Bhoomige Bandha Bhagavantha

Bhoomige Bandha Bhagavantha is an Indian Kannada language drama series airing on Zee Kannada which premiered from 20 March 2023. The show is an remake of Zee TV's series Neeli Chatri Waale. It stars Naveen Krishna, Karthik Samag and Kritika Ravindra.

Plot
Shiv Prasad, a middle-class man stressed by personal and professional life, meets Lord Shiva in human form. Lord Shiva guides him through the dilemmas of his life.

Main

 * Naveen Krishna as Shiva Prasad : Girija's husband.
 * Karthik Samag as Lord Shiva.
 * Kritika Ravindra as Girija : Shiva Prasad's wife.

Recurring

 * Umesh as Vishwanath : Shiv Prasad's father.
 * Ankita Jayaram as Praneetha, Shiva Prasad and Girija's daughter.
 * Anurag as Skanda : Shiva Prasad and Girija's Son.
 * Bangalore Nagesh as Ananta Deshpande
 * Shashi Deshpande as Vivek Deshpande
 * D. Lingaraj as Moggu Suresh
 * Gautami as Margaret
 * Murali as Baskar
 * Balu as Babu
 * Rabindranath as Nagaraj
 * Pawan Kumar as Ramaiah

Controversy
In one episode of the series, there was a scene where pro-Kannada activists insulted Man for not having his shop Board Name in Kannada. Following this scene, Kannadigas have expressed a great deal of anger on social media, even calling for a boycott of the show. The primary reason for this is the depiction of the pro-Kannada activists as goons in that particular scene.

After the public outcry over this scene in the series, the director Aruru Jagadish and the lead actor Naveen Krishna shared an apology video on their social media platforms.