Santoshi Maa (TV series)
Santoshi Maa (English: Goddess Santoshi) is an Indian television mythological series, which premiered on November 30, 2015 on &TV[2] and ran till 20 October 2017.[3] The series is produced by Rashmi Sharma Telefilms. Gracy Singh plays the titular role in the series, described as "an emblem of love, contentment, forgiveness, happiness and hope".[4][5]
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Genre | Mythology |
Created by | Rashmi Sharma |
Based on | Santoshi Mata |
Written by | Sharad Tripathi |
Directed by | Rashmi Sharma |
Creative director | Bhawna Bundela |
Starring | |
Country of origin | India |
Original language | Hindi |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 499[1] |
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Producers |
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Production locations | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 22 Minutes |
Production company | Rashmi Sharma Telefilms |
Release | |
Original network | &TV |
Picture format | |
Original release | 30 November 2015 – 20 October 2017 |
Chronology | |
Related shows | Santoshi Maa - Sunayein Vrat Kathayein |
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Website |
Plot
The show is a blend of mythology and drama. The story runs on three parallel tracks.
The first story is about Santoshi, a devout follower of Santoshi Maa who believes that the goddess is the ultimate cure for all miseries.
The second story depicts the story of Devloka where all the gods and goddesses of the Universe reside. Goddess Santoshi along with her alliance 'Gau Mata' try their best to help their devotees. Their attempts are often interrupted by Goddess Poulomi who is known to be the goddess of jealousy, greed, and deception.
The third track involves Santoshi's relatives who are extremely greedy by nature. They dream of becoming rich and can go to any extent to raise money and live a luxurious lifestyle. Santoshi’s Parents Died Cause of Evil Goddess Poulomi. Santoshi First Grandmother And Two Childeren Cruel To Santoshi. While Santoshi Grown up She married To a Rich man.
Cast
Main
- Gracy Singh as Santoshi Mata / Sadhvi Maa[6]
- Ratan Rajput as Santoshi Dhairya Mishra[7][8]
- Ayaz Ahmed as Dhairya Raghavendra Mishra
- Sayantani Ghosh[9] / Debina Bonnerjee[10] as Poulomi Maa / Trishna
Recurring
- Upasana Singh as Madhu Pratap Mishra[11] (2015–2016)
- Parikshit Sahni as Raghavendra Mishra (2015–2017)
- Kiran Janjani as Ujjwal Mishra[12] (2015–2016)
- Omkar Das Manikpuri as Jagannath
- Sadhana Singh as Vidya Raghavendra Mishra
- Rahul Ranaa as Nagakaimasur
- Sonia Sahni as Dadi
- Sunita Rajwar as Daksha
- K C Shankar as Sheshnath
- Harshita Shukla as Madhuri
- Vijay Badlani as Narada
- Shiju Kataria as Laxmi Mata
- Smriti Khanna as Parvati Mata
- Shahbaz Khan as Pratap Raghavendra Mishra
- Chandni Bhagwanani as Riya
- Abhishek Bajaj as Sanket
- Teejay Sidhu as Nupur Ujwal Mishra
- Piyali Munshi / Taraka Pednekar as Saraswati Mata
- Kashvi Kothari as Child Santoshi
- Guddu Maruti as shashi kala
- Shabaaz Abdullah Badi as Rajan shashikala Nephew
- Meghan Jadhav as chintu Shashikala Nephew
- Shagun Pandey as Guddu
- Aishana Singh / Jyotsna Chandola as Bitto
- Priyamvada Kant as Sharmeeli (2016–2017)
- Kamalika Guha Thakurta as Kamini (2017)
- Harbandana Kaur as Rudrakshi Dhairya Mishra
- Kushank Arora as Ankur Pratap Mishra
- Archana Taide as Sindoori / Fake Santoshi (2016)
- Tarun Khanna as Shiva
- Soni Singh as Swarnarekha (2016)
- Aanchal Khurana as Bubbly Tiwari (2016)
- Aryan Vaid / Aarya Dharamchand Kumar as Indra (2016–2017) / (2017)
- Tasheen Shah as Poulomika (Trishna's daughter)
- Alka Kaushal / Deepshikha Nagpal as Kranti Maa (2017) / (2017)
- Nasirr Khan as Kumbhak
Special Appearance
- Juhi Parmar as Riddhima (Santoshi's Mother)
- Sachin Shroff as Vinayak (Santoshi's Father)
Guest appearance
- Sara Khan as Anju (2016)
- Ankit Gera as Nikhil (2016)
- Arti Singh
- Aditi Dev Sharma as Gangaa from (Gangaa) (2016)
References
- Santoshi Maa
- "Goddess of satisfaction 'Santoshi Maa' on the small screen | TV – Times of India Videos". Times of India. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- "Exclusive: Gracy Singh's Santoshi Maa to go off air on October 20". The Indian Express. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- "&TV to experiment with socio-mytho genre with 'Santoshi Maa'". The Times of India. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- "&TV working on socio-mythological drama 'Santoshi Maa'; a fiction show to replace 'Razia Sultan'". Television Post. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- "Gracy Singh: I would ask TV directors, 'Will you keep making the same thing?' – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- "Santoshi Maa makers kill Ratan Rajput's character, actor quits". Hindustan Times. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- "Ratan Rajput is coming back to Santoshi Maa with a new look". Hindustan Times. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- "Sayantani Ghosh to get Sridevi-inspired look on Santoshi Maa". The Indian Express. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- Unnikrishnan, Chaya (15 December 2016). "Scoop: Debina Bonnerjee in a double role in 'Jai Santoshi Maa'". DNA India. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- "Upasana Singh gets a makeover in TV show Santoshi Maa – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- "Kiran Janjani: Who says mythological shows are only about Gods – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
External links
- Santoshi Maa at IMDb