''Suryaputra Karn'' () is an Indian

historical History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well ...

epic

television Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication Media (communication), medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of Transmission (telecommunications), television tra ...

series, which premiered on 29 June 2015 on

Sony Entertainment Television (India) Sony Entertainment Television (SET) is an Indian Hindi-language general entertainment pay television channel, that was launched on 30 September 1995, and is owned by Culver Max Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese Sony. SET India's Y ...

and Sony Entertainment Television Asia. The show aired Monday through Friday nights at 8:30 PM. Produced by Siddharth Kumar Tewary of Swastik Pictures, the series covers the life journey of

Karna Karna (Sanskrit: कर्ण, IAST: ''Karṇa''), also known as Vasusena, Anga-raja, and Radheya, is one of the main protagonists of the Hindu epic '' Mahābhārata''. He is the son of the sun god Surya and princess Kunti (mother of the Pa ...

in the

Mahabharata The ''Mahābhārata'' ( ; sa, महाभारतम्, ', ) is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India in Hinduism, the other being the '' Rāmāyaṇa''. It narrates the struggle between two groups of cousins in the K ...

. The show starred Gautam Rode (adult Karna), Vishesh Bansal (young Karna) and Basant Bhatt (teenage Karna) as the lead character at various stages of his life.

Premise

The story revolves around the best archer of the

and narrates the entire story of

from Karna and Pandavas' birth to the eventual crowning of Karna in the Swarga. The show covers the life journey of Karna on his way to becoming a great warrior. He was the son of

Surya Surya (; sa, सूर्य, ) is the sun as well as the solar deity in Hinduism. He is traditionally one of the major five deities in the Smarta tradition, all of whom are considered as equivalent deities in the Panchayatana puja and a ...

and

Kunti Kunti ( sa, कुन्ती, ), named at birth as Pritha ( sa, पृथा, ), is one of the prominent characters of the Hindu epic ''Mahabharata''. She is best known as the mother of the Pandavas and Karna, the main protagonists of the epi ...

. He was born to Kunti before her marriage with

Pandu In the Hindu epic ''Mahabharata'', Pandu ( sa, पाण्डु, Pāṇḍu, pale) was a king of the Kuru Kingdom. He was the foster-father of the five Pandava brothers, who were the boons bestowed upon his wife Kunti by a number of deiti ...

. Kunti thus abandoned him. He was then saved by Adhirath, who was a charioteer. Karna since his childhood only decided to become an archer. He learnt archery from Lord Parshurama and lied him about his identity of being a Brahmin. But his lie was soon discovered and Parshurama cursed him. After that

Duryodhana Duryodhana ( sa, दुर्योधन, ) also known as Suyodhana, is the primary antagonist in the Hindu epic ''Mahabharata.'' He was the eldest of the Kauravas, the hundred sons of the blind king Dhritarashtra and his queen Gandhari. Being ...

made him the king of Anga and befriended him. Later, he along with

Shakuni Shakuni ( sa, शकुनि, , ) plays a key role in the Hindu epic ''Mahabharata''. He is one of the main antagonists of the Hindu epic ''Mahabharata''. He was the prince of the kingdom of Gandhara when introduced, later becoming its king ...

, devised a plan to insult

Draupadi Draupadi ( sa, द्रौपदी, draupadī, Daughter of Drupada), also referred to as Krishnaa, Panchali, and Yagyaseni, is the main female protagonist of the Hindu epic ''Mahabharata,'' and the common consort of the five Pandava brother ...

, wife of the

Pandavas The Pandavas (Sanskrit: पाण्डव, IAST: Pāṇḍava) refers to the five legendary brothers— Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva—who are the central characters of the Hindu epic ''Mahabharata''. They are acknowl ...

. They arranged a gambling where Yudhishthir lost all of his properties including Draupadi. Duryodhana asked Dushasan to disrobe her but failed as Lord

Krishna Krishna (; sa, कृष्ण ) is a major deity in Hinduism. He is worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and also as the Supreme god in his own right. He is the god of protection, compassion, tenderness, and love; and is on ...

saved her dignity. The Pandavas and Draupadi were sent for an exile of 13 years. This sowed the seeds of Mahabharata war. Indra, in disguise of a Brahmin took Karna's armour and earrings. Later, he learned his true identity of Kunti and Surya's son but he decided to fight for Duryodhana blaming Yudhishthir for owing Draupadi. The Mahabharata war resulted in the death of Karna, Bheeshma, Drona, and many of the

Kauravas ''Kaurava'' is a Sanskrit term which refers to descendants of Kuru, a legendary king of India who is the ancestor of many of the characters of the epic '' Mahabharata''. Usually, the term is used for the 100 sons of King Dhritarashtra and his ...

. Thus, the Pandavas won the war. Yudhishthir was made the king of

Hastinapura Hastinapur is a city in the Meerut district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. ''Hastinapura'', described in Hindu texts such as the ''Mahabharata'' and the Puranas as the capital of the Kuru Kingdom, is also mentioned in ancient Jain texts. ...

Gandhari Gandhari may refer to: * Gandhari (Mahabharata), a character in the Indian epic ''Mahabharata'' * Gandhari khilla, a hill fort near Bokkalagutta, Telangana, India * Gandhari language, north-western prakrit spoken in Gāndhāra **Kharosthi, or Gan ...

cursed Krishna for destroying Kuru Vansh. Her curse showed result after 36 years and Krishna's dynasty also got destroyed. A hunter named Jara killed Krishna mistakenly. Thus, the Pandavas decided to go to heaven where they met the Kauravas and Karna. The show ended with Krishna's blessings to everyone.

Cast

Main

* Gautam Rode as

: Biological son of

and Kunti, Pandavas' elder brother, Adhiratha and Radha's adopted son, Vrushali and Supriya's husband, Duryodhana's friend and the King of Anga; Vrishasena and Vrishaketu's father ** Vrishaketu – Karna and Vrushali's son, later the King of Anga *** Basant Bhatt as teenage

and teenage Vrishasena: Karna and Supriya's son *** Vishesh Bansal as child

* Saurabh Pandey as Lord

: Devaki and Vasudeva's son; Nanda and Yashoda's adopted son; Karna, Draupadi and Arjuna's friend * Priya Bathija as

: Kuntibhoj's daughter; wife of

; Karna's biological mother; Yudhisthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva's mother; Balarama and Krishna's paternal aunt; Queen Mother of Hastinapura * Kanan Malhotra as

Yudhisthira ''Yudhishthira'' (Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर, IAST: ''Yudhiṣṭhira'') is the eldest among the five Pandava brothers. He is mentioned in the ancient epic Mahabharata. He was sired by King Pandu of the Kuru Dynasty and his first ...

: Dharmaraj, Kunti and Pandu's son, first Pandava, Draupadi's husband, Prativindhya's father, King of Indraprastha and later King of Hastinapura * Shaleen Bhanot as

: Dhritarashtra and Gandhari's first son, eldest of the Kauravas, Crown Prince of Hastinapura, Karna's best friend, Bhanumati's husband and Laxmankumar, Lakshamana, and more sons / daughters's father **

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as teenage

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: Gandhari's brother, Kauravas's maternal uncle, Duryodhana's accomplice who is an expert in gambling * Farnaz Shetty as

Vrushali In the Hindu epic ''Mahabharata'', the wife of the warrior Karna is unnamed and in the ''Stri Parva'' of the epic, she is mentioned as the mother of Vrishasena and Sushena, the most prominent sons of Karna. Karna's wives are subjects of fantas ...

: Karna's childhood friend-turned-first wife; Vrishaketu's mother **

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as teenage

* Rohit Purohit as

Arjuna Arjuna (Sanskrit: अर्जुन, ), also known as Partha and Dhananjaya, is a character in several ancient Hindu texts, and specifically one of the major characters of the Indian epic Mahabharata. In the epic, he is the third among Pand ...

: Indra, Kunti and Pandu's son, third Pandava, Draupadi and Subhadra's husband; Abhimanyu and Shrutkarma's father, Karna's arch rival * Basant Bhatt as Vrishasena: Karna and Supriya's eldest son and died on the third day of war by Arjuna. * Pankhuri Awasthy Rode as

: Dhrupad's daughter,

Dhrishtadyumna Dhrishtadyumna ( sa, धृष्टद्युम्न, Dhṛṣṭadyumna, the courageous and splendid one) is the son of Drupada—the king of the Panchala kingdom—and the twin brother of Draupadi in the Hindu epic ''Mahabharata''. Dhri ...

's sister, Pandavas's common wife, Queen of Indraprastha and later Queen of Hastinapura, mother of Upapandavas * Ketan Karande as Bhim: Vayu, Kunti and Pandu's son, second Pandava, Hidimba and Draupadi's husband, Ghatotkach and Sutasoma's father * Buneet Kapoor as

Nakula In the Hindu epic Mahabharata, ''Nakula'' (Sanskrit: नकुल) was fourth of the five Pandava brothers. Nakula and Sahadeva were twins blessed to Madri, by Ashwini Kumaras, the divine physicians. Their parents Pandu and Madri - died e ...

: Ashwinikumars, Madri and Pandu's son, fourth Pandava, Draupadi's husband, Shatanika's father * Suchit V. Singh as

Sahadeva Sahadeva (Sanskrit: सहदेव) was the youngest of the Pandava brothers, the five principal protagonists of the epic ''Mahabharata''. He and his twin brother, Nakula, were blessed to King Pandu and Queen Madri by invoking the twin gods Ash ...

: Ashwinikumars, Madri and Pandu's son, fifth Pandava, Draupadi's husband, Shrutasena's father

Recurring

* Sandeep Rajora as

– Karna's biological father * Mouli Ganguly/Hemaakshi Ujjain as

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- Karna's foster mother, Shona's mother, Adhirath's wife * Anand Suryavanshi as Adhirath - Karna's foster father, Shon's father, Radha's husband, Bhishma's charioteer *

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as Ucchasena - Adhirath's brother, Radha's brother-in-law, Karna and Shon's uncle * Ujjawal Gauraha as Visheshan - King of Sut Society where karna was raised in childhood * Aditya Kapadia as Shon - Karna's foster brother **

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as child Shon * Malika Juneja as

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- Karna's second wife, Vrishasena's mother * Riva Bubber as Priyamvada - Kunti's maid * Daya Shankar Pandey as

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- Surya's son, Karna's brother * Rumi Khan as Madhyam * Hirdeyjeet Jarnail Singh as Vrishbhan - Vrushali's father * Naved Aslam as

Bhishma Bhishma (Sanskrit: भीष्‍म, , ), also known as Pitamaha, Gangaputra, and Devavrata, played an integral role in Mahabharata. He was the supreme commander of the Kaurava forces during the Kurukshetra War mentioned in the Hindu epi ...

- Great-uncle (grandfather figure) of Pandavas and Kauravas, Shantanu and Ganga's son * Aditi Gowitrikar as

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- Bhishma's mother, Shantanu's wife *

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Dhritarashtra Dhritarashtra ( sa, धृतराष्ट्र, ISO-15919: Dhr̥tarāṣṭra) was a Kuru king, and the father of the Kauravas in the Hindu epic ''Mahabharata''. He was the King of the Kuru Kingdom, with its capital at Hastinapura. He was ...

- King of Hastinapur, Ganchari's husband, father of the Kauravas and Dushala *

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- Shakuni's sister, Dhritarashtra's wife, Queen of Hastinapura, mother of the Kauravas and Dushala * Anuj Sharma as

Vidur Vidura ( Sanskrit: विदुर, lit. ''skilled'', ''intelligent'' or ''wise''), also known as Kshatri, plays a key role in the Hindu epic '' Mahabharata''. He is described as the prime minister of the Kuru kingdom and is the paternal unc ...

- Younger brother Dritarashtra and Pandu, Prime Minister of Hastinapura * Nimai Bali as

Dronacharya Droṇa ( sa, द्रोण, Droṇa), also referred to as Dronacharya ( sa, द्रोणाचार्य, Droṇācārya), is a major character of the Hindu epic Mahabharata. In the epic, he serves as the royal preceptor of the Kau ...

- Guru of Pandavas and Kauravas, Ashwathama's father *

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- Son of Dronacharya and Kripi,Duryodhana's friend,Student of Dronacharya too *

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as Parshuram - Guru of Bhishma, Drona and Karna *

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as Indra - King of the Devtas, Arjun's father * Jay Thakkar as child

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* Shubhi Ahuja as Bhanumati - Duryodhana's wife, mother of Lakshmanaa (and Lakshmana Kumar) *

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as Drupad - King of Panchala; Shikandini, Drishtadymna and Draupadi's father * Payal Rohatgi as Shikhandini/Shikhandi - Daughter of Drupad, Dristadyumna and Draupadi's elder sister * Vicky Batra/Akash Sharma as

- Drupad's son, Shikandini and Draupadi's brother *

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as Jarasandha - King of Magadha * Dinesh Mehta as

Jayadratha Jayadratha () is the king of the Sindhu kingdom featured in the Mahabharata. He was married to Dushala, the only sister of the hundred Kaurava brothers. The son of the king Vriddhakshatra, he is killed by Arjuna. He has a son named Suratha. ...

- Dushala's husband, Kauravas' brother-in-law * Deblina Chatterjee as

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* Karan Sharma as Virata - King of the Matsya kingdom, Sudeshna's husband, Uttara and Uttar's father * Jaswinder Gardner as

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- Virata's wife, Queen of the Matsya kingdom, Uttara and Uttar's mother * Meghan Jadhav as Abhimanyu - Arjun and Subhadra's son, Krishna and Balarama's nephew, Uttara's husband * Alice Kaushik as Uttarā - Virat and Sudeshna's daughter, Uttar's sister, Abhimanyu's wife, Parikshit's mother *

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as Uttar - Virat and Sudeshna's son, Uttara's brother *

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as Kichaka - Sudeshna's brother, Commander-in-chief of the Matsya kingdom army * Malhar Pandya as

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- Krishna's elder brother *

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as Lakshmanaa - Duryodhana and Bhanumati's daughter, Samba's wife, Krishna's daughter-in-law * Aayush Shah/ Shresth Kumar as

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- Krishna's son, Lakshmanaa's husband *

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* Tarakesh Chauhan as Vishwakarma * Kaushik Chakravorty as Shalya - Pandavas' maternal uncle, King of Madra *

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as Prativindhya - Yudishtira and Draupadi's son *

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as Shrutkarma - son of Arjun and Draupadi * Akbar Ali as Ghatotkach - Bheem and Himdimba's son * Vashu Chauhan as Barbareek - Ghatotkach's son *

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as Urvashi

Production

Karanvir Bohra Manoj Bohra (born 28 August 1982) known by his stage name Karanvir Bohra, is an Indian actor, producer and designer. He starred in the TV shows '' Kasautii Zindagii Kay'', '' Dil Se Di Dua... Saubhagyavati Bhava?'', '' Shararat'', '' Naagin 2'' ...

, Karan Grover, Karan Tacker,

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and Aditya Redij were approached for playing the lead role of

, but Gautam Rode was signed for the eponymous role. In 2015, Gautam Rode won the Best Actor in a Historical Serial award in Indian Telly Awards for the show. The show was intended to be a finite series of 150 episodes but was extended up to August due to a rise in the ratings.

Awards

Versions

This show is also dubbed in

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as ''Suryaputra Karna'' (Telugu: సూర్యపుత్ర కర్ణ) and airing in ETV Telugu from 30 May 2021.

References

External links

* {{Works based on the Mahabharata , state=collapsed Sony Entertainment Television original programming 2015 Indian television series debuts 2016 Indian television series endings Television series based on Mahabharata Swastik Productions television series