Mrityunjay
TV Serial title caption
Also known asKarn
GenreHistorical drama
Created byChandraprakash Dwivedi
Based onMrityunjay by Shivaji Sawant
Written byChandraprakash Dwivedi
Vasant Dev
Ashok Mishra
Directed byChandraprakash Dwivedi
Creative directorChandraprakash Dwivedi
StarringRajendranath Zutshi
Rajendra Gupta
Suraj Chaddha
Surendra Pal
Prakash Dwivedi
Narrated byRajendranath Zutshi
Theme music composerAshit Desai
ComposersAshit Desai
Uday Mazumdar
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
ProducersMurli Manohar Singh, Jamshed Ashraf
Production locationMumbai
CinematographySanjeev Shrivastav
EditorArunabh Mukharjee
Running time25 minutes
Original release
NetworkDD 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]

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References

  1. ^ "Pearl Group - People". Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  2. ^ 'I haven’t earned anything from television’ Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "DD serial on Lord Shiva". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  4. ^ 3rd Screen Awards, 1996
  5. ^ Director special
  6. ^ Art Directors gaining recognition[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ Ravi Chopra: If DD gives us special treatment,, it's because we guarantee quality
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