''Shri Krishna,'' also known as ''Krishna'' is an Indian Hindi-language television

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 ...

series, created, written and directed by Ramanand Sagar. It is an adaptation of the stories of the life of Krishna, based on

Bhagavata Purana The ''Bhagavata Purana'' ( sa, भागवतपुराण; ), also known as the ''Srimad Bhagavatam'', ''Srimad Bhagavata Mahapurana'' or simply ''Bhagavata'', is one of Hinduism's eighteen great Puranas (''Mahapuranas''). Composed in Sa ...

, Brahma Vaivarta Purana,

Harivamsa The ''Harivamsa'' ( , literally "the genealogy of Hari") is an important work of Sanskrit literature, containing 16,374 shlokas, mostly in the '' anustubh'' metre. The text is also known as the ''Harivamsa Purana.'' This text is believed to ...

, Vishnu Purana, Padma Purana, Garga Samhita,

Bhagavad Gita The Bhagavad Gita (; sa, श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता, lit=The Song by God, translit=śrīmadbhagavadgītā;), often referred to as the Gita (), is a 700- verse Hindu scripture that is part of the epic ''Mahabharata'' (c ...

and Mahabharata.

Cast

Sarvadaman D. Banerjee Sarvadaman D. Banerjee is an Indian film and television actor known for his works in Hindi cinema, Bengali cinema and Telugu cinema. He is best known for playing Krishna in Ramanand Sagar's hit television series ''Krishna'' (1993). He played t ...

as Krishna / Vishnu/

Narayana Narayana (Sanskrit: नारायण, IAST: ''Nārāyaṇa'') is one of the forms and names of Vishnu, who is in yogic slumber under the celestial waters, referring to the masculine principle. He is also known as Purushottama, and is consi ...

Swapnil Joshi Swapnil Joshi (Marathi pronunciation: ʋəpniːl d͡ʒoʃiː is an Indian film and television actor, in Hindi and Marathi languages. At nine years old, he appeared in the Ramanand Sagar show '' Uttar Ramayan''. He has done some of the most su ...

as teenage Krishna ** Ashok Kumar Balkrishnan as child Krishna **Palak as child Krishna * Deepak Deulkar as Balram / Sheshanag ** Sanjeev Sharma as Teenage Balram * Pinky Parikh as Rukmini / Yamuna / Lakshmi / Durga * Reshma Modi as

Radha Radha ( sa, राधा, ), also called Radhika, is a Hindu goddess and the chief consort of the god Krishna. She is worshiped as the goddess of love, tenderness, compassion, and devotion. She is the avatar of goddess Lakshmi and is also de ...

** Shweta Rastogi as Teenage Radha * Paulomi Mukherjee as Devaki * Sunil Pandey as Vasudeva * Damini Kanwal Shetty (Seema Kanwal) as

Yashoda Yashoda ( sa, यशोदा, translit=Yaśodā) is the foster-mother of Krishna and the wife of Nanda Baba, Nanda. She is described in the Puranic texts of Hinduism as the wife of Nanda Baba, Nanda, the chieftain of Gokul, Gokulam, and the siste ...

* Sulakshana Khatri as Rohini Devi *

Shahnawaz Pradhan Shahnawaz Pradhan is an Indian television and film actor, best known for his portrayal of Sindbad the Sailor in the popular fantasy television series, ''Alif Laila'' (1993–97) and playing Hafiz Saeed in ''Phantom''. He has also acted in the Ma ...

as Nanda Baba / Shurasena / Chanoor / Maha Bali * Vilas Raj as Kansa * Sandeep Mohan 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 Panda ...

/ Nar * Mona Parekh as Jambavati * Shashi Sharma as Satyabhama * Deepak Dave / Sagar Saini as Narada * Vijay Kavish as

Ugrasena Ugrasena ( sa, उग्रसेन) is a character mentioned in the Hindu epic, Mahabharata. He is the King of Mathura, a kingdom that was established by the powerful fearless Abhira tribes from the Yaduvamsha clan. His son was Kamsa, and Kr ...

/ Shiva * Amit Pachori as Shiva * Pramod Kapoor as Kaliyug / Akrura /

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. Et ...

* Girish Pardeshi as Kamadeva / Pradyumna/ Shiva/ Suryadev(in the case of Sagar Manthan) * Manish Sharma as Pradyumna (in later episodes) * Anupama Pardeshi as Mohini avatar of Vishnu * Navneet Chaddha as Aniruddha * Deepali Thosar as

Rati Rati ( sa, रति, ) is the Hinduism, Hindu Devi, goddess of List of love and lust deities, love, carnal desire, lust, passion, and sexual pleasure. Usually described as the daughter of ''Prajapati'' Daksha, Rati is the female counterpart, th ...

* Sunil Chauhan as Uddhava * Mahendra Ghule as Bhim / Hanuman * Raman Khatri as

Yudhishthir ''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 w ...

* Falguni Parikh as

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 brothers ...

* Kumar Hegde as Duryodhan * Govind Khatri as Karna * Sunil Nagar 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 epic M ...

* Jayprakash Sharma as

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 a ...

* Kanu Patel 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 Kaura ...

/ Suryadev * Tarakesh Chauhan as Dhritarashtra * Premchand Sharma as

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 deities ...

/ Nakul * Lata Haya as

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 ...

* Sonia Kapoor as

Subhadra Subhadra ( sa, सुभद्रा, Subhadrā) is a Hindu goddess mentioned in ancient Hindu scriptures like the ''Mahabharata'' and the ''Bhagavata Purana''. She is described as the favourite child of Vasudeva and the younger sister of de ...

* Dinesh Anand / Deepak Jethi as

Dushasan Dushasana ( sa, दुःशासन, , ), also spelled Duhshasana, Dussasana or Duhsasana, also known as Sushasana, is an antagonist in the Hindu epic ''Mahabharata''. He was second eldest among the Kaurava princes and the younger brother of D ...

* Jyotin Dave as

Indra Indra (; Sanskrit: इन्द्र) is the king of the devas (god-like deities) and Svarga (heaven) in Hindu mythology. He is associated with the sky, lightning, weather, thunder, storms, rains, river flows, and war. volumes/ref> I ...

/ King Shalya/ Sage Garga * Jharna Dave as Bhanamati / Hidimba / Devi Durga for an episode * Radhakrishna Dutta as Maharishi Uttang /Devshilpi Vishwakarma / Jarasandh * Mukul Nag as

Sudama Sudama (), also known as Kuchela (), is a childhood friend of the Hindu deity Krishna. The story of his visit to Dvaraka to meet his friend is featured in the Bhagavata Purana. In their legend, Sudama and Krishna study together as children a ...

Ashwatthama In the Hinduism, Hindu epic the ''Mahabharata'', Ashwatthama ( sa, अश्वत्थामा, Aśvatthāmā) or Drauni was the son of guru Drona and Kripi (sister of Kripa, Kripacharya). He was the grandson of the sage Bharadwaja. Ashwa ...

/ Brahman * Prairna Agrawal as Vasundhara * Raj Premi as Shishupala/ Hiranyakashipu/

Jaya Jaya may refer to: Media *''Jaya'', self titled albums by Jaya (singer), released in 1989, 1996 and 2001 * ''Jaya'' (film), a 2002 Indian Tamil film Mythology *''Jaya'', a name of Karna in Mahabharata; the core portion of the ''Mahabharata'' ...

* Gautam Chaturvedi as

Paundraka Vasudeva Paundraka Vāsudēva is a king appearing in the Bhagawat Purana. According to it, he was the king of Pundra Kingdom. Some sources state he was an ally of both Jarasandha, the king of Magadha and Shakuni, the king of the Gandhara Kingdom. He was ...

* Anuj Sharma as

Abhimanyu Abhimanyu is a legendary warrior from the ancient Hindu history ''Mahabharata''. He was born to the third Pandava prince Arjuna and the Yadu princess Subhadra, who was Krishna's younger sister. The ''Sambhava Parva'' of the Adi Parva sta ...

* Arun Mathur as Shambarasura * Shakti Singh / Unknown as Banasura * Unknown as Maharani Vrinda (Wife of Banasura and Mother of Uṣā) * Unknown as Maharani Sumati (Wife of Vajranabh and Mother of Prabhavati) * Basheer Khan as Bhaumasura / Dwivida Banar / Mayasura(Shambarasur’s son)/ Maya Danava * Sanjeev Siddharth as Narakasura * Arvind Singh Rausariya as Kāla Yavana/Sage Sheshirāyana(also known as Gārgyat Muni, father of Kaal Yavana and Rājguru of Trigart kingdom) /Shambharasura's Rājguru/Vajranābha * N. Jitendra as

Kripa Kripa ( sa, कृप, Kṛpa, pity), also known as Kripacharya ( sa, कृपाचार्य, Kṛpācārya, Kripa the master), is a figure in Hindu mythology. According to the epic ''Mahabharata'', he was a council member of Kuru Kingdo ...

* Bhakti Narula as Tara * Neel Kamal as Kumbhaketu (Shambarasura’s Son) * Pradeep Nishit as Maharaj Drupad / Maharishi Ved Vyas / Maharishi Parshuram * Niharika Bhatt as Māyāvati / Vajranābha's Grandmother * Neela Patel as

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 ...

* Vijay Sharma as Vidura * Swati Anand as Revati (Wife of Balram and Granddaughter of King Rewat) / Chitralekha / Shikhandi / second wife of king Brihadratha of Magadh and mother of Jarasandh * Aslam Khan in various roles * Shyam Sunder Kalani as chanoor (3rd episode only) * Papiya Sengupta as Lalita * Sunil Mattoo as

Kritavarma Kritavarma ( sa, कृतवर्मा, translit=Kṛtavarmā) is a Yadava warrior in Hinduism. He appears as a minor character in the Mahabharata, fighting in the Kurukshetra war for the Kauravas. According to F.E. Pargiter, he was the son o ...

Production

Shri Krishna was produced by Ramanand Sagar, Subhash Sagar, and Prem Sagar under the banner "Sagar Enterprises" and directed by Ramanand Sagar, Anand Sagar, and Moti Sagar. The role of young Krishna was played by

and adult Krishna was played by

. Govind Khatri was initially roped in to play the role of

, however later ended with the role of Karna. Ravindra Jain composed music for this serial.

Re-run

The series was re-telecasted from 3 May 2020 to 16 December 2020 during the

COVID-19 lockdown in India On the evening of 24 March 2020, the Government of India ordered a nationwide lockdown for 21days, limiting movement of the entire 1.38billion (138 crore) population of India as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 pandemic in India. It wa ...

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