Ek Mahanayak – Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (Translation: A Great Hero – Dr. B.R. Ambedkar) is an Indian Hindi-language drama series produced by Sobo Films.[1] It premiered on 17 December 2019 on And TV[2] with Ayudh Bhanushali as the five-year old Bhimrao. In 2021, the story moved on for several years and Atharva Karve was introduced as young B. R. Ambedkar.[3]
Ek Mahanayak – Dr. B. R. Ambedkar | |
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Genre | Drama |
Written by | Shanti Bhushan |
Directed by | Vinod Manikrao |
Starring | Atharva Karve |
Country of origin | India |
Original language | Hindi |
No. of episodes | 1135 |
Production | |
Production location | Mumbai |
Running time | 20-22 minutes approx. |
Production company | Sobo Films |
Original release | |
Release | 17 December 2019 5 August 2024 | –
Cast
editMain
edit- Aayudh Bhanushali as five-year old Ambedkar / Bhimrao / Bheem
- Atharva Karve as adult/young Bhimrao Ambedkar[4]
- Prasad Jawade as Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar
Recurring
edit- Jagannath Nivangune as Ramji Maloji Sakpal: Bhimrao's father
- Narayani Mahesh Varne as Ramabai Bhimrao Ambedkar
- Neha Joshi as Bhimabai Sakpal: Bhimrao's mother
- Vikram Dwivedi as Narottam Joshi: Bhimrao's rival
- Suresh Panwar as Janardan
- Saud Mansuri as Raju Rao: Bhimrao's brother
- Athar Khan as Aanand Rao: Bhimrao's brother
- Vanshika Yadav as Manjula: Bhimrao's sister
- Sapna Devalkar as Ganga: Bhimrao's sister
- Atul Patil as Shishupal
- Falguni Dave as Mira: Bhimrao's paternal aunt
- Ratnakar Nadkarni as Sarwagya Maharaj in Hindi, Barbari Garu in Kannada, Swami Maharaj in Tamil: Lead Atagonist
- Amit Pandey as Purushottam[5]
- Naman Arora as Mahesh ( Bheem's Jija ji & Manjula's husband)
- Parma Gutte as a villager
- Ashif Syed as a villager
- Tarlok Singh
- Krishna Kant Singh Bundela as Tantrik
- Chakramani Mishra as Jokhu
Production
editCasting
editIn July 2021, it was announced that show will take a leap.[6] Atharva Karve and Narayani Mahesh Varne were introduced as Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and Ramabai Bhimrao Ambedkar respectively.
References
edit- ^ "Ek Mahanayak Dr B R Ambedkar completes two successful years; team celebrates - Times of India". The Times of India. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ "'Ek Mahanayak-Dr B R Ambedkar' completes 500 episodes! - Times of India". The Times of India. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ "Ambedkar Jayanti special starting April 14 on Ek Mahanayak-Dr B.R. Ambedkar". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ Shukla, Jaideep (25 July 2021). "Atharva Karve says Ek Mahanayak - Dr B R Ambedkar is like a dream come true for him". India Today. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ "Amit Pandey - Movies, Biography, News, Age & Photos". BookMyShow. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Ek Mahanayak Dr B.R. Ambedkar takes a leap". Tribune India. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
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