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{{Short description|Indian mythology television series}}
{{Infobox television
| image =
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| genre = [[Mythology]]
| creator = Anirudh Pathak
| screenplay = C L SAINI Santosh Brijmohan Pandey
| story = C L SAINI Brijmohan Pandey Dr. Venke
| based_on = SHIV PURAN AND GANESH PURAN
| director = Saranga Dutta Prarthana Goswami
| creative_director = Tushar J. Bhatia Dhiren Mishra
| starring = [[Shrenu Parikh]] [[Avinesh Rekhi]] [[Mohit Malik]]
| music = [[Javed Ali]] (Opening song) Anirudh Suswaram Chaitanya Devadhe
| composer = [[Nakul Abhyankar]] Sandeep Mukharjee (Theme music)
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| num_episodes = 156
| producer = Alind Srivastava Nissar Parvej Hitesh Thakkar
| editor = Waseed Hussain Ankush Ambre
| cinematography = Sandeep Yadav
| camera = Multi-camera
| runtime = 21 minutes
| company = [[Peninsula Pictures]]
| network = [[Sony SAB]]
| first_aired = {{start date|df=y|2025|10|6}}
| last_aired = {{end date|df=y|2026|4|4}}
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'''''Gatha Shiv Parivaar Ki — Ganesh Kartikey''''' also known as '''Ganesh Kartikey''' is an Indian Hindi-language television [[mythology]] series that aired on [[Sony SAB]] from 6 October 2025 to 4 April 2026 and is digitally available on [[SonyLIV]]. Produced by [[Peninsula Pictures]], it starred [[Shrenu Parikh]], [[Avinesh Rekhi]], [[Mohit Malik]], Subhan Khan and Nirnay Samadhiya.<ref name="AB">{{Cite news|date=27 September 2025|title=Mohit Malik and Shrenu Parikh to lead the new mythological series 'Gatha Shiv Parivaar Ki Ganesh Kartikey'
|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/mohit-malik-and-shrenu-parikh-to-lead-the-new-mythological-series-gatha-shiv-parivaar-ki-ganesh-kartikey/articleshow/124183531.cms|access-date=18 October 2024|work=[[The Times of India]]|language=en}}</ref>

==Plot==
The divine family of [[Shiva]] and [[Parvati]], brothers [[Ganesha]] and [[Kartikeya]] struggle with rivalry, resentment, and longing. One is the thinker, the other becomes warrior bound by destiny. As Kartikeya battles abandonment and Ganesha seeks acceptance, their bond becomes a mirror of every family's contradictions.

== Cast ==
=== Main ===
* [[Avinesh Rekhi]] as [[Lord Shiva]]; Veerabhadra (2025–2026)
** [[Mohit Malik]] as [[Lord Shiva]]; Veerabhadra (2025)
* [[Shrenu Parikh]] as [[Goddess Parvati]]; [[Durga]]; [[Maa Kali]]; Sati (2025–2026)
* Subhan Khan as [[Lord Kartikeya]]; Murugan (2025–2026)
* Nirnay Samadhiya as [[Lord Ganesh]] (2025–2026)
** Ekansh Kathrotiya as [[Lord Ganesh]] (2025)
** Ayudh Bhanushali as Dandpaani (2025)
* Radhakrishna Dutt as [[Lord Brahma]] (2025–2026)
** Sandeep Mohan as [[Lord Brahma]] (2025)
* Pooja Sahu as [[Saraswati|Devi Saraswati]] (2025–2026)
** Priyanka Nayan as [[Saraswati|Devi Saraswati]] (2025)
* Vikas Salgotra as [[Lord Vishnu]] (2025–2026)
* Sareeka Dhillon as [[Lakshmi|Devi Lakshmi]] (2025–2026)
**Benazir Shaikh as [[Lakshmi|Devi Lakshmi]] (2025)
**Ragini Rishi as [[Lakshmi|Devi Lakshmi]] (2025)
**Neetha Shetty as [[Lakshmi|Devi Lakshmi]] (2025)
* Narayani Varne as [[Consorts of Ganesha|Riddhi]] (2025–2026)
* Shreya Patel as [[Siddhi]] (2025–2026)
* Pari Kapoor as [[Devasena]] (2026)
* Sneha Kaur as [[Valli]] (2025)
* Sanchi Kaur as Young Valli (2025)

=== Recurring ===
* [[Danish Akhtar Saifi]] as [[Nandi (Hinduism)|Nandi]] (2025–2026)
* Aruhi Singh as Jaya (2025–2026)
* Upasana Rath as Vijaya (2025–2026)
* [[Meer Ali]] as [[Indra]] (2025–2026)
** [[Karan Suchak]] as [[Indra]] (2025)
* Sangeetha Odwani as [[Indrani]] (2026)
** [[Lavina Tandon]] as [[Indrani]] (2025)
* Daksh Sharma as [[Narada]] (2025–2026)
* Shridhar Watsar as Mushakraj; Mushikasura (2025–2026)
* Akash Kapoor as [[Vayu|Pawan Dev]] (2025)
* [[Achint Kaur]] as [[Diti]] (2025)
* [[Sonia Singh]] as Varangi: Surapadma and Tarakasura's mother (2025)
* [[Nirbhay Wadhwa]] as Sindhurasur (2025)
* [[Ankit Mohan]] as [[Surapadma]] (2025)
* [[Vinit Kakar]] as Simhamukhasur (2025)
* Prasoon Arya as Kalkeya (2025)
* [[Rohit Khurana]] as [[Gajasura]] (2025)
* Kumar Hegde as [[Virabahu]] (2025)
* Athar Siddiqui as Agnidev (2025)
* [[Talluri Rameswari]] as [[Avvaiyar (Sangam poet)|Avvai]] Bamma (2025)
* Rivaan Thakkar as Sravan: Valli's friend (2025)
* Divyangana Jain, Neha Badiswal, ''(and 4 others)'' as [[Krittika|6 Krittikas]], Kartikeya's foster mothers
* Aamir Dalvi as Tarakasura (2026)
* Rushiraj Pawar as Shani Dev (2026)
* Bhakti Chauhan as Shambhuki,Tarakasura's wife (2026)

=== Cameo ===
* Bijay Anand as [[Vyasa]]

== Production ==
=== Casting ===
[[Mohit Malik]] plays the role of Lord Shiva.<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=28 September 2025|title=Mohit Malik on embodying Lord Shiva in Ganesh Kartikey, says ‘Preparing for the tandav took me two months'
|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/mohit-malik-on-embodying-lord-shiva-in-ganesh-kartikey-says-preparing-for-the-tandav-took-me-two-months/articleshow/124195306.cms|access-date=12 October 2024|work=[[The Times of India]]|language=en}}</ref> [[Shrenu Parikh]] was roped in to play the role of [[Goddess Parvati]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=25 September 2025|title=Shrenu Parikh on playing goddess Parvati in Ganesh Kartikey: 'I stayed away from visual references'
|url=https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/television-news/article/shrenu-parikh-gears-up-as-goddess-parvati-in-ganesh-kartikey-23595797|access-date=12 October 2024|work=[[Mid-Day]]|language=en}}</ref> and this series marks Parikh's return to television after a 2-year hiatus.<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=23 September 2025|title=Shrenu Parikh is finding the balance as she returns to TV after two years with Ganesh Kartikey
|url=https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/television-news/article/ganesh-kartikey-shrenu-parikh-reflects-on-playing-goddess-paravati-23595302|access-date=12 October 2024|work=[[Mid-Day]]|language=en}}</ref> Ekansh Kathrotiya and Subhan Khan play the roles of Lord Ganesh and Lord Kartikey respectively.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Mondal|first=Sukarna|date=15 October 2025|title=Child actor Subhan Khan on playing the role of Kartikey in Ganesh Kartikey
|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/exclusive-child-actor-subhan-khan-on-playing-the-role-of-kartikey-in-ganesh-kartikey-says-im-watching-animated-stories-and-reading-books-to-understand-his-leelas/articleshow/124560478.cms|access-date=18 October 2024|work=[[The Times of India]]|language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:2025 Indian television series debuts]]
[[Category:Indian television series about Hindu deities]]
[[Category:Sony SAB original programming]]
[[Category:Hindi-language television shows]]

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