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Also known as Aryamaan Written by Kamlesh Pandey First episode date 14 July 2002 Network DD National | 6.5/10 IMDb Genre Sci-fi Superhero Directed by Dinker Jani Number of episodes 89 Number of seasons 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Mukesh KhannaKiran KumarManjeet KullarShanthi Priya Theme music composer Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma Cast Mukesh Khanna, Kiran Kumar Nominations Indian Telly Award for Best Kids Programme, Indian Telly Jury Award for Best Special/Visual Effects for television Similar Captain Vyom, Indradhanush, Karishma Kaa Karishma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Aaryamaan - Brahmaand Ka Yoddha (Devanagari: आर्यमान-ब्रह्माण्ड का योद्धा / Āryamān - Brahmāṇd Ka Yoddha, English: Aryamaan - The Warrior of the Universe) was an Indian superhero space opera TV series that aired on Doordarshan's national network DD National. The sci-fi drama was produced under the banner of Bheeshm International by Mukesh Khanna, who had earlier created and donned the lead role in India's first television superhero Shaktimaan in 1997. It held the record of the most expensive Indian television drama ever for a short period.
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Premise
The series follows the story of Aryamaan (Mukesh Khanna), the warrior Prince of the human inhabited Thar Empire of the Aryana galaxy, situated millions of light years away from Earth. Aryamaan, son of Emperor Jarant and the Emperor's second wife Queen Rasa, is the rightful heir to the throne of the Thar Empire. When Aryamaan was born, the drought-struck Ariyana experienced its first showers in many years. The distressed civilians looked up to the boy and believed that he is their saviour and will tide them over in all adverse situations.
However, Aryamaan's step-mother and Emperor Jarant's first-wife queen Nasa gets extremely jealous of Rasa and Aryamaan. She also gives birth to a mutated non-human child simultaneously when Rasa gives birth to Aryamaan. A further jealous Nasa makes more than one attempt to kill the baby Aryamaan. Queen Rasa realizes that as long as Aryamaan lives with her in Thar, there is danger to his life. She instead instructs a helper robot called Tobo to take the child to planet Gurukshetra, where the 750-year-old Hoshin, a direct descendant of the great Ariyan would raise Aryamaan. Hoshin trains Aryamaan in fighting and other practices of a warrior. After learning all he has to learn from Hoshin, Aryamaan receives a special armour suit, which can be opened from its showcase only by Aryamaan's hand print. Aryamaan first visits his Thar planet and finds out that Emperor Jarant has been overthrown by Nasa, appointing her half-human, half-beast son as a dummy king while making her the Royal Mother. Aryamaan meets his parents, who have been imprisoned and chained to work in the mines of Thar. Unable to do anything at the moment, Aryamaan sets out to various planets in search of a powerful weapon called Chandrahaas, to win back his lost kingdom. Along the way, has to confront his stepmother Queen Nasa, Shukrant, Narak and other evil villains. He also meets several people who help him in his mission.
The drama started on 14 July 2002 on DD National's 1200-1300 Sunday hours slot. According to Mukesh Khanna, unlike Shaktimaan, the drama had a wider appeal, targeting all sections of television viewers in India and its production values are ten times bigger than that of the Shaktimaan. He also described the show as the "Indian version of the famous Star Wars". The special effects were created by Crest Communications. The cost of production is said to be about Rs. 15 lakhs-Rs. 20 lakhs per episode. The background score is given by Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma of the Laxmikant-Pyarelal fame as part of his return to the recording studio after almost five years. According to him, the opening theme contains a balanced fusion between Indian melody and Western music.
In the summer of 2006, Jetix Toon Disney India revisited Aryamaan - Brahmaand Ka Yodha.