Suryaputra Karn
Suryaputra Karna (English: Son of Surya, Karna) was an Indian mythological epic television series, which premiered on 29 June 2015 on Sony Entertainment Television (India) and Sony Entertainment Television Asia. The show aired Monday through Friday nights at 8:30 PM. Produced by Siddharth Kumar Tewary of Swastik Pictures, the series covers the life journey of Karna, the greatest archer and a major character from the Mahabharata.The show starred Gautam Rode[1] (adult Karna), Vishesh Bansal (young Karna) and Basant Bhatt (teenage Karna) as the lead character at various stages of his life.
| Suryaputra Karn | |
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 Suryaputra Karn | |
| Genre | Mythology Drama |
| Created by | Siddharth Kumar Tewary |
| Based on | Mahabharata through Karna's perspective |
| Written by | Mihir Buta Radhika Anand Vinod Sharma Utkarsh Naithani |
| Directed by | Kamal Monga Gautam Nagrath Swapnil Mahaling Sumit Thakur Sunil Dharmadhikari Gurpreet Rana Kiran Gorde |
| Creative director(s) | Anish N surana |
| Starring | Gautam Rode |
| Theme music composer | Lalin Nandi |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language(s) | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 307 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Siddharth Kumar Tewary Gayatri Gill Tewary Rahul Kumar Tewary |
| Production location(s) | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | Approx 24 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Swastik Pictures |
| Release | |
| Original network | Sony Entertainment Television |
| Picture format | 576i(SDTV) 1080i(HDTV) |
| Original release | June 29, 2015 – August 7, 2016 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
| Production website | |
Premise
The story revolves around the protagonist of Mahabharata and the ace archer of Mahabharata, Karna and tells the Mahabharata from his point of view. The show covers the life journey of Karna on his way to becoming a great warrior.
He was the son of Surya and Kunti. He was born to Kunti before her marriage with Pandu. Kunti thus abandoned him. He was then saved by Adhirath, who was a charioteer. Karna since his childhood only decided to become an archer. He learnt archery from Lord Parshurama and lied him about his identity of being a brahmin. But his lie was soon discovered and Parshurama cursed him.
After that Duryodhana made him the king of Anga and befriended him. Later, he along with Shakuni, devised a plan to insult Draupadi, wife of Pandavas. They arranged a gambling where Yudhishthir lost all of his properties including Draupadi. Duryodhana asked Dushasan to disrobe her but failed as Lord Krishna saved her dignity. Pandavas and Draupadi were sent for an exile of 13 years. This sowed the seeds of Mahabharata war.
Indra, in disguise of a brahmin took Karna's armour and earrings. Later, he came to know about his true identity of Kunti and Surya's son but he decided to fight for Duryodhana blaming Yudhishthir for owing Draupadi. Mahabharata war resulted in the death of Karna, Bheeshma, Drona, Kauravas. Thus, Pandavas won the war. Yudhishthir was made the king of Hastinapura.
Gandhari cursed Krishna for destroying Kuru Vansh. Her curse showed result after 36 years and Krishna's dynasty also got destroyed. A hunter named Jara killed Krishna mistakenly. Thus, Pandavas decided to go to heaven where they met Kauravas and Karna. The show ended with Krishna's blessings to everyone.
Cast
Main
- Gautam Rode as Karna-Surya and Kunti's biological son; Pandava's elder brother; Vrushali and Supriya's husband; Adhirath and Radha's adopted son, Duryodhana's friend and King of Anga/ Vrishakethu-Karna and Vrushali's youngest son; Later King of Anga and Indraprastha
- Basant Bhatt as teenage Karna/ Vrishasena-Karna and Supriya's son, killed by Arjuna
- Vishesh Bansal as child Karna
- Farnaz Shetty as Vrushali-Karna's friend turned first wife and Sudama and Chitrasena's mother.
- Richa Mehta as teenage Vrushali.
- Malika Juneja as Supriya-Karna's second wife and Vrishasena and Sushena's mother.
- Shaleen Bhanot as Duryodhan-Dhritarashtra and Gandhari's first son, Eldest of the Kauravas, Karna's best friend and Crowned prince of Hastinapura.
- Yash Rajendra Karia as teenage Duryodhana
- Saurabh Pandey as Krishna-Devaki and Vasudev's son; Nanda and Yashoda's adopted son; Rukmini and Satyabhama's husband; Karna,Draupadi and Arjun's friend
- Pankhuri Awasthy as Draupadi-Dhrupad's daughter, Dhrishtadyumna's sister, Pandavas's common wife, queen of Indraprastha and later queen of Hastinapura.mother of upapandavas
- Kanan Malhotra as Yudhisthira-Dharmaraj, Kunti and Pandu's son; First Pandava; Draupadi and Devika's husband; Prativindhya & Yaudheya's father; King of Indraprastha and later King of Hastinapura.
- Ketan Karande as Bhim-Vayu, Kunti and Pandu's son; second Pandava; Hidimba, Draupadi and Valandhara's husband and Ghatotkach, Sutasoma and Sarvaga's father.
- Navi Bhangu as Arjuna-Indra, Kunti and Pandu's son; Third Pandava; Draupadi, Uloopi, Chitrangada and Subhadra's husband; Abhimanyu, Shrutkarma and Babruvahana's father and Karna's arch rival.
- Buneet Kapoor as Nakula-Ashwinikumars, Madri and Pandu's son; Fourth Pandava; Draupadi and Karenumati's husband and Shatanika and Niramitra's father.
- Suchit V. Singh as Sahadeva-Ashwinikumars, Madri and Pandu's son; Fifth Pandava and Draupadi and Vijaya's husband and Shrutasena and Suhotra's father.
Recurring
- Priya Bathija as Kunti-Kuntibhoj's daughter; Karna's biological mother; Yudhistira, Bheem and Arjuna's mother; Balram and Krishna's aunt and Queen mother of Hastinapura.
- Mouli Ganguly as Radha- Karna's foster mother, Shon's mother
- Anand Suryavanshi as Adhirath-Karna's foster father, Shon's Father, Bhishma's charioteer
- Naved Aslam as Bhishma-Step Grandfather of Pandavas and Kauravas, Shantanu and Ganga's son
- Paras Thukral as Dhritarashtra-King of Hastinapur and Kauravas's father.
- Smriti Sinha Vatsa as Gandhari-Shakuni's sister, Dhritarashtra's wife, Queen of Hastinapura and Kauravas's mother.
- Ajay Jayram as Shakuni-Gandhari's brother and Kauravas's maternal uncle, Duryodhan's accomplice who is an expert in gambling
- Nimai Bali as Dronacharya- Guru of Pandavas and Kauravas, Ashwathama's father
- Kamaljeet Rana as Dushasana-Dhritarashtra and Gandhari's second son and second Kaurava.
- Jay Thakkar as child Dushasan
- Anuj Sharma as Vidur- Younger brother Dritarashtra,Pandu and prime minister of Hastinapur
- Surendra Pal as Parshuram- Guru of Bhishma,Drona and Karna.
- Dinesh Mehta as Jayadratha- Dushila's husband, Duryodhana's brother-in-law
- Raj Premi as Drupad- King of Panchala,Shikandini,Drishtadymna and Draupadi's father.
- Payal Rohatgi as Shikhandini/Shikhandi-Daughter of Drupad and Dristadyumna and Draupadi's elder sister.
- Vikramjeet Virk as Jarasandha-King of Magadha
- Meghan Jadhav as Abhimanyu-Arjun’ and Subhadra's son.
- Alice Saraswat as Uttarā- Virat and Sudeshna's daughter; Abhimanyu's wife, Parikshit's mother
- Malhar Pandya as Balarama- Krishna's elder brother, Duryodhan's teacher
- Vicky Batra/Akash Sharma as Dhrishtadyumna- Drupad's son; Shikandini and Draupadi's brother
- Sachin Verma as Indra-Arjun's father.
- Kaushik Chakravorty as Shalya- Pandavas' maternal uncle and King of Madra
- Vikram Soni as Prativindhya- Yudishtira and Draupadi's son.
- Richa Mukherjee as Lakshmanaa- Duryodhana and Bhanumati's daughter, Sambha's wife, Krishna's daughter-in-law
- Aditya Kapadia as Shon- Karna's foster brother
- Uzair Basar as child Shon
- Daya Shankar Pandey as Shani- Surya's son, Karna's brother
- Rumi Khan as Madhyam
- Sandeep Rajora as Surya-Karna's biological father
- Riva Bubber as Priyamvada- Kunti's maid
- Hirdeyjeet Jarnail Singh as Vrishbhan- Vrushali's father
- Shubhi Ahuja as Bhanumati- Duryodhana's wife; Lakshmana and Lakshmanaa's mother
- Anirudh Dave as Shishupala
- Tarakesh Chauhan as Vishwakarma
- Unknown as Virata- Sudeshna's husband, Uttara's father
- Zohaib Siddiqui as Kichaka
- Shresth Kumar as Samba- Krishna's son, Lakshmanaa's husband
- Ayush Shah as young Samba
- Aditi Gowitrikar as Ganga- Bhishma's mother, Shantanu's wife
- Jaswinder Gardner as Sudeshna- Virata's wife, Uttara's mother
- Deblina Chatterjee as Urvashi
- Akbar Ali as Ghatotkach- Bheem and Himdimba's son.
- Vashu Chauhan as Barbareek- Ghatotkach's son.
Production
Karanvir Bohra, Karan Grover, Karan Tacker, Avinesh Rekhi and Aditya Redij were approached for playing the lead role of Karna, but Gautam Rode was signed for the eponymous role.
In 2015, Gautam Rode won the Best Actor in a Historical Serial award in Indian Telly Awards for the show. The show was intended to be a finite series of 150 episodes but was extended up to August due to a rise in the ratings.[2]
International broadcast
References
- "Gautam Rode joins 'Suryaputra Karn'". The Indian Express. 2015-09-22. Retrieved 2015-12-05.
- "Gautam's 'Suryaputra Karn' gets an extension". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 Jan 2016.
- http://www.wowkeren.com/berita/tampil/00093744.html
