Siddharth Kumar Tewary
{{short description|Indian television producer and director}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Siddharth Kumar Tewary
| image = Siddharth Kumar Tewary.jpg
| birth_place = Kolkata, West Bengal, India
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|01|23|df=yes}}
| nationality = Indian
| alma_mater = Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication
| notable_works = Mahabharat
Porus
RadhaKrishn
| awards = ITA Award for Best Director - Drama 2014
27th Screen Actors Guild Awards 2017
Indian Television Academy Awards 2021
}}
Siddharth Kumar Tewary (born 23 January 1978) is an Indian television producer and director.{{Cite web |date=9 May 2020 |title=The accidental producer: Siddharth Kumar Tewary gets candid on his journey |url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/people/the-accidental-producer-siddharth-kumar-tewary-gets-candid-on-his-journey-200509 |access-date=6 July 2022 |website=Indian Television.Com |language=en}} He is the founder of Swastik Productions, one of India's largest production house. Currently, he serves as the company's chief Creative Director. Tewary has been the creator and director of various shows like Mahabharat (Star Plus), Suryaputra Karn, Karmaphal Daata Shani (Colors TV), Porus (SET India), Ram Siya Ke Luv Kush and most recently RadhaKrishn (Star Bharat). He made his first OTT debut with Escaype Live starring Siddharth for Disney+ Hotstar in 2022.{{Cite news |title=Escaype Live's gripping narrative impresses viewers across India - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/spotlight/escaype-lives-gripping-narrative-impresses-viewers-across-india/articleshow/92003010.cms |access-date=5 July 2022 |website=The Times of India |date=5 June 2022 |language=en}} His current show is Shiv Shakti – Tap Tyaag Tandav.
Early life
Tewary was raised in a middle class family at Kolkata. He studied at St. Xavier’s Collegiate School and the St. Xavier's College, at the University of Calcutta in Kolkata and subsequently studied Mass Communication at the Symbiosis Film & Mass Comm in Pune.{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Siddharth-Kumar-Tewarys-Mahabharat-listed-among-the-20-best-TV-series-on-world-television/articleshow/55855767.cms|title=Siddharth Kumar Tewary's Mahabharat listed among the 20 best TV series on world television - Times of India|newspaper=The Times of India |date=7 December 2016 |publisher=}}
Notable TV shows
= ''Mahabharat'' =
Mahabharat was the adaptation of the Sanskrit epic of the same name, which depicted the rivalry of the cousins Kauravas and Pandavas of the Kuru Dynasty which ultimately led to the Kurukshetra War. The show aired from 16 September 2013 to 16 August 2014 on Star Plus. It was India's most expensive series with a total budget of INR 100 crores. The show received the highest GTVMs by any Indian Television channel.{{Cite web |date=3 June 2020 |title=100 करोड़ के बजट वाला पहला भारतीय टीवी शो था महाभारत, बनाने में लगे थे 5 साल |url=https://www.aajtak.in/entertainment/story/mahabharat-serial-of-2013-was-the-first-indian-tv-show-to-be-made-on-a-budget-of-100-crore-tmov-1077786-2020-06-03 |access-date=6 July 2022 |website={{Lang|hi-latn|Aaj Tak}} |language=hi}}
= ''Porus'' =
Porus was the story of 2 Kings, Porus (King of Pauravas) and Alexander The Great ( King of Macedonia) and how their fates brought them face-to-face in the Battle of Hydaspes. The show aired from 27 November 2017 to 13 November 2018 on SET India. It was India's most expensive series with a budget of {{INRConvert|500|c|lk=on}}.{{Cite web |date=2017-11-28 |title=Porus is about India's golden age, when we were a First World nation: Siddharth Kumar Tewary |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/porus-is-about-indias-golden-age-when-we-were-a-first-world-nation-siddharth-kumar-tewary-4231335.html |access-date=2024-09-29 |website=Firstpost |language=en-us}}
= ''RadhaKrishn'' =
RadhaKrishn was Hindu mythological television drama series that was premiered on 1 October 2018 on Star Bharat and is also digitally available on Disney+ Hotstar. The series is based on the life of Hindu deities Radha and Krishna and it has three chapters.{{cite news |title=Siddharth Kumar Tewary's 'Radha Krishna' scrapped - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/siddharth-kumar-tewarys-radha-krishna-scrapped/articleshow/53943802.cms |access-date=15 September 2022 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}
- Chapter 1 : Radha-Krishna's teenage
- Chapter 2 : Mahabharata
- Chapter 3 : Punarmilan
Filmography
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= Former productions =
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Category:University of Calcutta alumni
Category:Indian television directors
Category:Indian television producers
Category:St. Xavier's College, Kolkata alumni