Siddharth Kumar Tewary

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Siddharth Kumar Tewary
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Born(1978-01-23)23 January 1978
Kolkata
Nationality Indian
Alma mater Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication
Notable work Mahabharat
Porus
RadhaKrishn
Awards ITA Award for Best Director - Drama 2014
27th Screen Actors Guild Awards 2017
Indian Television Academy Awards 2021

Siddharth Kumar Tewary (born 23 January 1978) is an Indian television producer and director. [1] He is the founder of Swastik Productions, one of India's largest production house. Currently, he serves as the company's chief Creative Director. Tewary has been the creator and director of various shows like Mahabharat (Star Plus), Suryaputra Karn, Karmaphal Daata Shani (Colors TV), Porus (SET India), Ram Siya Ke Luv Kush and most recently RadhaKrishn (Star Bharat). He made his first OTT debut with Escaype Live starring Siddharth for Disney+ Hotstar in 2022. [2] His current show is Shiv Shakti – Tap Tyaag Tandav and upcoming show is Shrimad Ramayan.

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Early life

Tewary was raised in a middle class Brahmin family in Kolkata. He studied at St. Xavier’s Collegiate School and the St. Xavier's College, at the University of Calcutta in Kolkata and subsequently studied Mass Communication at the Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication in Pune. [3]

Notable TV shows

Mahabharat

Mahabharat was the adaptation of the Sanskrit epic of the same name, which depicted the rivalry of the cousins Kauravas and Pandavas of the Kuru Dynasty which ultimately led to the Kurukshetra War. The show aired from 16 September 2013 to 16 August 2014 on Star Plus. It was India's most expensive series with a total budget of INR 100 crores. The show received huge critical and audience acclaim which helped the broadcasting channel Star Plus clock the highest GTVMs ever achieved by any channel in Indian Television History. [4]

Porus

Porus was the story of 2 Kings, Porus (King of Pauravas) and Alexander The Great ( King of Macedonia) and how their fates brought them face-to-face in the Battle of Hydaspes. The show aired from 27 November 2017 to 13 November 2018 on SET India. It was India's most expensive series with a budget of INR 500 crores(USD 70 million). It became India's first Global-TV series and also first Indian series to reach Japan. It has been dubbed and subbed in many languages and is already sold to over 11 countries and 14 territories.[ citation needed ]

RadhaKrishn

RadhaKrishn was Hindu mythological television drama series that was premiered on 1 October 2018 on Star Bharat and is also digitally available on Disney+ Hotstar. The series is based on the life of Hindu deities Radha and Krishna and it has three chapters. [5]

Filmography

Television series

SeriesChannelPremiere Date
RadhaKrishn Star Bharat 1 October 2018
Nethra Gemini TV 10 October 2022
Aashao Ka Savera... Dheere Dheere Se Star Bharat 12 December 2022 [6]

Web series

SeriesPlatformPremiere DateNotes
Escaype Live Disney+ Hotstar 20 May 2022

Former productions

Current

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References

  1. ↑ "The accidental producer: Siddharth Kumar Tewary gets candid on his journey". Indian Television.Com. 9 May 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  2. ↑ "Escaype Live's gripping narrative impresses viewers across India - Times of India". The Times of India. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  3. ↑ "Siddharth Kumar Tewary's Mahabharat listed among the 20 best TV series on world television - Times of India". The Times of India. 7 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "100 करोड़ के बजट वाला पहला भारतीय टीवी शो था महाभारत, बनाने में लगे थे 5 साल". Aaj Tak (in Hindi). 3 June 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  5. ↑ "Siddharth Kumar Tewary's 'Radha Krishna' scrapped - Times of India". The Times of India . Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "The cast of the upcoming show 'Aashao Ka Savera…Dheere Dheere Se' visits Ujjain city for their shoot - Times of India". The Times of India. 30 November 2022.
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