Shiv Shakti – Tap Tyaag Tandav

Shiv Shakti – Tap Tyaag Tandav is an Indian Hindu mythological television series, that premiered on 19 June 2023 on Colors TV and Jio Cinema. The show traced the first love story of the universe, exploring the journey of Shiva and Shakti. Produced by Siddharth Kumar Tewary's Swastik Productions. It stars Ram Yashvardhan and Subha Rajput.

Main

 * Ram Yashvardhan as
 * Lord Shiva
 * Virabhadra
 * Bhairava
 * Nataraja
 * Ardhanarishvara
 * Tripurantaka
 * Jalandhara
 * Subha Rajput as
 * Devi Shakti
 * Devi Sati
 * Devi Bhadrakali
 * Devi Parvati
 * Devi Shailaputri
 * Devi Kushmanda
 * Devi Mahamaya
 * Ardhanarishvara
 * Devi Tripura Sundari
 * Devi Sankranti
 * Devi Skandamata
 * Devi Kaushiki
 * Devi Dhumavati
 * Devi Chamunda
 * Devi Kali
 * Devi Ambika

Recurring

 * Tarun Khanna / Kunal Bakshi as Devraj Indra
 * Srikant Dwivedi as Bhagwan Vishnu, Kurma, Vamana
 * Sheetal Tiwari / Shivya Pathania as Devi Lakshmi
 * Akanksha Rawat as Diti
 * Puneet Vashisht as Devrishi Narada
 * Ketan Karande as Nandi
 * Dinesh Agarwal as Shivgan BadBola
 * Dinesh Mehta as Vajranga
 * Meer Ali as Chandradev
 * Yogesh Mahajan as Shukracharya
 * Siddhant Issar as Tārakāsura
 * Ramkisham Gurjar as Dambha
 * Shuman Das as Tripurasura
 * Vaidehi Nair as Rohini
 * Vishwajeet Pradhan as Maharaj Prajapati Daksha
 * Sampada Vaze as Maharani Prasuti
 * Preeti Gandwani as Aditi
 * Shalini Vishnudev as Devi Saraswati
 * Deepak Bhatia as Brahmadev
 * Haelyn Shastri as Mohini
 * Ansha Sayed as Vajrangi
 * Aayush Sharma as Agni
 * Prachi Bansal / Garima Verma as Devi Ganga
 * Sanjeev Sharma as Maharaj Himavat
 * Jaswinder Gardner as Maharani Mainavati
 * Sunil Bhati as Budha
 * Ashutosh Yadav as Kamadeva
 * Pranjali Singh Parihar as Devi Rati
 * Sonal Singh as Talika
 * Priyall Ghore as Surupa
 * Yash Bhojwani as Lord Kartikeya
 * Swarnim Neema as child Kartikeya
 * Shreya Patel as Devasena
 * Riyansh Vikram Dhabi / Kaizan khambatta as Lord Ganesha/ Umanandana, Ekadanta
 * Muskan Kalyani as Ashokasundari
 * Garima Jain as Devi Tulasi
 * Farhaan Khan as Shankhchura
 * Javed Pathan as Shumbha
 * Ravish Rathi as Nishumbha
 * Gurpreet Singh as Bhagiratha
 * Kartikey Malviya as Shani
 * Supriti Sharma as Shyamala (Mahishi)
 * Uthpal Dashora as Raktabeeja
 * Zuber Ali as Mahishasura
 * Chetan Hansraj as Parashurama
 * Manish Bishla as Samudra
 * Saanvie Tallwar as Vrinda

Development
The series set has been designed by Omung Kumar. He revealed it took 2 to 3 months to complete the set's design including Kailash, Asur Lok and Indra Lok.

Casting
Ram Yashvardhan and Subha Rajput were cast to play the leads as Shiva and Shakti. Tarun Khanna was cast to play Indra. While Vishwajeet Pradhan was cast as Daksha. Srikant Dwivedi was cast to play Vishnu.

Reception

The series started with an average rating of 1.3 TVR. It started to grow slowly and entered the top 10 most watched Hindi TV serials. During the Sati Daahan (Demise) track in the 2nd week of August 2023, it received 2.1 TVR and became the fourth most watched Hindi TV serial. In the month of November 2023, it became the 2nd most watched Hindi TV serial during Lord Shiva-Devi Parvati marriage track with 1.8 TVR. The show maintains its position in the top 10 Hindi serials even now.

Spin-off
The show is having a spin-off with series named "Lakshmi Narayan – Sukh Saamarthya Santoolan" describing the story of Lord Narayan & Goddess Lakshmi.