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Swastik Productions

Overview

Swastik Productions is an Indian television production company based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The company is known for producing mythological, historical, and fantasy-based television serials in Hindi for Indian general entertainment channels.

Type Production company
Industry Television production
Founder Siddharth Kumar Tewary
Headquarters Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Country India
Language Hindi

Background

Swastik Productions was founded by writer, director, and producer Siddharth Kumar Tewary. The company specialises in large-scale narrative television, with a notable focus on serials adapted from Indian epics and Puranic literature. It has worked closely with broadcasters such as StarPlus, Life OK, Colors TV, and Sony Entertainment Television.

Notable productions

Swastik Productions is associated with several widely viewed mythological and historical television series, including:

  • Mahabharat (StarPlus), a retelling of the Sanskrit epic.
  • Siya Ke Ram (StarPlus), a narrative based on the Ramayana, told largely from Sita's perspective.
  • Porus (Sony Entertainment Television), a historical drama set in ancient India.
  • Karmaphal Daata Shani (Colors TV), based on the deity Shani.
  • Mahakaali – Anth Hi Aarambh Hai (Colors TV), centred on the goddess Kali.
  • Karn Sangini (StarPlus), based on the story of Uruvi and Karna.
  • RadhaKrishn (Star Bharat), based on the legend of Radha and Krishna.
  • Jag Janani Maa Vaishno Devi (Star Bharat), centred on the goddess Vaishno Devi.

Significance

The company is regarded as one of the prominent producers of mythological and devotional content on Indian television in the 2010s, contributing to a renewed wave of epic-based programming after the success of earlier serials in the genre. Its productions are often noted for elaborate set design, costume work, and visual effects in adapting episodes from Indian sacred and historical literature.

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