Porus ( TV series ) - Wikipedia Porus ( TV series ) Porus Porus poster Genre Historical Fiction Drama Screenplay by Siddharth Kumar Tewary, Satyarth Nayak Story by Siddharth Kumar Tewary Episodic Story Mitali Bhattacharya Arundhati Sharma Directed by Siddharth Kumar Tewary Starring Laksh Lalwani Rohit Purohit Rati Pandey Aditya Redij Suhani Dhanki Sameksha Aparna Dixit Praneet Bhat Aman Dhaliwal Composer ( s ) Sangeet Haldipur Siddharth Haldipur Suryaraj Kamal Lenin Nandi Raju Singh Country of origin India Original language ( s ) Hindi No. of seasons No. of episodes 197 ( as of 28th August 2018 ) Production Producer ( s ) Siddharth Kumar Tewary Rahul Kumar Tewary Gayatri Gill Tewary Production location ( s ) Umbergaon, Gujarat, India Thailand Cinematography Kabir Lal Editor ( s ) Janak Chauhan Anil Vaishya Camera setup Multi-camera Running time 30 minutes Production company ( s ) One Life Studios Distributor Swastik Productions Budget ₹ 500 crore ( US $73 million ) Release Original network Sony Entertainment Television Picture format 576i HDTV 1080i Original release 27 November 2017 ( 2017 - 11 - 27 ) -- present External links Website Production website Porus is a Historical - drama television series based on the Battle of the Hydaspes, visualizing the lives of Indian warrior and ruler Purushottam, King of the Pauravas and Alexander, the ruler and conqueror from Macedonia, Ancient Greece. It premiered on 27 November 2017 on Sony TV. The series depicts the story of 5 Kingdoms - Paurav Rashtra, Macedonia, Taxila, Dasyu Lok and Persia. The show is created by Siddharth Kumar Tewary of Swastik Productions. It is the most expensive show on Indian television, having a budget of about INR 500 crores ( roughly USD 80 million ). In Sri Lanka, it airs on Sirasa TV, dubbed into Sinhala under the name Digvijaya. The rights to the drama have also been sold to Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 2.1 The Pauravas 2.2 The Greeks 2.3 The Persians 2.4 The Dasyus 2.5 The Takshashilans ( Taxilans ) 2.6 The Vishkanyas ( Poison - girls ) 2.7 The Bactrians 2.8 Others 3 Reception 4 Awards and nominations 5 References 6 External links Plot The drama focuses on the lives of Porus, King of the Pauravas and Alexander the Great, King of Macedonia, two kings whose fate brought them together in 326 BC at the Battle of the Hydaspes. Cast The Pauravas Laksh Lalwani as Purushottam ( Puru ) / Porus, King of the Pauravas, and destined rival of Alexander. ( 2017 - present ) Rati Pandey as Anusuya, former Queen and Queen Mother of the Pauravas, Princess of Taxila, Porus ' mother. ( 2017 - present ) Aditya Redij as Bamni, former King and King Father of the Pauravas, Porus ' father. ( 2017 - present ) Aman Dhaliwal as Shivdutt, elder brother of King Bamni, and Minister of the Pauravas under Bamni and then Kanishk. ( 2017 - 18, Deceased ; killed by Anusuya ) Akshara Singh / Sangeeta Khanayat as Kadika, King Bamni 's second wife and Porus ' step mother, Queen and briefly Queen Mother of the Pauravas. ( 2017 - present ) Savi Thakur as Kanishk, son of King Bamni and Queen Kadika, Prince and briefly King of the Pauravas. ( 2017 - 18, Deceased ; killed by Alexander ) Hrishikesh Pandey as Ripudaman Singh, Commander - in - chief of Pauravas and later Dasyu Raj, foster father of Puru. ( 2017 - 18, Deceased ; Killed by Persian archers per Darius ' orders ), Ashlesha Sawant as Pritha, wife of Ripudaman Singh, foster mother of Puru, mother of Hasti, and later Queen Mother of the Indian kingdoms under Hasti 's rule. ( 2017 - present ) Pranav Sahay as Samar Singh, Commander of the Pauravas army, brother of Kadika, and posthumously maternal uncle of Kanishk. ( 2017, Deceased ; killed by Ripudaman ) Mohit Abrol as Hasti, Ripudaman Singh and Pritha 's son, Puru 's foster brother, aide, and assigned later King of the Indian kingdoms. ( 2017 - 2018, Deceased ; killed by Alexander ) The greeks Rohit Purohit as Alexander the Great / Sikandar, King of Macedonia, and destined rival of Porus. ( 2017 - present ) Sameksha as Olympias, former Queen and Queen Mother of Macedonia, Phillip 's wife and Alexander 's mother ( 2017 - present ) Sunny Ghanshani as Philip II, Former King of Macedonia, Alexander 's father. ( 2017 - 18, Deceased ; Assassinated by Pausanias per Alexander 's orders ), killed by Pausanias. Akash Singh Rajput as Hephaestion, Alexander 's best friend and general in his army. ( 2017 - present ) Amaad Mintoo as Arrhidaeus son of Philip and Philinna, Prince of Macedonia, step brother of Alexander. ( 2017 - present ) Sarehfar as Philinna, Queen of Macedonia, wife of King Philip II, and mother of Arrihdaeus. ( 2017 - 18, Deceased ; killed per Olympias ' orders ) Nitin Joshi / Amir Malik as Cleitus the Black, one of Alexander 's generals. ( 2018 - present ) Aruna Irani as an Oracle, a priestess who acts as medium between men and the gods, and an adviser to Alexander. ( 2018, Deceased ; killed by Alexander ), Ruby Kakar as an Oracle, a Greek priestess who acts as medium between men and the gods, who is a philosopher, and someone who tells Porus that he is meant to destroy Alexander. ( 2018 ) Raviz Thakur as Pausanias, bodyguard and murderer of Philip II. ( 2018, Deceased ; killed by Cleitus per Alexander 's orders ) Vidvaan Sharma as baby Alexander ( 2017 ) Karishma Rawat as Cleopatra Eurydice of Macedon, Queen of Macedonia King Philip 's last wife. ( 2018, Deceased ; killed by Olympias ) Rizwan Kalshyan as Alexander of Epirus, King of Epirus, uncle of Alexander the Great, and husband of Cleopatra of Macedon. ( 2018 ) The Persians Praneet Bhat as Darius III, trader, later Emperor of Persia, succeeded by Alexander ( 2017 - 18 Deceased ; beheaded per Bessus ' orders ) Riya Deepsi as Barsine, Princess of Persia, elder daughter of Darius ( 2017 - present ) Chandan Dilawar as Muashiz, Darius ' companion and assistant, Commander of the Persian army ( 2017 - 18 Deceased ; killed by Roxane ) Vishal Patni as Farus, Muashiz 's son, Commander of the Persian army ( 2017 - 18 Deceased ; killed by Alexander ) Suzanne Bernert as Ada of Caria, Queen of Caria. ( 2018 ) Riyanka Chanda as Stateira I, former Queen of Persia, wife of Darius and mother of Barsine and Drypetis. ( 2018 - present ) Shalini Sharma as Drypetis, Princess of Persia younger daughter of Darius. ( 2018 - present ) The Dasyus Suhani Dhanki as Laachi, princess of Dasyu Raj and Puru 's friend & love interest, later Puru 's wife and Queen of the Pauravas ( 2017 - present ) Shraddha Musale as Mahanandini, Laachi 's mother and matriarchal Queen of Dasyu Raj. ( 2017 - 18, Deceased ; killed by Hephaestion ) Rishi Verma as Sumer, Laachi 's brother, Prince of Dasyu Raj. ( 2017 - 18 Deceased ; killed by Anusuya ) Chirag Jani as Arunayak, Laachi 's father and King of Dasyu Raj ( 2017 - present ) The Takshashilans ( Taxilans ) Gurpreet Singh as Ambhi, King of Taxila, Brother of Queen Anusuya and Maternal uncle of Porus. ( 2017 - present ) Vasundhara Kaul as Queen Alka, wife of King Ambhiraj, Queen of Taxila. ( 2017 - present ) Zohaib Siddiqui as Ambhi, son of Ambhiraj and Alka, Crown Prince of Taxila, and elder cousin of Porus. ( 2018 - present ) Chetan Pandit as Chanakya, a scholar from Taxila and later Puru 's adviser and minister. ( 2018 - present ) The Vishkanyas ( Poison - girls ) Nalini Negi as Vishuddhi, a member of the Vishkanya community, a community where women sustain on the venom of snakes. She was originally sent to murder Puru but later changes her intentions and helps Puru in his mission to reach Persia. ( 2018 Deceased ; killed by Alexander ) The bactrians Aparna Dixit as Roxane / Rukhsana, princess of Bactria, later queen of Macedonia, Alexander the great 's love interest and wife. ( 2018 - present ) ? as Bessus, King of Bactria, succeeded by Oxyartes ( 2018, Deceased ; killed by Alexander ). ? as Oxyartes, Trusted Advisor of Bessus, later King of Bactria, and father of Roxane. ( 2018 ) Others Jaival Pathak as Malay, only boy left when Vishuddhi killed all the villagers and introduce him as her younger brother to Puru and his team. He later disclosed all the secrets to Puru about role play of brother and the truth about Vishuddhi. At last, prior to proceed for Persia he sent Malay to Pauravas. ( 2018 - present ) Pooja Sharma as River Jhelum, the Narrator. ( 2017 - present, voice only ) Reception The show was hailed as ' visually captivating ' by India Today. Pinkvilla called it the television version of the film Baahubali. Awards and nominations Year Award Character Result 2018 Lion 's Gold Awards 2018 Favorite Actress of the Year ( Critics ) Queen Anusuya ( Rati Pandey ) Won 2018 Lion 's Gold Awards 2018 Favorite Actor of the Year Porus ( Laksh Lalwani ) Won References Jump up ^ `` Content creators of Porus will keep show 's IP rights, a first for television ''. November 14, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Watch the trailer of Siddharth Kumar Tewary 's historical show ' Porus ' ''. Times of India. Retrieved 24 July 2017. Jump up ^ `` Siddharth Kumar Tewary 's next on Porus for Sony Entertainment Television ''. Times of India. Retrieved 24 August 2017. Jump up ^ `` Siddharth Kumar Tewary : ' Porus ' is the story of India 's first defender ''. Times of India. Retrieved 21 July 2017. Jump up ^ `` My thought was to create a much bigger product : Siddharth Kumar Tewary of One Life Studios ''. www.businesstoday.in. Retrieved 6 December 2017. Jump up ^ `` ' Porus ' launched as ' Digvijaya ' in Sri Lanka ''. Retrieved February 2, 2018. Jump up ^ http://www.televisionpost.com/after-sri-lanka-swastik-productions-porus-travels-to-thailand/ Jump up ^ `` I am as patriotic and opinionated as Porus : Laksh ''. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017. Jump up ^ `` ' Porus ' will break the norms : Actor Laksh Lalwani - Times of India ''. Retrieved 6 December 2017. Jump up ^ `` Porus nothing less than a film, might just be ahead of Baahubali 2 : Laksh Lalwani ''. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017. Jump up ^ `` Rati Pandey : My body language changed with ' Porus ' role - Times of India ''. Retrieved 6 December 2017. Jump up ^ `` Miley Jab Hum Tum actress Rati Pandey talks about playing Queen Anusuya in magnum opus Porus ''. Retrieved 6 December 2017. Jump up ^ `` Aditya Redij steps into Rohit Roy 's shoes to play Porus ' father ''. Bombay Times. Retrieved 25 May 2017. Jump up ^ Singh, Mohnish ( 30 November 2017 ). `` Aditya Redij extremely delighted on playing King Bamani in Porus - Eastern Eye ''. Retrieved 6 December 2017. Jump up ^ `` Learning scuba diving a perk of ' Porus ' : Aditya Redij - Times of India ''. Retrieved 6 December 2017. Jump up ^ `` Hrishikesh Pandey : Getting a good role is difficult at my age - Times of India ''. Retrieved 6 December 2017. Jump up ^ Singh, Mohnish ( 21 November 2017 ). `` Hrishikesh Pandey injured on the sets of Porus - Eastern Eye ''. Retrieved 6 December 2017. Jump up ^ `` Mohit Abrol : Hasti is a multi-faceted character - Urban Asian ''. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017. Jump up ^ `` Through Porus the audience will get to know about world history : Sameksha - Times of India ''. Retrieved 6 December 2017. Jump up ^ `` Sameksha Singh 's physical transformation for Porus is amazing ''. Retrieved 6 December 2017. Jump up ^ Singh, Mohnish ( 27 November 2017 ). `` Sameksha : Queen Olympia is a beautiful character to play - Eastern Eye ''. Retrieved 6 December 2017. Jump up ^ `` How Sunny Ghanshani bagged the role of Philip in Porus - Times of India ''. Retrieved 6 December 2017. Jump up ^ https://m.mid-day.com/articles/aruna-irani-loved-porus-even-before-she-took-up-the-role/19150188 Jump up ^ `` Shaheer Sheikh - Erica Fernandes ' reel son set to spread smiles in Porus - Times of India ''. Retrieved 6 December 2017. Jump up ^ `` History is best told through series : Praneet Bhat - The Statesman ''. 29 October 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017. Jump up ^ `` Witness history like never before with Sony TV 's new show Porus. Watch promo ''. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017. Jump up ^ Shraddha, Rishikesh and Riya roped in for Sony TV 's Porus Jump up ^ Riya Deepsi Twitter Jump up ^ `` Meet Suhani Dhanki the ' final ' FEMALE LEAD of Sony TV 's ' Porus ' ''. ABP News. Retrieved 25 May 2017. Jump up ^ Singh, Mohnish ( 29 November 2017 ). `` Suhani Dhanki Interview : My acting choices have been quite diverse - Eastern Eye ''. Retrieved 6 December 2017. Jump up ^ Singh, Mohnish ( 9 November 2017 ). `` Shraddha Musale : I 'm in the top frame of mind right now ! ''. Eastern Eye. Retrieved 6 December 2017. Jump up ^ `` My dream is to play the desi ' Wonder Woman ' : Shraddha Musale ''. www.afternoondc.in. Retrieved 6 December 2017. Jump up ^ `` Chirag Jani shares his experience of shooting for Porus in Thailand - Times of India ''. Retrieved 6 December 2017. Jump up ^ Singh, Mohnish ( 30 November 2017 ). `` Gurpreet Singh had a special birthday this year ! ''. Eastern Eye. Retrieved 6 December 2017. Jump up ^ `` Gurpreet Singh and Vasundhara Kaul ''. photogallery.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 6 December 2017. Jump up ^ `` Porus review : Thoroughly entertaining, if you love your history with masala ''. indiatoday.in. 28 November 2017. Jump up ^ `` Porus Review : It wo n't be wrong to call it the Television version of Bahubali in every aspect ''. pinkvilla.com. 29 November 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` Lions Gold Awards 2018 : Complete winners list and Red Carpet pictures Free Press Journal ''. www.freepressjournal.in. Retrieved 2018 - 01 - 25. External links Porus on Sony LIV Porus on IMDb Porus on SonyTV Current broadcasts on Sony Entertainment Television India Mystery CID Crime Patrol Reality and comedy 10 Ka Dum Zindagi Ke Crossroads Drama Dil Hi Toh Hai Yeh Pyaar Nahi Toh Kya Hai Yeh Un Dinon Ki Baat Hai History and mythology Mere Sai - Shraddha Aur Saburi Porus Vighnaharta Ganesha List of former shows Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Porus_(TV_series)&oldid=857104584 '' Categories : 2017 Indian television series debuts Indian historical television series Television series set in Ancient India Sony Entertainment Television series Cultural depictions of Alexander the Great 2010s Indian television series Hidden categories : Use Indian English from September 2017 All Wikipedia articles written in Indian English Use dmy dates from September 2017 Pages using infobox television with editor parameter Talk Contents About Wikipedia Français हिन्दी Bahasa Indonesia සිංහල ไทย Edit links This page was last edited on 29 August 2018, at 16 : 05 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who is playing the role of kanishk in porus
Answer: Savi Thakur