RadhaKrishn
RadhaKrishn is an Indian Hindi-language mythological television drama series that premiered on 1 October 2018 on Star Bharat[1][2][3][4] based on the life of Hindu deities Radha Krishna. It is produced by Siddharth Kumar Tewary, Rahul Kumar Tiwary and Gayatri Gill Tiwary for Swastik Productions and is directed by Rahul Kumar Tiwary.
RadhaKrishn | |
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Genre | Mythology Drama Romance |
Created by | Siddharth Kumar Tewary |
Developed by | Siddharth Kumar Tewary |
Written by |
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Directed by |
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Creative director | Nitin Mathura Gupta |
Starring | Sumedh Mudgalkar Mallika Singh |
Narrated by | Saurabh Raj Jain |
Opening theme | RadhaKrishn – song |
Ending theme | RadhaKrishn – music |
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Country of origin | India |
Original language | Hindi |
No. of seasons | 4 |
No. of episodes | 607 |
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Producers |
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Editor | Paresh Shah |
Camera setup | multi-camera |
Running time | 23 minutes |
Production company | Swastik Productions |
Distributor | Star India |
Budget | INR 150 crores ($20million) |
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Original network | Star Bharat |
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Original release | 1 October 2018 – present |
Chronology | |
Related shows | Kannante Radha |
External links | |
Website | |
Production website |
Plot
The series opens with Krishna's devotee, cursing Radha that she will spend 100 years outside their celestial home and will forget Krishna. Although Sridama is very repentant at his action, he comes to understand that all this was part of the cosmic play as it was time for Krishna to make his entry into the mortal world.
Krishna lives the life of an ordinary human with extraordinary powers and takes Radha out of all humanly weaknesses like bhay, moh, krodh, ghrina, irshya, ahankar and heenbhavna. Radha comes closer to Krishna after defeating each human weakness. In the greatest example of sacrifice (tyaag), the essence of true love, Radha-Krishna could not marry, even after being ardent lovers rather Radha is forced to marry her childhood friend, Ayan and finally, Radha understands the true meaning of love in the last stage of dedication and compliance (samarpan), which she understands after listening the story of seven avatars of Lord Vishnu and Goddess Lakshmi from Krishna. The love of Lord Vishnu and Goddess Lakshmi, how they got separated each time for the betterment of the universe and to teach love to the world and how they got united after each avatar. Radha also understands that her marriage is fake and eternally, she is Krishna's consort after Lord Brahma completes Brahma Vivaah of Radha and Krishna in Goloka, just before Krishna leaves Barsana after Radha's coronation as Radharani.
Krishna also performs other miraculous activities like Yashoda witnessing the universe in his mouth, Nalkuber, and Manigreeva Shaap Vimochan, Kaliya Naag Mardan and Govardhan Leela. The story also focuses on the establishment of Vrindavan, Radha Kund and Shyam Kund, Keshi Ghat, Prem Sarovar, Nidhi Van, Moti Kund, Kusum Sarovar, Adher Ghat, and Yugal Ghat along with many other unheard stories about Radha-Krishna. He performs Raas leela with Radha and other Gopis.
In this human life, apart from his love story with Radha, Krishna, along with Balaram, fights the demons sent by Kamsa, his cruel maternal uncle (who kept Krishna's original parents in Mathura's prison) like Putana, Trinavart, Bakasur, Aghasur, Vyomasur, Arishtasur, Dhumrasur, Markadikasur, Keshi, Timirasur, Shankhchur, Karkashasur, Ekdansh, Jwalantak, Sudarshan, demoness and enchantress Sammohana, Dhenukasur and Pralamba. In the end, he sends his eight demon brothers to defeat Radha-Krishna but they also get defeated by Radha with her Ashtalakshmi forms. Kans also pits the likes of Shiva, Mahakali, Indra, Shukracharya, Yamuna, Kāla, Durvasa, Ashtavakra, Mahamaya and even Halahala poison against Krishna and at some times Radha but all in vain.
Finally, Kamsa calls Krishna and Balarama to Mathura, where he tries to have them killed by his elephant Kuvalyapid and his wrestlers, but all in vain. Balarama kills Kamsa's eight brothers, whereas Krishna kills Kamsa. His biological parents Vasudeva and Devaki are freed from prison and Kamsa's imprisoned father Ugrasena is crowned king. The show also focuses on the establishment of Dvārakā – the Yadavas' new home after Jarasandha continuous attacks even after getting defeated, cause losses to Mathura. Balarama marries Revati, the daughter of Kakudmi – the king of Kusasthali, whereas Krishna abducts and marries Vidarbha princess Rukmini. Krishna also marries Satyabhama and Jambavan's daughter Jambavati. He also kills the evil Narakasura and Moora.
The show then focuses on the story of Mahabharata. Balarama informs Krishna about their cousins, the Pandavas who have escaped Lakshagriha which was organised by their evil cousins – the Kauravas, their uncle Shakuni and Karna. He helps Panchala king Drupada arrange a swayamvara for his daughter Draupadi, who was born from a yagna (sacrificial fire). The third Pandava prince Arjuna wins Draupadi's swayamvara and marries her, however circumstances force Draupadi to marry all five Pandavas. Pandavas receive a new kingdom Indraprastha, faraway from Hastinapura (the Pandavas' original home) due to the conflict with the Kauravas – eldest of whom is Duryodhan.
Arjuna soon abducts and marries Krishna's sister Subhadra, whereas Krishna kills Pundra king Paundraka Vasudeva, an imposter. The second Pandava Bhima also kills Magadha king Jarasandha. Pandavas soon perform Rajasuya Yagna where they gain supremacy over all of Aryavarta, however Krishna's cousin Shishupala interrupts the ceremony, only to be killed by Krishna.
Duryodhana organises a dice game with Shakuni wherein Pandavas lose all their wealth and are humiliated, while Krishna saves Draupadi from getting disrobed in the court. However, the Pandavas and Draupadi are exiled for 13 years. When they return, their rights are refused and hence starts the Kurukshetra War, where Arjuna receives from Krishna, the knowledge of Bhagvad Gita. Arjuna kills his grandfather Bhishma and Karna, Dhrishtadyumna kills the Pandavas' tutor Dronacharya, Sahadeva kills Shakuni, whereas Bhima kills all the 100 Kauravas, with the war ending with the death of the last one – Duryodhana. On the other hand, Radha and Krishna turn Ayan into a better person, and make him realise that they are eternal consorts, destined to be.
Radha and Krishna return to Dwaraka and Krishna reunites with his family. Krishna and Rukmini's son Pradyumna returns to Dwaraka after suppressing unrest in Vidarbha. Pradyumna marries Vidarbha king Rukmi's daughter Rukmavati, and soon a son Aniruddha is born to them. To Jambavati, a son Samba is born to her through the blessings of Lord Shiva, termed to be the reason for the Yadava destruction. Samba grows up to be short-tempered but loves his family, especially his mother, however, dislikes Radha.
Samba, Aniruddha and Balarama's sons Nishatha and Ulmuka are soon sent to Gurukul along with Radha, and return some years later, as teens. Aniruddh is kept in captivity at Shonitapura, the kingdom of Banasura, by his daughter Usha. This soon results in a war between Krishna and Banasura, wherein Shiva has to fight for Banasura due to his boon, resulting in a faceoff between Krishna and Shiva. Krishna defeats Shiva and punishes Banasura for kidnapping his grandson. Soon, Aniruddh is married to Usha while Samba is married to Hastinapur's princess Lakshmanaa As Samba had previously joined hands with Bana, he is cursed with leprosy by Krishna and Radha cures him. Soon, during Aniruddha and Usha's marriage ceremony, Rukmi plays a dice game with Balarama, where he cheats and is killed by Balarama. Later everyone blamed Radha for curing Samba.
After a few instances, Radha loses her memory, everything about her Krishna, Dwarka and others. She decides to leave dwaraka. Krishna tries his best to regain Radha's memory, he even danced but found no results. She left. On her way, she meets disguised lord Shiva and Parvati. Lord Shiva is disguised as sage Adiyogi. Radha decides to stay in his ashram. Krishna along with Samba, Jambhavati and his wife leaves Dwaraka to meet Radha at sage Adiyogi's ashram.
Cast
Main
- Sumedh Mudgalkar as Krishna
- Himanshu Soni as Krishna of Goloka
- Runav Shah as Bal Krishna
- Mallika Singh as Radha
- Shivya Pathania as Radha of Goloka
- Basant Bhatt as Balram
Recurring
Season 1 and 4
- Vaidehi Nayar as Jambavati
- Manisha Saxena replaced Vaidehi in 2020
- Zalak Desai as Rukmini
- Aleya Ghosh as Satyabhama
- Monika Chauhan as Revati
- Jyotishmati
- Kanchan dubey replaced Monika in January 2021
- Tarun Khanna as Shiva
- Gopeshwar,Siddheshwar,Shambhu,
- Adiyogi (disguised)
- Piyali Munsi as Parvati
- Mahakali,Siddhidatri,Sati,Uma
- Gauri (disguised)
- Gavie Chahal as Nanda Baba
- Reena Kapoor as Yashoda
- Naveen Jingar as Vasudeva
- Vasundhara Kaul as Rohini
- Falaq Naaz as Devaki
- Rushiraj Pawar as Ayan (Rayana)
- Harsha Khandeparkar as Kutila
- Nimai Bali as Ugrapath
- Malini Sengupta as Jatila
- Rakesh Kukreti as Vrishbhanu
- Akangsha Rawat as Kirtida
- Ashwin Patil as Damma
- Arpit Ranka as Kans
- Yogesh Mahajan as Chandrabhanu
- Preeti Verma as Chandravali Malla
- Tanishq Seth as Chutki (Lalita)
- Mukul Raj Singh as Govardhan Malla
- Vivek Tripathi as Bhairav
- Rohan Birla as Sudama
- Rajesh Chahar as Subal
- Akhil Kataria as Soham
- Kumar Hegde as Narada
- Ajay Jayram as Ashtavakra
- Jitendra Bohra as Brahman Dev
- Harsh Vashisht as Sridama
- Manoj Jaiswal as Garga
- Sanjeev Sharma as Akrura
- Tinu Verma as Jarasandh
- Sagar Saini as Bhishmak
- Raviz Thakur/Anshul Bammi as Rukmi
- Zohaib Siddiqui/Vinit Kakkar as Shishupala
- Raja Kapse as Ugrasena
- Peeyush Suhaaney as Satrajit
- Meghan Jadhav as Vyomasur
- Priya Sandhu as Putana
- Bhupinder Bawa as Karkashasur
- Ram Awana as Kaliya
- Preeti Chaudhary as Sammohana
- Kamaljeet Rana as Hiranyaksha
- Rahul Ranaa as Narakasura
- Ketan Karande as Hiranyakashipu
- Dinesh Mehta as Mahabali
- Chetan Hansraj as Ravana
- Kunwar Vikram Soni as Pradyumna
- Richa Rathore as Rukmavati
- Tisha Kapoor as Lakshmanaa
- Kartikey Malviya as Samba
- Sambhwi (disguised)
- Brownie Parashar/Ram Awana as Sandipani
- Anmol Malik/Bhavesh Balchandani as Aniruddha
- Prapti Shukla as Usha
- Harsh Mehta as Nishatha
- Devesh Sharma as Ulmuka
- Raman Thukral as Ganesha
- Amardeep Garg as Brahma
- Nisha Nagpal as Saraswati
- Kunal Bakshi/Manish Bisla as Indra
- Patrali Chattopadhyay as Yogmaya, Mohini
Season 2 and 3
- Kinshuk Vaidya as Arjuna
- Ishita Ganguly as Draupadi
- Malhar Pandya as Karna
- Kanan Malhotra as Yudhishthira
- Zuber Ali as Bheem, Ghatotkacha, Barbarika
- Ujjwal Sharma as Nakula
- Vikas Singh as Sahadeva
- Aanchal Goswami as Subhadra
- Krip Suri as Duryodhana
- Ketaki Kulkarni as Uttara
- Ankit Gulati as Dushasana
- Sachin Verma as Bhishma
- Sai Ballal as Shakuni
- Hemant Choudhary as Dronacharya
- Via Roy Choudhury as Gandhari
- Saifullah Rahmani as Dhritarashtra
- Resha Konkar as Kunti
- Ansha Sayed as Shikhandini
- Kamaljeet Rana as Dhrishtadyumna
- Manoj Jaiswal as Drupada
- Manish Bisla as Indra
Voiceover
- Pooja Sharma as Yogmaya, Akashvaani
- Sumedh Mudgalkar as Shuka
- Saurabh Raj Jain as Narrator
Soundtrack
The original music of the series is composed by Surya Raj Kamal with the background score by Jitesh Panchal and Sushant Pawar. Lyrics are penned by Shekhar Astitwa, Neetu Pandey Kranti, Vikas Chauhan, Dr. Kannan, and others. The shlokas, mantras, and excerpts from various Hindu mythology scriptures and texts like Bhagavata Purana and Brahma Vaivarta Purana have been transformed into various themes. Popular devotional songs like Shri Krishna Govind Hare Murari, Govind Bolo Hari Gopal Bolo, and Bolo Jai Kanhaiya Lal Ki have also been recreated. Some shlokas, songs, and background music from Swastik's another magnum opus series Mahabharat are also used in the series. Surya Raj Kamal has composed more than 20 original compositions for Raasleela of Radha-Krishn.[5] Looking at the popularity of the songs of the series, Star Bharat in December 2018 uploaded a video consisting of 14 songs from the series till that date.[6]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Krishn Hai Vistar Yadi (Title Song)" | Shekhar Astitwa | Surya Raj Kamal | Bharat Kamal, Gul Saxena | |
2. | "Tum Prem Ho" (Solo, Duet, and Sad Versions) | Shekhar Astitwa | Surya Raj Kamal | Mohit Lalwani, Aishwarya Anand | |
3. | "Tum Bina Main Kuch Nahi" | Shekhar Astitwa | Surya Raj Kamal | Mohit Lalwani, Gul Saxena | |
4. | "Kya Ho Raha" (Solo, Duet, and Sad Versions) | Shekhar Astitwa | Surya Raj Kamal | Aishwarya Anand, Mohit Lalwani | |
5. | "O Kanha O Krishna" | Shekhar Astitwa | Surya Raj Kamal | Aishwarya Anand | |
6. | "Bina Krishn Ke Radha Kahan" | Shekhar Astitwa | Surya Raj Kamal | Aishwarya Anand, Mohit Lalwani | |
7. | "Prem Milan" | Neetu Pandey Kranti | Jitesh Panchal | Krishn Beura | |
8. | "Param Premmay Radhika" (Golok Maharaas Version) | Shekhar Astitwa | Surya Raj Kamal | Mohit Mishra, Gul Saxena | |
9. | "Punarchandra Ujjwal Nisha" (Vrindavan Maharaas Version) | Shekhar Astitwa | Surya Raj Kamal | Mohit Mishra, Gul Saxena | |
10. | "Kanha Ki Dhun Pe Aaj" (Purnima Maharaas, Gopeshwar Mahadev Maharaas Version)) | Vikas Chauhan | Surya Raj Kamal | Mohit Mishra, Gul Saxena, Jitesh Panchal, Sushant Pawar, Chetan Sharma, Jolly Dasgupta (Chorus) | |
11. | "Rang Prem Ka Chadhe" (Gopadevi Raas Version) | Vikas Chauhan | Surya Raj Kamal | Mohit Mishra, Gul Saxena | |
12. | "Jahan Jahan Radhe Wahan" (Holi Maharaas Version) | Shekhar Astitwa | Surya Raj Kamal | Abdul Shaikh, Aishwarya Anand, Gul Saxena | |
13. | "Kanha Ke Adharan Dhari Bansuri" (Holi Version) | Shekhar Astitwa | Surya Raj Kamal | Abdul Shaikh | |
14. | "Bansuri Krishn Ki Baajegi" (Vivaah Maharaas Version) | Shekhar Astitwa | Surya Raj Kamal, Traditional | Abdul Shaikh | |
15. | "Radha Ke Sang Chhedkhani Kare" | Shekhar Astitwa | Surya Raj Kamal | Abdul Shaikh | |
16. | "Bholi Bhali Radhe Ko" | Shekhar Astitwa | Surya Raj Kamal | Various Artists | |
17. | "Phoolon Wali Holi Mein" (Phoolon Ki Holi Version) | Neeti Pandey Kranti | Jitesh Panchal | Jitesh Panchal, Sushant Pawar, Chetan Sharma, Jolly Dasgupta (Chorus) | |
18. | "Paane Ko Hi Prem Kare" | Shekhar Astitwa | Surya Raj Kamal | Puran Shiva | |
19. | "Radha Theme" | Shekhar Astitwa | Surya Raj Kamal | Randeep Bhaskar | |
20. | "Shringar Chandra – Panchnaad Panchroop" | Vinod Sharma | Surya Raj Kamal | Gul Saxena | |
21. | "Koi Kahe Kanha" | Neetu Pandey Kranti | Jitesh Panchal | Jitesh Panchal, Sushant Pawar, Chetan Sharma, Jolly Dasgupta (Chorus) | |
22. | "Sab Utsav Aaj" | Neetu Pandey Kranti | Lenin Nandi | Rinku Giri | |
23. | "Saathi Aao Re" | Shekhar Astitwa | Surya Raj Kamal | Various Artists | |
24. | "Radha-Krishna Arti" | Dr. Kannan, Traditional | Jitesh Panchal | Jitesh Panchal, Sushant Pawar, Chetan Sharma, Jolly Dasgupta (Chorus) | |
25. | "O Maiya Mori" | Shekhar Astitwa | Surya Raj Kamal | Swaty Nandi | |
26. | "Aaya Govinda" (Janmashtami Maharaas Version) | Shekhar Astitwa | Surya Raj Kamal | Abdul Shaikh, Jolly Dasgupta | |
27. | "Bholi Bhali Radha Ko" | Shekhar Astitwa | Surya Raj Kamal | Abdul Shaikh, Aishwarya Anand | |
28. | "Treta Ho Ya Dwapar Ho" | Neetu Pandey Kranti | Surya Raj Kamal | Mohit Mishra | |
29. | "Dwarkapati Se" (Krishna Sudama Milan Song) | Shekhar Astitwa | Jitesh Panchal | Mohit Mishra, Rohit Shastri | |
30. | "Shyam Mein Hai Radha" | Shekhar Astitwa | Surya Raj Kamal | Puran Shiva | |
31. | "Holi Khelat Hai Nandlal" (Holi Version 2) | Shekhar Astitwa | Surya Raj Kamal | Abdul Sheikh, Mohit Mishra, Aishwarya Pandit |
Production
The series is one of the costliest series on Indian Television as ₹150 Crores is said to have been spent by Swastik Productions.[7] Shooting is done in Umbergaon, a suburb in Gujarat, India. The series is majorly shot in front of a green/blue screen. Shibhapriya Sen is the set and costume designer and shared the challenges she faced while doing her job for a magnum opus like RadhaKrishn. Sets were inspired from their descriptions in scriptures, as well as different paintings. Surya Raj Kamal was the music director of the show who designed various themes. The crew of the show consists of around 200 people.[8][9][10]
Adaptations
The show is dubbed and broadcast in other languages including: Kannada,[11] Marathi, Bengali, Malayalam, Tamil,[12] Telugu and Indonesian. The show started re-running on Star Plus from 30 March 2020[13] to 1 June 2020. The show has been airing again from 13 July 2020 post COVID-19 pandemic lockdown .
Reception
RadhaKrishn opened up with 6.427 million impressions and was the sixth most watched urban television in its debut week in India, raking in a TRP of 2.9.[14] In first week of December 2018, it was at fifth position with 6.6 million impressions.[15] But, later on after COVID-19 lockdown, the trp of Radha Krishn has fallen and as of week 51 trp of 2020, the trp is 0.5[16]
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