Mrityunjay (TV series)

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Mrityunjay
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Also known asKarn
GenreHistorical drama
Created by Chandraprakash Dwivedi
Based onMrityunjay by Shivaji Sawant
Written by Chandraprakash Dwivedi
Vasant Dev
Ashok Mishra
Directed by Chandraprakash Dwivedi
Creative director Chandraprakash Dwivedi
Starring Rajendranath Zutshi
Rajendra Gupta
Suraj Chaddha
Surendra Pal
Prakash Dwivedi
Narrated by Rajendranath Zutshi
Theme music composer Ashit Desai
Composers Ashit Desai
Uday Mazumdar
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
ProducersMurli Manohar Singh, Jamshed Ashraf
Production location Mumbai
CinematographySanjeev Shrivastav
EditorArunabh Mukharjee
Running time25 minutes
Original release
Network 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]

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