''Balumamachya Navan Changbhala'' () is an Indian

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TV series airing on

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. The show premiered from 13 August 2018 by replacing '' Tu Majha Saangaati''. It stars Sumeet Pusavale in title role.

Summary

Saint "

Balumama Balumama Maharaj, (born Ballappa, 3 October 1892 – 4 September 1966) was an Indian saint, guru, mystic, and a yogi. Life and miracles Early life Balumama was born on 3 October 1892 in a village called Akkol in Chikkodi taluk of Belgaum ...

" was born in Akkol,

Belgaum district Belagavi district, formerly also known as Belgaum district, is a district in the state of Karnataka, India. The district is known as the sugar bowl of Karnataka with hectares being used for commercial production. It has overtaken Mandya distri ...

, into the

Dhangar The Dhangars are caste of people found in the Indian states of Maharashtra, northern Karnataka, Goa, Madhya Pradesh . They are referred to as Gavli Dhangars in northern Maharashtra ( Khandesh region) and the forested hill tracts of India's We ...

community. He has followers from

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, and

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. He would take care of his sheep. His sheep are recognized to be very sacred and auspicious. Balumama is believed to be one of Lord Mahadev's incarnations and he devoted his existence to help needy people.

Cast

Main

* Prakash Dhotre as Elder

** Sumeet Pusavale as Young

*** Samarth Patil as Child

Recurring

* Rohit Deshmukh as Mayappa, Balumama's father * Ankita Panvelkar as Sundara, Balumama's mother * Mayur Khandage as Panch * Advait Kulkarni as Small Gundappa ** Akshay Dandekar as Young Gundappa * Sajari Ayachit as Small Satyavva ** Komal More as Young Satyavva * Akshay Tak as Tatya * Chaitrali Rode as Tatya's wife * Ashok Kangude as Manglu * Vaibhav Rajendra as Bheema * Meenakshi Rathod as Panch Bai * Sanjana Kale as Narmada * Bhagyashree Pawar as Lagamwa * Bhausaheb Sonawane as Kaasha * Sonali Salunke as Shanta * Babasaheb Gaikwad as Raghu * Ashish Wadde as Shejari Nigpaa * Purshottam Wagh as Kariappa * Prathamesh Jadhav as Mr. Patil **Amod Jande as Sudhakar/Chandrahar * Vijay Shejwal as Keshav Vaidya * Namrata Sumiraj as Yamuna * Vikram Gaikwad as Patil * Akshay Dandekar as Gundappa * Yashwant Suryavanshi as Balya * Pratibha Vale as Nigpaa's mother-in-law * Pallavi Patil as Shejarin Sakhu * Amruta Uttarwar as Sakhutai * Meghana Hoshing as Usha * Mayur More as Sarkar Inamdar *

Surekha Kudachi Surekha Kudachi is an Indian actress and Lavani dancer who predominantly works in Marathi Marathi may refer to: *Marathi people, an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group of Maharashtra, India **Marathi people (Uttar Pradesh), the Marathi people in ...

as Akka

Reception

It gained fifth position in Week 28 of 2019 with 3.4 TRP in Top 5 Marathi TV Shows.

Special episode

2 hours

* 31 March 2019 (Balu helps Malappa)

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 13868474
''Balumamachya Navan Changbhala''
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