Hanuman Jayanti: Actors who played Hanuman on TV

Lord Hanuman's birth anniversary is celebrated across the country as Hanuman Jayanti. In the present time, if a person wishes to get courage and strength in his life, he is advised to worship Lord Hanuman. This is because, in Hindu mythology, Lord Hanuman is said to be the most powerful deity.

This Hanuman Jayanti, let's see these 5 actors who played the role of Hanuman.

Ekagra Dwivedi

Ekagra Dwivedi (born 11 March 2014) is an Indian Television child actor known for playing Lord Hanuman in &TV’s Mythological TV series “Kahat Hanuman Jai Shri Ram“. The serial was an audience favourite in a very short period of time and Ekagra was loved nationwide for his role in the mythological series.

Apart from Ekagra, Sneha Wagh and Jiten Lalwani play the lead role in this show 

Danish Akhtar Saifi

Danish Akhtar Saifi is an Indian wrestler-turned-actor best known for playing the role of Hanuman in the television series Siya Ke Ram.

The serial is a classic epic Ramayana, the story of Ram and Sita, retold through the eyes of the righteous, beautiful and brave Sita. The show features Ashish Sharma and Madirakshi Mundle playing as Lord Rama and Lady Sita, respectively, and Karthik Jayaram as Raavan.

Ishant Bhanushali

Ishant Bhanushali is a notable celebrity among Hindi Film Industry, also famous for Sankatmochan Mahabali Hanuman. Sankat Mochan Mahabali Hanumaan is an Indian-Television Mythological series that aired on Sony Entertainment Television weekly. It depicts the story of Lord Hanuman told from the viewpoint of Lord Shri Krishna and Devi Rukmini.The series ran from May 2015 to August 2017.

The show follows the life of Lord Hanuman, a destroyer of obstacles, and traces his journey from his childhood till the time he met Lord Rama and became his devout disciple to become the hero of the Sanskrit epic the Ramayana.

Nirbhay Wadhwa

Nirbhay Wadhwa is an Indian film and television actor. Wadhwa had appeared in television's mythological drama Sankatmochan Mahabali Hanuman playing the role of the grown-up god after Ishant who played the role of young hanuman.

The actor is also a staunch Hanuman bhakt. “I read the Hanuman Chalisa every day, and I guess God has been kind to bestow me with this opportunity,” he says.

“I feel fortunate to have bagged the role of one of the most revered Hindu Gods after playing a negative role in my previous show. Such characters leave an impact on the viewers, given their importance in the religion,” he said previously when he bagged the role.

Raj Mange

Raj Mange is known for his work on Jai Jai Jai Bajrang Bali. He portrays the role of Bal Hanuman. He is considered to be an excellent young talent for the Indian television industry and has charmed everyone by his impeccable performance in the serial. He is listed in the Listical.in’s list of Top 10 Child Artists in Indian TV Serials.

On being asked why Raj loves his character so much, he answered that he loves the strength, valour and devotion of Bajrangbali very much and that is the reason why he adores him. In the year 2013, when the story of the serial took a leap and the producers also thought to change the character of Hanuman to be shown as a grown one so it took Raj to take an exit.

Jai Jai Jai Bajrang Bali is based on the life of Hanuman, the Hindu monkey God who plays a major role in Ramayan, one of India's most popular mythological tales. The show tells the story of Maruti as he grows up in Anjan Pradesh along with his Mother Anjana and father Kesari.