queen Menavati, Parvati's Mother.
Vishnu's family
- Rahul Sharma/Kuldeep Singh/Hitanshu Jinsi as Vishnu,
- Anshu Malik as Goddess Lakshmi,
- Her other avatars
- Ashta Lakshmi
- Adi/Maha Lakshmi, Dhana Lakshmi, Dhanya Lakshmi, Gaja Lakshmi, Santana Lakshmi, Veera/Dhairya Lakshmi, Jaya/Vijaya Lakshmi, and Vidya Lakshmi
- Nirbhay Wadhwa as Hanuman
- Arun Mandola as Lakshman
- Ankur Nayyar as Sage Parshuram
Brahma's family
- Digvijay Purohit as God Brahma, the creator.
- Bhawna Kanwar Hada as Goddess Saraswati
- Anand Goradia as Devrishi Narada
- Hemant Choudhary as Prajapati Daksha
Devas
- Meer Ali as Lord Indra
- Anshul Bammi as Lord Chandra
- Devendra Mishra as Lord Shani
- Vikas Salgotra as Lord Vayu
- Viren Singh as Lord Surya
- Tushar Chawla as Lord Varuna
- Javed Pathaan as Veerbahu
- Lala Tiger as Lord Agni
- Riyanka Chanda as Rohini (Goddess), favourite wife of Lord Lord Chandra.
- Aishwarya Raj Bhakuni as Sandhya and Chhaya wife of Lord Surya.
- Sonia Sharma as Shachi wife of Lord Indra, Indrani
- Haelyn Shastri as Devi Priya, wife of Yama.
- Triyugg Mantri as Yamraj
- Bharat Bhatia/Kaivalya Chheda as Kuber Dev
- Suchit V.Singh as Kamdev
Asuras
- Chirag Jani (actor) as Sindhura & Soorapadman
- Sonia Singh as Vrinda, wife of Jalandhara
- Rajesh Khera as Mushikasura
- Nirbhay Wadhwa as Mahishasura
- Vinit Kakar as Gajmukhasur/Andhakasura
- Gajendra Chauhan as Dambhasura
- Ketan Karande as Shumbha
- Deepak Wadhwa as Raktabīja
- Ram Awana as Ekaksha
- Amit Behl as Tarkaksh, son of Tarakasur
- Meet Mukhi as Subodh, son of Gyaanari
- Manav Sharma as Durgamasur
- Aman Dhaliwal as Bhandasur
- Gaurika Sharma as Rashmi Prabha, daughter of Bhandasur
- Paras Chhabra/Vishal Kotian as Ravana
- Pooja Sahu as Mandodari
- Rohit Choudhary as Mamtasur
- Rajeev Bhardwaj as Kamasur
- Vijay D. Badlani as Mayasur
- Jitendra Bohara as Indrashatru
- Rajesh Singh as Vibhaktasur
- Saurabh Sewal as Vinashlochan
- Sreoshi Chatterjee as Ajamukhi
- Dhruvee Haldankar as Surasayee
- Anu Sharma as Dhumini
- Kuldeep Dubey as Hiranyakashipu
Other characters
- Payal Gupta as queen of Kasi
- Nazea Hasan Syed as Devi Lopamudra / River Kaveri
- Jay Dave / Harshit Kabra as Rishi Markandeya
- Ram Awana as Rishi Gautam. He also played role of Demon Ekaksh.
- Anupama Solanki as Mohini, Lord Vishnu's Female Avatar
- Poorti Arya
- Akanksha Juneja as Jogan Kantha, Lord Shiva's Female Avatar
Dubbed versions
- The show has been dubbed in Tamil as Vinayagar and airs on Sun TV from 9 October 2017 onward and ended on 16 March 2019.
- The show has been dubbed in Tamil as Vinayagar and airs on Happy Tv Tamil .
- The Serial dubbed in Malayalam as Mahaganapathi on Surya TV from 20 November 2017 to 2018.
- The Serial dubbed in Telugu as Jai Jai Vinayaka On Gemini TV From 18 December 2017 and a new show Akka Mogudu replaced this.
- The Serial dubbed in Kannada as Ganesha On Udaya TV from 8 June 2020.
References
- "Not just creatively, our story is also technologically advanced: Vighnaharta Ganesh producer Abhimanyu Singh". Indian Express. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
- "ARTISIAN AND NIRMAN STUDIO". http://www.tribenigroup.com/artisian_and_nirman_studio.html. External link in
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External links
- Vighnaharta Ganesha on IMDb
- Vighnaharta Ganesh on Sony Liv
- "Vighnaharta Ganesh Serial Completes 500 Episodes, Cast Celebrates Ganpati Pooja". Indian Television. 2019-07-23. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
- Live Episodes