What is "mrityunjay"

Mrityunjay is an Indian television series based on the celebrated Marathi novel by Shivaji Sawant, produced by Jamshaid Ashraf and directed by Dr. Chandraprakash Dwivedi. It was telecast on Doordarshan in 1996. The series takes a look at the events in the Mahabharata from the perspective of Karna, a major character in the epic.

Though the series garnered many awards at the 3rd Screen Videocon Awards including Best Serial, Best Director (Dwivedi) and Best Art Direction (Muneesh Sappel), it was abruptly terminated for unknown reasons.

Mrityunjay may refer to

• Mahamrityunjaya Mantra
• Mrityunjay: The Jnanpith Award-winning 1979 Assamese novel by Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya
• The Marathi novel by Shivaji Sawant
• Mrityunjay (TV series), a 1996 television series directed by Dr. Chandraprakash Dwivedi based on Sawant's novel
• Mrityunjay chicken, a poultry breed originating in India