Devyani (or colloquially, Devyani... Ekka Raja Rani) is a Marathi television drama that aired on Star Pravah. It premiered on 19 March 2012.[1] Its second season aired from 27 July 2014 with name Devyani... Ekka Raja Rani. The series re-aired during the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Devyani
GenreDrama
Romance
Starringsee below
Country of originIndia
Original languageMarathi
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes1314
Production
ProducersAnuj Saxena (Season 1)
Vidhyadhar Pathare (Season 2)
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time22 minutes
Production companiesMaverick Productions (Season 1)
Iris Productions (Season 2)
Original release
NetworkStar Pravah
Release19 March 2012 (2012-03-19) –
28 May 2016 (2016-05-28)

Plot

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Season 1

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It is a story of girl named Devyani a college girl whose life gets change after she enters the wedlock with her obsessive and die-hard lover Sangram. Devyani is a girl of her principles that are taught by his father, Sangram is opposite and who always follows his principles in life and is the master of his decisions. The show takes a new turn when Sangram falls head over heels with Devyani and makes all his efforts to let the girl become his wife.[3][4]

Season 2

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It is a story about Devyani's journey from her childhood till now. Devyani is a confident girl who believes that the bad can be erased off if wanted. According to Devyani, good always beats bad. Devyani aspires to be a crime reporter and wishes to make the society better place to live in.

Cast

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Season 1

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  • Shivani Surve as Devyani Kelkar / Devyani Vikhe-Patil; Sangram's wife, Aabasaheb and Chandrika's daughter-in-law, Ashu's sister, Subhanrao's daughter (2012-2013)
    • Deepali Pansare replacing Shivani as Devyani Kelkar / Devyani Vikhe-patil (2013-2014)
  • Sangram Salvi as Sangram Vikhe-Patil; Devyani's husband, Aabasaheb and Chandrika's son, Samrat and Lavanya's brother, Aausaheb's grandson (2012-2014)
  • Nagesh Bhonsle as Aabasaheb Vikhe-Patil; Sangram, Samrat and Lavanya's father, Devyani and Vatsala's father-in-law, Chandrika's husband, Aausaheb's son (2012-2014)
  • Surekha Kudachi as Chandrika Vikhe-Patil; Sangram, Samrat and Lavanya's mother, Aabasaheb's wife, Aausaheb's daughter-in-law, Devyani and Vatsala's mother-in-law (2012-2013)
    • Sunila Karambelkar replacing Surekha as Chandrika Vikhe-Patil (2013-2014)
  • Saii Ranade as Vatsala Vikhe-Patil; Samrat's wife, Aabasaheb and Chandrika's daughter-in-law (2012-2013)
  • Devdatta Nage as Samrat Vikhe-Patil; Vatsala's husband, Girija's ex-husband, Aabasaheb and Chandrika's son, Samrat and Lavanya's brother, Aausaheb's grandson (2013-2014)
  • Richa Pariyalli as Girija; Samrat's second and ex-wife (2012-2013)
    • Samidha Guru replacing Pariyalli as Girija; Samrat's second wife (2013)
  • Prachi Pisat as Lavanya Vikhe-Patil; Sangram and Samrat's sister, Devyani's sister-in-law, Aabasaheb and Chandrika's daughter, Aausaheb's granddaughter (2012)
    • Pooja Kadam replacing Prachi as Lavanya Vikhe-Patil (2012-2014)
  • Gauri Kendre as Aausaheb Vikhe-Patil; Sangram, Samrat and Lavanya's grandmother, Chandrika's daughter-in-law, Aabasaheb's mother (2012-2014)
  • Maadhav Deochake as Dr. Namit; Devyani's ex-fiancé and best friend (2012)
  • Khushboo Tawde as Tara; Sangram's obsessive lover (2013)
  • Atul Abhyankar as Tara's father (2013)
  • Madhura Godbole as Ashu; Devyani's sister (2012-2013)
  • Rajan Tamhane as Subhanrao Kelkar; Devyani's father (2012)
  • Nomit Godbole (also known as Nomhit Godbole) as Ashwin Kelkar; Devyani's brother (2012-2013)
  • Rama Joshi as Devyani's grandmother
  • Vijay Mishra as Devyani's uncle
  • Vidyadhar Joshi as Hambirrao Vikhe-Patil; Aabasaheb's cousin, Sangram, Samrat and Lavanya's uncle; Manjula's son, Vikram's father (2013)
  • Mrunal Chemburkar as Hambirrao's wife, Manjula's daughter-in-law, Vikram's mother, Sangram, Samrat and Lavanya's aunt (2013)
  • Neena Kulkarni as Manjula Vikhe-Patil; Hambirrao's mother, Vikram's grandmother, Sangram, Samrat and Lavanya's grandmother (2013)
  • Prasad Limaye as Vikram Vikhe-Patil; Hambirrao's son, Manjula's grandson, Sangram, Samrat and Lavanya's cousin (2013)
  • Rasika Vengurlekar as Rani; Vikhe-Patil's homemade (2012-2013)
  • Smita Saravade as Mandakini; Aabasaheb's sister-in-law (2012)
  • Anuj Saxena as Advocate Anuj Daftardari (2013)
  • Vibhuti Thakur as Vibhuti Daftardari (2013)
  • Kaustubh Diwan as Jay; Lavanya's boyfriend (2013)
  • Sushant Shelar as Police Inspector (2012)
  • Rashmi Anpat as Pallavi (2013)
  • Ravi Patwardhan as Kakasaheb (2013)
  • Bharati Patil as Sangram's Kakisaheb (2013)

Season 2

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  • Bhagyashree Mote as Devyani Ekka Sawant; Ekka's wife, Surekha's daughter-in-law, Sara and Yashodhan's sister-in-law (2014-2015)
    • Siddhi Karkhanis replacing Bhagyashree as Devyani Ekka Sawant (2015-2016)
  • Vivek Sangle as Ekka Sawant (Baji); Devyani's husband, Surekha's adoptive son, Sara and Yashodhan's adoptive brother (2014-2016)
  • Kishori Ambiye as Surekha Sawant; Ekka's adoptive mother, Devyani's mother-in-law, Sara and Yashodhan's mother (2014-2016)
  • Shreejit Marathe as Inspector Chittaranjan (Chitta); Devyani's ex-fiancé and obsessive lover (2014-2015)
  • Shweta Mahadik as Ekka's Sister-in-law (2014-2015)
  • Shraddha pokharnkar as radhika Devyani childhood friend ranjan obsessive lover(2014-2015)
  • Omkar Kulkarni as Yashodhan Sawant; Ekka's adoptive brother, Surekha's son, Sara's brother (2014-2015)
  • Abhidnya Bhave as Veena; Ekka's obsessive lover (2015-2016)
  • Divesh Medge as Vinayak; Devyani's brother (2015-2016)
  • Sara Shrawan as Sara; Ekka's adoptive sister, Surekha's daughter, Yashodhan's sister, Devyani's sister-in-law (2014-2016)
  • Vinod Gaykar as Taimur; Ekka's sidekick (2014-2016)

Production

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Casting

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It is produced by Anuj Saxena under the banner of Maverick Productions.[5] It was airing from 19 March 2012 on Star Pravah by replacing Bandh Reshmache. It first starred Shivani Surve, Sangram Salvi, Nagesh Bhonsle as Devyani, Sangram and Aabasaheb respectively. Shivani Surve was removed from the show in 2013 because of her tantrums.[6] She was replaced by Deepali Pansare who played the role of Devyani. In 2014, all casts of the show were changed for new story. Parallel lead Bhagyashree Mote playing New Devyani and recurring one Vivek Sangle. In 2015, Bhagyashree Mote also quit the series and Siddhi Karkhanis was cast in the role.

Adaptations

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Language Title Original release Network(s) Last aired Notes
Hindi Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya
मन की आवाज 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

References

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  1. ^ "New serial 'Devyani' on Star Pravah from 19th March". Marathi Movie World. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Shivani Surve and Sangram Salvi starrer popular series Devyani to rerun soon - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Star Pravah's Devyani hits a century". Telly Chakkar. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Star Pravah's Devyani high on TRP Charts!". Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Anuj Saxena keen on making a come back to TV - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  6. ^ "I did not leave Devyani; I was ousted: Shivani Surve - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
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