Mrityunjay (TV series) explained

Alt Name:Karn
Genre:Historical drama
Creator:Chandraprakash Dwivedi
Based On:Mrityunjay by Shivaji Sawant
Director:Chandraprakash Dwivedi
Creative Director:Chandraprakash Dwivedi
Starring:Rajendranath Zutshi
Rajendra Gupta
Suraj Chaddha
Surendra Pal
Prakash Dwivedi
Narrated:Rajendranath Zutshi
Theme Music Composer:Ashit Desai
Composer:Ashit Desai
Uday Mazumdar
Country:India
Language:Hindi
Num Seasons:1
Num Episodes:13
Producer:Murli Manohar Singh, Jamshed Ashraf
Editor:Arunabh Mukharjee
Location:Mumbai
Cinematography:Sanjeev Shrivastav
Runtime:25 minutes
Channel:DD National

Mrityunjay is an Indian television series based on the Marathi novel by Shivaji Sawant, produced by Jamshaid Ashraf[1] and directed by Dr. Chandraprakash Dwivedi.[2] It was telecast on Doordarshan in 1996.[3] The series takes a look at the events in the Mahabharata

Though the series garnered many awards at the 3rd Screen Videocon Awards including Best Serial, Best Director (Dwivedi) and Best Art Direction (Muneesh Sappel),[4] [5] [6] it was abruptly terminated for unknown reasons.[7]

Cast

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pearl Group - People . 4 July 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120303131516/http://www.pearlgroup.in/people.htm . 3 March 2012 . dead .
  2. http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/essays.nsf/%28docid%29/B98BA8475A3A54796525693F0037D28E?OpenDocument 'I haven’t earned anything from television’
  3. Web site: DD serial on Lord Shiva . 17 March 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716110019/http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/essays.nsf/(docid)/88574CE68AEB5E7C6525693F00383CAF . 16 July 2011 . dead . dmy-all .
  4. http://www.screenindia.com/old/screenawards/award96.html 3rd Screen Awards, 1996
  5. http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20031012/spectrum/tv.htm Director special
  6. http://www.screenindia.com/old/fullstory.php?content_id=7531 Art Directors gaining recognition
  7. http://www.screenindia.com/old/jun06/tele.htm Ravi Chopra: If DD gives us special treatment,, it's because we guarantee quality