Brahmarakshas
Brahmarakshas is an Indian supernatural and thriller television series which aired on Zee TV. The series is produced by Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor under their banner Balaji Telefilms.[1][2]
Brahmarakshas | |
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Genre | Drama Supernatural fiction Thriller |
Created by | Ekta Kapoor |
Written by | Srinita Bhowmik Gautam Hegde Nikita Dhond Rekha Modi |
Story by | Surbhi Sachal Sachdeva |
Directed by | Dinesh Mahadev Rajesh Ranshinge Deepak Chauhan |
Creative directors | Chloe Ferns Mukta Dhond Nivedita Basu Prachi Tiwari |
Starring | Krystle D'Souza Aham Sharma Nikki Sharma Pearl V Puri Shivani Jha |
Theme music composer | Vinod Ghimire |
Country of origin | India |
Original language | Hindi |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 80 |
Production | |
Producers | Ekta Kapoor Shobha Kapoor |
Production locations | Mumbai, India |
Cinematography | Ravi Mishra Pradeep Gupta Ganesh Sankala |
Editors | Vishal Sharma Vikas Sharma Sandeep Varma |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 45-60 Minutes |
Production company | Balaji Telefilms |
Distributor | Zee Entertainment Enterprises |
Release | |
Original network | Zee TV |
Picture format | 576i (SDTV) HDTV 1080i |
Original release | 6 August 2016 – present |
External links | |
Website |
The first season titled Brahmarakshas... Jaag Utha Shaitan aired from 6 August 2016 to 18 February 2017 and starred Aham Sharma and Krystal D'Souza as Rishabh and Raina.[3] This season was loosely based on fantasy thriller film, Jaani Dushman and the western fairy tale, Beauty and the Beast.[4]
The second season titled Brahmarakshas 2: Phir Jaag Utha Shaitan premiered on 22 November 2020. It stars Pearl V Puri and Nikki Sharma as Angad and Kalindi.[5]
Series
Season | Episodes | Originally broadcast (India) | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 57 | 6 August 2016 | 18 February 2017 | |
2 | 23 | 22 November 2020 | On-Air |
Plot
Season 1
A small village named Kamalpura's landlord Sanjay marries Aparajita.On their wedding night, she betrays him and pushes him off a cliff for his wealth.Attacked by a gorilla, Sanjay's soul gets enchanted into the Gorilla's body converting him into a Brahmrakshas (a demon). He loses his cool whenever he sees brides with bridal jewellery and vermillion, and kills them as it reminds him of Aparajita.
Twenty years later
In Mumbai, a family decides to conduct destination wedding of their daughter, Rakhi at Kamalpura. Rakhi is close to her best friend Raina and easy-go-lucky flirting brother Rishabh . The whole family leaves for Kamalpura. Learning that Rakhi loves someone else (Varun), Raina and Rishabh secretly gets them married. Sanjay kills Varun and then Rakhi as well.Left shattered, Rishabh and Raina decide to seek revenge from Sanjay.Raina and Rishabh gets married in order to bring Brahmrakshas in front of them and kills him.
Aparjita returns to Kamalpura. Raina discovers that Aparajita is Rishabh's "Appu maa", Mohini's best friend and is very close to Rishabh. She also finds out that she is not her father's real daughter. Her parents were the first couple who had been killed by Sanjay and a baby Raina is given to a man by Phuli. Raina reveals the truth to Rishabh, however he refuses to believe Raina.But soon Aparajita's truth is found out and ousted out. A dangerous animal kills Aparajita and she becomes another Brahmrakshas.Aparajita gets murdered by Sanjay, who comes under Mohini's control.
Rishabh's brother Yug comes to know that Mohini is Rishabh's chachi. His wife Naina learns this but is tied and locked in the house basement, where Rishabh's real mother Sudha is found. Mohini takes Sudha to Asursthal to kill her but Raina brings her back. Wanting to awake Narsimha, Mohini takes Raina and Rishabh along with her; they learn her truth.
Mohini loses a Narsimha stone, which breaks. Due to its emitting intense light, the stone captures Rishabh into the stone. Mohini snatches it but is killed by Sanjay. While dying, she reveals to Raina about Narsimha. Rishabh comes out of the stone and notices changes in himself. Narsimha enters into his body. Sanjay gains more powers and kills Naina. Sanjay and Narsimha fight.
As Sanjay takes the gem containing Narsimha's power, he throws it but Raina finds and gets it. She grabs the sword and stabs Sanjay who finally dies. Raina and Rishabh reunited.
Season 2
Raghav and Vishakha organized a Diwali and birthday party for their daughter Kalindi. Raghav's best friend Shakti Mehra and his wife with son Angad going to London for his business expansion. Raghav's loyal person Prithvi and his wife Shalini want money and jewelry from Kali Mandir. Akshay appoint a Tantrik Jwala, he wants Kalindi's horoscope when they gave her horoscope, he become extremely happy as he found that girl who will help him to become immortal lifelong. He gave order to them to bring this girl right now but they send Komal not Kalindi but Jwala recognize that she is not that girl. Raghav call Balan to take Kalindi with her but he joins hands with Prithvi for money and give Kalindi to him. In anger Jwala roped off Prithvi, Balan and Akshay from the pillar. Raghav feels not good so he went to Kali Mandir and he sees all as soon as Kalindi's sacrifice Pooja was going to end. He says to Jwala stop this pooja but he also roped off from the pillar then he looked at Prithvi and Akshay asked him, what are you doing here, you guys were at home and where did you get the key of the vault of the temple. They told him they want jewelry and money from Kali Mandir. Raghav starts praying to Kali Maa to stop this evil work as soon as Jwala runs away but killed by Brahmarakshas and soul of Jwala gets transferred to him. Here Prithvi and Shalini kill Raghav and Vishakha and take her daughters.
16 years later
All grown up, Kalindi and Minty live with Prithvi bearing taunts from Shalini and her daughters. Kalindi is shown to be a mature woman who feels indebted to Prithvi assuming that he is clearing her father's debts, unbenownst to his involvement in her parents' death. Prithvi pulls a facade of a loving uncle to Kalindi and Minty in hopes of getting all of Kalindi's property. Angad is now a London based businessman along with his father and a soccer player, shown to be a casanova. The Mehras return to India on Shakti's insistence to get his sons married to Raghav's daughters which is not well taken by his wife, Damini. Prithvi and Shalini lie to Shakti that Kalindi died not long after her parents' death and that Minty is married. They convince Shakti to get his sons married to the former's daughters while Angad is smitten with Kalindi, assuming her to be one of Prithvi's three daughters. Brahmarakshas possesses Vardhaan Choudary, a well known businessman, and searches for Kalindi.
Cast
Main
- Krystle D'Souza as Raina Rishabh Shrivastava, Rishabh's wife[6][7]
- Aham Sharma as Rishabh Shrivastava/Narsimha, Raina's husband, Sudha and Ashish's son, Mohini's foster-son, Rakhi's brother and Yug's cousin[8][9]
- Parag Tyagi as Brahmarakshas/Sanjay Thakur, Aprajita's husband[10]
Recurring
- Rakshanda Khan as Mohini Nigam/Mohini Nalin Shrivastava, Yug's mother and Rishabh and Rakhi's step-mother[11]
- Kishwer Merchant as Aparajita Nigam/Brahmarakshas, Sanjay's wife and Mohini's sister, Sanjay's killer and killed by Brahmarakshas
- Shailesh Datar as Nalin Shrivastava, Rishabh, Yug and Rakhi's father, Sudha and Mohini's husband rakhi's paternal uncle
- Karan Chhabra as Shivam, Phooli's son, Raina's lover and helper[12][13][14]
- Rishabh Shukla as Thakur Aditya Nigam, Mohini's brother, Mitali and Ved's father[15]
- Abhaas Mehta as Yug Shrivastava, Nalin and Mohini's son, Rishabh and Rakhi's step-brother, Naina's husband
- Ojaswi Oberoi as Naina Yug Shrivastava, Yug's wife[16]
- Kunal Vohra as Ved Nigam, Aditya's son, Mitali's brother[17]
- Srishti Maheshwari as Mitali Nigam, Ved's sister
- Sonia Rakkar as Gayatri Malhotra
- Sahil Uppal as Ajay Malhotra
- Karan Sharma as Anil Malhotra [18]
- Charu Mehra as Rakhi Shrivastava, Rishabh's sister, Sudha's daughter
- Shahab Khan as Sunil Munshi
- Apara Mehta as Jasmeet Shrivastava/Jassi/Dadi Bua
- Nikunj Malik as Kiara, Rishabh's namesake wife
- Alefia Kapadia as Kammo
- Manorama Bhattishyam as Phooli
- Mridul Das as Shyam Srivastava
- Neha Dandle as Mishri Srivastava
- Udit Shukla as Varun
- Komal Sharma as Sudha Shrivastava, Ashish's wife, Rishabh and Rakhi's mother
- Unknown as Kanakraj, Mohini's helper
Main
- Nikki Sharma as Kalindi Sharma: Raghav and Vishakha's daughter; Minty's sister; Angad's childhood friend (2020–present)[19]
- Adiba Hussain as Young Kalindi (2020)
- Pearl V Puri as Angad Mehra: Shakti and Damini's son; Robin's brother; Kalindi's childhood friend (2020–present)
- Chetan Hansraj as Vardaan Chaudhary/Brahmarakshas (2020)(dead)
- Leenesh Mattoo as Siddharth(2020–present)
- Neel Motwani as Maddan:a priest who want to kill brahmaraksas, Angad and Kalindi friend(2020)(dead)
Recurring
- Aashish Kaul as Shakti Mehra: Angad and Robin's father; Raghav's best friend (2020– present)
- Mihir Mishra as Raghav Sharma: Kalindi and Minty's father; Vishakha's husband (2020)
- Rohit Choudhary as Robin Mehra/Brahmarakshas: Angad's brother; Shakti and Damini's son (2020–present)
- Papiya Sengupta as Shalini Sharma: Prithvi's wife; Paridhi, Sakshi and Raunak's mother (2020–present)
- Roma Bali as Damini Mehra: Shakti's wife; Angad and Robin's mother (2020–present)
- Ekta Sharma as Vishakha Sharma: Kalindi and Minty's mother; Raghav's wife (2020)
- Nikhil Arya as Prithvi Sharma: Shalini's husband; Paridhi, Sakshi and Raunak's father (2020–present)
- Vaidehii Nair as Minty Sharma: Kalindi's younger sister (2020–present)
- Hemant Choudhary as Balan: Raghav's servant (2020–present)
- Rupa Divetia as Gehna: Jwala's helper before 16 years; Vardaan's helper (2020–present)
- Manish Khanna as Tantrik Jwala: Brahmarakshas killed him (2020)
- Shivani Jha as Sakshi Sharma: Prithvi and Shalini's daughter (2020–present)
- Aafreen Dabestani as Paridhi "Pari" Sharma: Prithvi and Shalini's elder daughter; Siddharth's ex-girlfriend, Angad's fiance (2020–present)
- Sanjeev Siddharth
- Aanchal Srivastava as Raunak Sharma: Prithvi and Shalini's younger daughter (2020–present)
Production
Casting
Pearl V Puri was selected to play the male lead and Nikki Sharma was cast to play the female lead for the second season of the show.[20][21]Chetan Hansraj was selected to play the titular role of the show.[22] Shivani Jha is known as Sakshi in the show.
Reception
Critical response
Times Of India stated, "The show definitely has a gripping storyline, and the viewers just don't know what to expect next. It's fast-paced, edgy and doesn't give you time to think".[23]
Ratings
Week and year | Episodes | BARC viewership (Hindi GEC urban) | BARC viewership (Hindi GEC overall) | Ref(s) | ||
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Impressions (in millions) | Ranking | Impressions (in millions) | Ranking | |||
Week 32, 2016 | 1–2 | 6.98 | 2 | 10.82 | 2 | [24][25] |
Week 33, 2016 | 3–4 | 6.45 | 2 | 10.27 | 2 | [26] |
Week 34, 2016 | 5–6 | 5.56 | 7 | 9.92 | 2 | [27] |
Week 35, 2016 | 7–8 | 6.58 | 3 | 10.64 | 3 | [28] |
Week 36, 2016 | 9–10 | 6.92 | 1 | 11.52 | 2 | [29] |
Week 37, 2016 | 11–12 | 7.007 | 2 | 11.31 | 1 | [30] |
Week 38, 2016 | 13–14 | 7.98 | 1 | 12.38 | 2 | [31] |
Week 39, 2016 | 15–16 | 7.12 | 2 | 11.46 | 1 | [32] |
Week 40, 2016 | 17–18 | 6.83 | 1 | 10.92 | 1 | [33] |
Week 41, 2016 | 19–20 | 5.43 | 8 | 9.11 | 6 | |
Week 42, 2016 | 20–21 | 4.82 | 13 | 7.50 | 15 | |
Week 43, 2016 | 22–23 | 4.46 | 13 | 7.06 | 13 |
See also
References
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