Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya | |
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Genre | Social Drama Romance |
Created by | Spellbound Productions Walkwater Media Ltd |
Written by | Pearl Grey Shanti Bhushan Vishal Watwani Ahsan Bakshi |
Directed by | Ravindra Gautam Prasad Govandi Santosh Bhatt Jatin Ravasia Gurpreet Rana Arvind Gupta Sandeep Vijay |
Creative director | Pearl Grey |
Starring | Pooja Gor Arhaan Behll |
Country of origin | India |
Original languages | Hindi Awadhi |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 767 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Pearl Grey |
Producer | Pearl Grey |
Editor | Sameer Gandhi |
Running time | 20-22 minutes |
Production companies | Spellbound Productions Walkwater Media Ltd |
Original release | |
Network | Star Plus |
Release | 7 December 2009 27 October 2012 | –
Related | |
Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya 2 |
Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya (transl. The voice from the mind... Pledge) is an Indian television series which aired on STAR Plus.[1] The series premiered on 7 December 2009 and was ended on 27 October 2012.[2] It starred Pooja Gor and Arhaan Behll. All episodes of the series re-telecasted at Star Bharat from October 2020 to March 2021. A new season of the series Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya 2 premiered on 15 March 2021 on Star Bharat produced by Director's Kut Productions.[3]
It is the story of a woman Pratigya Saxena who will go to any lengths to fight for her rights. Krishna Singh Thakur belongs to the Thakur family known for their power in Allahabad. The Thakurs, headed by Krishna's father, Sajjan Singh Thakur, are rooted deep in tradition and superstition. The Saxena family, however, are traditional but believe in progressive thinking and educating their daughters Pratigya and Aarushi. Krishna Singh Thakur and Pratigya Saxena eventually fall in love despite seeming incompatible in the beginning.
Krishna is Pratigya's secret admirer, and he forces her to marry him. To protect Pratigya, her elder brother Adarsh Saxena marries Komal Singh Thakur, Krishna's younger sister. Pratigya is not satisfied with her marriage, but over time she realises Krishna's genuine love for her.
Krishna's elder brother, Shakti Singh Thakur, causes his wife Kesar Shakti Singh Thakur to lose her mental stability. As a result, Pratigya starts caring for Shakti and Kesar's son, Samar. Shakti marries Menaka Shakti Singh Thakur, who wants to usurp the property of the Thakur family. Abhimanyu Singh Yadav, Sajjan Singh Thakur's illegitimate son, emerges and stakes claim to his rights and start planning against the family. Meanwhile, in the Saxena household, Tanmay Srivastav, Aarushi's husband, plans to kill Adarsh and finally kills Adarsh and frames Krishna for Adarsh's murder.Later Pratigya with the help of her lawyer proves Krishna innocent and Tanmay the murderer of Adarsh Tanmay is sentenced to Life imprisonment after that Arushi divorces and leaves Tanmay forever as he murdered her brother Adarsh Abhimanyu too tries to kill Komal and Chinky when Komal find out his true colours as he was planning against Krishna and Sajjan Singh but both are saved by Kartik Krishna and Pratigya Abhimanyu's truth comes in front of everyone and he gets arrested later Komal gets married to Kartik after Pratigya and Komal's daughter Chinky pleads and requests Sajjan Singh for the marriage Sumitra Krishna's mother comes back after a long struggle but Sajjan rejects her for staying with another man as his wife but later accepts on the day of dusherra when she tries to kill herself.
The show takes a leap when Pratigya and Krishna officially adopt Samar. The show ends with Pratigya gets pregnant and give birth to a baby girl, and the whole family celebrates.
Language | Title | Original release | Network(s) | Last aired | Notes |
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Hindi | Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya मन की आवाज़ प्रतिज्ञा |
7 December 2009 | StarPlus | 27 October 2012 | Original |
Kannada | Krishna Rukmini ಕೃಷ್ಣ ರುಕ್ಮಿಣಿ |
2 May 2011 | Star Suvarna | 8 March 2013 | Remake |
Marathi | Devyani देवयानी |
19 March 2012 | Star Pravah | 28 May 2016 | |
Tamil | Puthu Kavithai புது கவிதை |
18 December 2013 | Star Vijay | 29 May 2015 | |
Malayalam | Gouri Shankaram ഗൗരിശങ്കരം |
3 July 2023 | Asianet | Ongoing | |
Kannada | Gowri Shankara ಗೌರಿ ಶಂಕರ |
13 November 2023 | Star Suvarna | ||
Tamil | Sakthivel: Theeyaai Oru Theeraa Kaadhal சக்திவேல்: தீயாய் ஒரு தீராக்காதல் |
4 December 2023 | Star Vijay | ||
Telugu | Satyabhama సత్యభామ |
18 December 2023 | Star Maa |
As a part of promotion of the series before its launch, in December 2009, a campaign was done as Meri Pratigya at Nariman Point in Mumbai where along with lead Pooja Gor, 500 women as a chain to create an awareness on eve-teasing and ill treatment of women.[13]
Parvati Sehgal who played Komal's role in the show was originally approached for Aarushi's role but got rejected because of a look test but later got selected for Komal's role when she was approached for the second time.[14]
Falaq Naaz was originally signed to play an uneducated village girl Shakun in the show who was Abhimanyu's wife but things couldn't work out as she chose another show of Star Plus Khamoshiyan later her role got scrapped from the show.[15] Rohit Khurana was finalized for Krishna's role but rejected it as he was busy with Uttaran at that time.
In mid 2011, Monica Singh playing Naina quit the series and was hoped for coming back after a break. However, as she refused returning, the makers decided to end her character and she agreed to shoot for two days but did not turn up. Thus, her character was mentioned dead in a car accident.[16]
The series was off aired in October 2012. In early 2013, the series was confirmed returning with a new season based on story of lead character Pratigya and Krishna's daughters.[17][18] Neha Marda was roped as one of the leads and the pilot episode was shot and approved by the channel but the series was dropped when the discussions between the production house and channel stalled.[19] However, on 19 February 2021, the series was confirmed returning with a new season on Star Bharat.[20][21] Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya 2 premiered on 15 March 2021, is produced by former season producer Pearl Grey along with Rajan Shahi under Director's Kut Productions.[22]
Based on the backdrop of Uttar Pradesh, Allahabad, the series was mainly filmed at sets in Film city in Mumbai while some sequences were also shot at Allahabad.[23]
The Indian Express stated, "It's a perfect Hindi heartland show - over-the-top drama and aggressive, regressive as well as progressive in characters and content."[24]
In November 2010, Deccan Herald criticised, "The serial that broke many a record on Star Plus because of its unique anti-eve teasing storyline, seems to have changed track completely. Today, it’s boiled down to a tale where a woman is humiliated at home, her self respect trampled on by her in-laws and husband instead of portraying her to be a strong woman who stands her ground."[25]
The Hindu criticised, "From the current crop of serials, a very good example of enthusiastic consumption of a bizarre plot line is the serial “Mann ki Awaaz Pratigya”. The production house, Star TV, bills it a “fight against disrespect of women”. And what does the lead character do? She marries a goon who eve-teases her. Then she tells him that he can win her body but not her love. You fight disrespect by marrying the eve-teaser, taking the battle into his home."[26]
Pratigya opened with a rating of 3.7 TVR.[27] As in April 2010, it was one of the top ten Hindi GEC which garnered 4.5 TVR.[28] As in July 2010, it was at second position with ratings ranging 4 to 5.3 TVR.[29] In weeks 24 and 25 of 2010, it garnered 4.8 and 5.5 TVRs.[30][31] In week 4 of 2011, it garnered 5.7 TVR.[32] As in week 29 of 2011, it dropped to 3.9 TVR while its peak ratings garnered were around 6 TVR in its run time.[24] In the week ending 27 September 2011, it garnered 4.27 TVR occupying fourth position.[33] When the ratings dropped ranging between 2 and 2.5 TVR, it was off aired on October 2012.[34]
Year | Awards | Category | Recipient | Result |
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2010 | Indian Television Academy Awards | Best Serial | Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya | Won[35] |
2011 | Best Actor – Drama – Popular | Krishna (Arhaan Behll) | Won[36] | |
Kalakar Awards | Favourite Actress in Television | Pratigya (Pooja Gor) | Won[37] | |
Zee Gold Awards | Best Negative Actor(Male) – Popular | Anupam Shyam | Won | |
2012 | Indian Telly Awards | Best Actor in Negative Role (Jury) | Sajjan Singh (Anupam Shyam) | Won[38] |
Best Actress in Negative Role(Jury) | Takurain (Asmita Sharma) | Won[38] | ||
Best actor in childhood | Amir singh (Saurav Singh) | Won | ||
Zee Gold Awards | Best Negative Actor – Male | Anupam Shyam | Won |