Swaraj (transl. Self-rule) is an Indian historical TV series aired on DD National from 14 August 2022. With this serial, Doordarshan again tried to bring alive the tales of courage of more than 550 freedom fighters. It is a Government of India project and produced by Contiloe Pictures. It is Digitally Available on Amazon Prime Video.
It has been dubbed in English, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Gujarati, Oriya, Bengali, Assamese and was broadcast on Doordarshan's regional channels from 20 August.
Contents
Synopsis
The series showcases India's historical journey from 1498 when Vasco da Gama first reached India to 1947 when India achieved independence.
Cast
Narrator
Manoj Joshi (2022-2024)
Main cast
Ashish Dixit as Birsa Munda
Momin Zaidi as British Officer
Hrishitaa Bhatt as Rani Lakshmibai
Jason Shah as Vasco da Gama
Gajendra Chauhan as Manvikram
Barkha Bisht as Rani Abbakka
Hemant Choudhary as Amar Singh
Shruti Bisht as Queen Abbakka's daughter
Arpit Ranka as Shivappa Nayaka
Krip Suri as Marthanda Varma
Meer Ali as Peshwa Bajirao
Suhasi Dhami as Rani Velu Nachiyar
Himanshu Malhotra as Veerapandiya Kattabomman
Ankur Nayyar as Kerala Varma
Megha Chakraborty as Devi Chaudrani
Tabrez Khan as Bhawani Pathak
Lavina Tandon as Hazrat Mahal
Akshay Sethi as Sidhu Murmu
Amit Dolawat as Kanhu Murmu
Jason Tham as Narendrajit
Karan Suchak as Mangal Pandey
Rishiraj Pawar as Udmi Ram
Farnaz Shetty as Avantibai
Recurring cast
Ram Awana as Sita Ram
Anand Goradia as Lala Har Dayal (only for 1 episode)
Vijayesh Kumar Mishra as Panna Sen (for episodes 59 and 60)
Mahika Sharma as Chellamma : Subramania Bharati's Wife
Production
Swaraj was regarded as the most expensive TV show of DD national with a budget ₹55 lakh 46 thousand per episode.
Release
The shooting of the series began in June 2020 in India. Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi widely promoted the show. The audio version of the serial broadcast on All India Radio network. The Swaraj serial was officially launched on August 5, 2022 by Shri Amit Shah, who is the Union Minister for Home & Cooperation, along with Shri Anurag Singh Thakur, who is the Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting, and Dr. L. Murugan, who is the Union Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting. It premeried on 14 August 2022 on DD National.
Waves
Now, it is freely available on Waves app, Prasar Bharati's newly launched OTT platform.