Porus (TV series)

Porus
Porus poster
Genre

Historical Fiction

Drama
Screenplay by

Siddharth Kumar Tewary

Satyarth Nayak
Story by

Siddharth Kumar Tewary

Episodic Story

Mitali Bhattacharya

Arundhati Sharma
Directed by Siddharth Kumar Tewary
Creative director(s) Amol surve
Starring
Composer(s) Sangeet Haldipur
Siddharth Haldipur
Suryaraj Kamal
Lenin Nandi
Raju Singh
Country of origin India
Original language(s) Hindi
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 230 (As of 12 October 2018)
Production
Producer(s) Siddharth Kumar Tewary
Rahul Kumar Tewary
Gayatri Gill Tewary
Production location(s)

Umbergaon, Gujarat, India

Thailand
Cinematography Kabir Lal
Editor(s) Janak Chauhan
Anil Vaishya
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time 30 minutes
Production company(s) One Life Studios
Distributor Swastik Productions[1]
Budget ₹500 crore (US$70 million)
Release
Original network Sony Entertainment Television
Picture format
Original release 27 November 2017 (2017-11-27) – present
External links
Website
Production website

Porus is a Historical-drama television series based on the Battle of the Hydaspes, visualizing the lives of Indian warrior and ruler Purushottam, King of the Pauravas and Alexander The Great, the Emperor and conqueror of a large part of the earth from Macedonia, Ancient Greece. It premiered on 27 November 2017 on Sony TV. The series depicts the story of 6, and later 7 Kingdoms - Paurav Rashtra, Macedonia, Taxila, Dasyu Lok, Persia, Bactria and Magadh.[2]

The show is created by Siddharth Kumar Tewary of Swastik Productions.[3][4] It is the most expensive show on Indian television, having a budget of about INR 500 crores (roughly USD 80 million).[5] In Sri Lanka, it airs on Sirasa TV, dubbed into Sinhala under the name Digvijaya.[6] The rights to the drama have also been sold to Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam.[7]

Plot

The drama focuses on the lives of Porus, King of the Pauravas and Alexander the Great, king of Macedonia, two monarchs whose fate brought them together in 326 BC at the Battle of the Hydaspes.

Cast

The Pauravas

(2017, Deceased; killed by Ripudaman)

  • Mohit Abrol as Hasti, Ripudaman Singh and Pritha's son, Puru's foster brother, aide, and later assigned King of Sindh. (2017-present) [18]
  • ? as The Rajguru, the Royal Priest of the Paurav Kingdom.(2017-18)

The Macedonians

  • Rohit Purohit as Alexander the Great / Sikandar, King of Macedonia, and destined rival of Porus. (2017-present)
  • Sameksha as Olympia, former Queen and Queen Mother of Macedonia, Phillip's wife and Alexander's mother. (2017-present) [19][20][21] (2017- present)
  • Sunny Ghanshani as Philip, Former King of Macedonia, Alexander's father. (2017-18, Deceased; Assassinated by Pausanias as per Alexander's orders)[22]
  • Akash Singh Rajput/? as Hephaestion, Alexander's best friend and general in his army. (2017- present)
  • Amaad Mintoo as Arrhidaeus son of Philip and Philinna, Prince of Macedonia, step brother of Alexander. (2017-2018)
  • Sarehfar as Philinna, Queen of Macedonia, wife of King Philip II, and mother of Arrhidaeus. (2017-18, Deceased; killed as per Olympia's orders)
  • Nitin Joshi/ Amir Malik as Cleitus, one of Alexander's generals. (2017-2018, Deceased; killed by Alexander)
  • Aruna Irani as an Oracle, a priestess who acts as medium between men and the gods, and an adviser to Alexander. (2018, Deceased; killed by Alexander)[23],
  • Ruby Kakar as an Oracle, a Greek priestess who acts as medium between men and the gods, who is a philosopher, and someone who out of vengeance for the Demigod Emperor tells Porus that he is meant to face Alexander. (2018)
  • Raviz Thakur as Pausanias, bodyguard and murderer of Philip. (2018, Deceased; killed by Cleitus as per Alexander's orders)
  • Vidvaan Sharma as baby Alexander (2017)[24]
  • ? as Attalus, advisor and father-in law of Phillip , and father of Cleopatra Eurydice.(2018, Deceased; killed as per Alexander's orders)
  • Karishma Rawat as Cleopatra Eurydice of Macedon, Queen of Macedonia, King Philip's last wife.(2018, Deceased; killed as per Olympia' orders)
  • ? as Cleopatra of Macedon, Olympia and Philip's daughter, and younger sister of Alexander. (2018)
  • Rizwan Kalshyan as Alexander of Epirus, King of Epirus, uncle of Alexander the Great, and husband of Cleopatra of Macedon.(2018)

The Persians

  • Praneet Bhat as Darius III[25][26], trader, later Emperor of Persia, succeeded by Alexander(2017-18 Deceased; beheaded as per Bessus' orders)
  • Riya Deepsi as Barsine, Princess of Persia, elder daughter of Darius and wife of Alexander the great[27][28] (2017- present)
  • Chandan Dilawar as Muashiz, Darius' companion and assistant, Commander of the Persian army (2017-18 Deceased; killed by Roxane)
  • Vishal Patni as Farus, Muashiz's son, Commander of the Persian army (2017-18 Deceased; killed by Alexander)
  • Suzanne Bernert as Ada of Caria, Queen of Caria. (2018- present)
  • Riyanka Chanda as Stateira I, former Queen of Persia, wife of Darius and mother of Barsine and Drypetis. (2018- present)
  • Shalini Sharma as Drypetis, Princess of Persia younger daughter of Darius.(2018- present)

The Dasyus

  • Suhani Dhanki as Laachi, princess of Dasyu Lok and Puru's friend & love interest, later Puru's wife and Queen of the Pauravas[29][30] (2017- present)
  • Shraddha Musale as Mahanandini, Laachi's mother and matriarchal Queen of Dasyu Lok.[31][32] (2017-18, Deceased; killed by Hephaestion)
  • Rishi Verma as Sumer, Laachi's brother, Prince of Dasyu Lok. (2017-18 Deceased; killed by Anusuya)
  • Chirag Jani as Arunayak, Laachi's father and King of Dasyu Lok. [33] (2017- present)

The Takshashilans (Taxilans)

The Bactrians

  • Aparna Dixit as Roxane / Rukhsana, princess of Bactria, later queen of Macedonia, Alexander's love interest and wife.(2018 - present)
  • ? as Bessus, King of Bactria, succeeded by Oxyartes (2018, Deceased; killed by Alexander).
  • ? as Oxyartes, general of Bessus, later King of Bactria, and father of Roxane.(2018)

The Magadhians

Others

  • Nalini Negi as Vishuddhi, a member of the Vishkanya(poison-girl) community, a community where women sustain on the venom of snakes. She was originally sent to murder Puru but later changes her intentions and helps Puru in his mission to reach Persia. (2018, Deceased; killed by Alexander)
  • Jaival Pathak as Malay, only boy left when Vishuddhi killed all the villagers and introduce him as her younger brother to Puru and his team. He later disclosed all the secrets to Puru about role play of brother and the truth about Vishuddhi. At last, prior to proceed for Persia he sent Malay to Pauravas. (2018)
  • Pooja Sharma as River Jhelum, the Narrator. (2017- present, voice only)

Reception

The show was hailed as 'visually captivating' by India Today.[36]

Pinkvilla called it the television version of the film Baahubali.[37]

Future

Porus, being a finite series will go off-air on 9th November, 2018. The last episodes will focus on the rise of Chandragupta Maurya which took place around the time of Porus' death. Swastik Pictures have decided to continue telling the story of Chandragupta Maurya through a new show on Sony TV which will replace Porus and air on the same time slot. Many key characters of Porus like Chanakya will be seen again in the new show with the same actors portraying them. The new show 'Chandragupt Maurya' will be in seamless continuity with the ending of Porus. It will probably go on-air from 12th November, 2018. It has been reported that talented actor Sourabh Raj Jain, who portrayed the characters of Krishna in Mahabharat & Mahadev in Mahakali among others, has been roped in for an important role in the show.

Awards

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2018 Lions Gold Awards Favorite Actress of the Year (Critics)[38] Rati PandeyWon
Favorite Actor of the Year[38] Laksh LalwaniWon

References

  1. ↑ "Content creators of Porus will keep show's IP rights, a first for television". November 14, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Watch the trailer of Siddharth Kumar Tewary's historical show 'Porus'". Times of India. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Siddharth Kumar Tewary's next on Porus for Sony Entertainment Television". Times of India. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Siddharth Kumar Tewary: 'Porus' is the story of India's first defender". Times of India. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "My thought was to create a much bigger product: Siddharth Kumar Tewary of One Life Studios". www.businesstoday.in. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "'Porus' launched as 'Digvijaya' in Sri Lanka". Retrieved February 2, 2018.
  7. ↑ http://www.televisionpost.com/after-sri-lanka-swastik-productions-porus-travels-to-thailand/
  8. ↑ "I am as patriotic and opinionated as Porus: Laksh". 27 November 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  9. ↑ "'Porus' will break the norms: Actor Laksh Lalwani - Times of India". Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  10. ↑ "Porus nothing less than a film, might just be ahead of Baahubali 2: Laksh Lalwani". 15 September 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  11. ↑ "Rati Pandey: My body language changed with 'Porus' role - Times of India". Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  12. ↑ "Miley Jab Hum Tum actress Rati Pandey talks about playing Queen Anusuya in magnum opus Porus". Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  13. ↑ "Aditya Redij steps into Rohit Roy's shoes to play Porus' father". Bombay Times. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  14. ↑ Singh, Mohnish (30 November 2017). "Aditya Redij extremely delighted on playing King Bamani in Porus - Eastern Eye". Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  15. ↑ "Learning scuba diving a perk of 'Porus': Aditya Redij - Times of India". Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  16. ↑ "Hrishikesh Pandey: Getting a good role is difficult at my age - Times of India". Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  17. ↑ Singh, Mohnish (21 November 2017). "Hrishikesh Pandey injured on the sets of Porus - Eastern Eye". Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  18. ↑ "Mohit Abrol: Hasti is a multi-faceted character - Urban Asian". 6 November 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  19. ↑ "Through Porus the audience will get to know about world history: Sameksha - Times of India". Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  20. ↑ "Sameksha Singh's physical transformation for Porus is amazing". Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  21. ↑ Singh, Mohnish (27 November 2017). "Sameksha: Queen Olympia is a beautiful character to play - Eastern Eye". Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  22. ↑ "How Sunny Ghanshani bagged the role of Philip in Porus - Times of India". Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  23. ↑ https://m.mid-day.com/articles/aruna-irani-loved-porus-even-before-she-took-up-the-role/19150188
  24. ↑ "Shaheer Sheikh-Erica Fernandes' reel son set to spread smiles in Porus - Times of India". Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  25. ↑ "History is best told through series: Praneet Bhat - The Statesman". 29 October 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  26. ↑ "Witness history like never before with Sony TV's new show Porus. Watch promo". 16 October 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  27. ↑ Shraddha, Rishikesh and Riya roped in for Sony TV’s Porus
  28. ↑ Riya Deepsi Twitter
  29. ↑ "Meet Suhani Dhanki the 'final' FEMALE LEAD of Sony TV's 'Porus'". ABP News. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  30. ↑ Singh, Mohnish (29 November 2017). "Suhani Dhanki Interview: My acting choices have been quite diverse - Eastern Eye". Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  31. ↑ Singh, Mohnish (9 November 2017). "Shraddha Musale: I'm in the top frame of mind right now!". Eastern Eye. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  32. ↑ "My dream is to play the desi 'Wonder Woman': Shraddha Musale". www.afternoondc.in. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  33. ↑ "Chirag Jani shares his experience of shooting for Porus in Thailand - Times of India". Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  34. ↑ Singh, Mohnish (30 November 2017). "Gurpreet Singh had a special birthday this year!". Eastern Eye. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  35. ↑ "Gurpreet Singh and Vasundhara Kaul". photogallery.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  36. ↑ "Porus review: Thoroughly entertaining, if you love your history with masala". indiatoday.in. 28 November 2017.
  37. ↑ "Porus Review: It won't be wrong to call it the Television version of Bahubali in every aspect". pinkvilla.com. 29 November 2017.
  38. 1 2 "Lions Gold Awards 2018: Complete winners list and Red Carpet pictures | Free Press Journal". www.freepressjournal.in. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
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