Shiv Shakti – Tap Tyaag Tandav

Shiv Shakti – Tap Tyaag Tandav is an Indian Hindi-language television drama series that aired on Colors TV and JioHotstar from 19 June 2023 to 26 December 2025 at 8PM. The show traced the first love story of the universe with exploring the journey of Shiva and Shakti. Produced by Siddharth Kumar Tewary's Swastik Productions, it starred Ram Yashvardhan and Subha Rajput.

Cast

Main

Ram Yashvardhan as Mahadev
* Also as Sadashiva / Virabhadra / Kalbhairava / Ardhanarishvara / Nataraja/ Tripurantaka/ Jalandhara / Babulnath / Sundareswarar / Somnath / Mallikarjuna / Mahakaal / Omkareshwar / Baidyanath / Nageshwara / Vishwanath / Kedarnath / Rudra / Pashupatinath / Kapali / Khandoba/ Bhootnath / Bholenath
Subha Rajput as Parvati
* Also as Shakti / Adishakti / Sati / Bhadrakali / Shailaputri / Brahmacharini / Chandraghanta / Kushmanda / Skandamata / Katyayani / Siddhidatri / Ardhanarishvara / Mahamaya / Tripura Sundari / Sankranti / Kaushiki / Dhumavati / Chamunda / Kali / Mahakali / Ambe / Mumba Devi / Mata Durga / Bahuchara Mata / Jagaddhatri / Vandevi / Devi Kanya Kumari / Meenakshi / Bhramari / Bagalamukhi / Ambika / Mhalsa / Chandi / Shitala / Shakambari / Kamakhya / Kheer Bhawani
Tarun Khanna / Kunal Bakshi as Indra /
Ruchi RK Kaushal as Shachi
Srikant Dwivedi as Vishnu / Kurma / Vamana / Krishna
Sheetal Tiwari / Shivya Pathania / Aanchal Goswami/ Pragati Tomar as Mahalakshmi / Bhudevi / Kolhapur Mahalakshmi / / /
Akangsha Rawat as Diti
Yash Bhojwani as Kartikeya / Murugan
*Swarnim Neema as young Kartikeya
Pooja Somani as Devasena / Devayanai
* Shreya Patel as young Devsena
Riyansh Vikram Dhabi / Kaizan Khambatta as Ganesha /
Puneet Vashist as Narada
Ketan Karande as Nandi
Dinesh Agarwal as Shivgan Badbola
Rohit Devda as Vasuki

Recurring

Mahan Mehta as Mohasur
Amit Kalra as Mahabali
Sandeep Aurora as Svarbhanu/Rahu/Ketu
Dinesh Mehta as Vajranga
Jaydeep Kalsi as Surya
Meer Ali as Chandra
Keshav Aswani / Sanjay Sharma as Agni /
Ishaan Sharma as Varuna
Vivek Tripathi as Vayu
Akshay Dandekar as Kubera
Yogesh Mahajan / Nimai Bali/ Arup Pal as Shukracharya / /
Pratik Vohra as Durvasa
Siddhant Issar as Tarakasura
Ramkisham Gurjar as Dambha
Shweta Vyas as Shambuki
Shuman Das as Tarakaksha
Satendra Yadav as Kamalaksha
Asif Khan as Vidhyunmali
Vaidehi Nair as Rohini
Vishwajeet Pradhan as Daksha
Sampada Vaze as Prasuti
Preeti Gandwani as Aditi
Shalini Vishnudev as Saraswati Devi
Deepak Bhatia as Brahma
Haelyn Shastri as Mohini
Ansha Sayed as Vajrangi
Prachi Bansal / Garima Verma as Ganga /
Sanjeev Sharma as Himavat
Jaswinder Gardner as Mainavati
Ashutosh Yadav as Kamadeva
Pranjali Singh Parihar as Rati
Sonal Singh as Talika
Priyall Ghore as Surupa
Unknown as Maharishi Angiras
Unknown as Shankarasura
Unknown as Kinkarasura
Muskan Kalyani as Ashokasundari
Garima Jain as Tulasi
Farhaan Khan as Shankhchura
Raviz Thakur as Bhasmasura
Javed Pathan as Shumbha
Ravish Rathi as Nishumbha
Deepak Kumar Verma as Apasmara
Gurpreet Singh as Bhagiratha
Kartikey Malviya as Shani
Unknown as Rambha
Supriti Sharma as Shyamala
Unknown as Dhumralochana
Unknown as Chanda
Unknown as Munda
Unknown as Vaishnavi
Unknown as Varahi
Unknown as Narasimhi
Unknown as Kaumari
Unknown as Indrani
Varnita Sati as Maheshwari
Unknown as Brahmani
Uthpal Dashora as Raktabeeja
Zuber Ali / Arav Chowdhary as Mahishasura
* Unknown as young Mahishasura
Chetan Hansraj as Parashurama
Manish Bishla as Samudra
Saanvie Tallwar as Vrinda
MM Rishi as Nahusha
Vipin Sharma as Hunda
Aniket Chauhan as Mushaka
Gitanjali Mangal as Dakini
Unknown as Katyayana
Brownie Parashar as Kashyapa
Unknown as Analasura
Alihassan Turabi as Pururava
Sharma M Shishir as Mumbarak
Jameel Choudhary as Karindrasura
Melissa Pais as Mahishi
Randheer Rai as Gajasura
Amit Sinha as the Kinnaur Guru
Karanvir Bohra as Andhaka
Heer Chopra as Rambha
Amit Pachori as Mangala/Bhaum
* Kamini Dhoarjiya as child Bhaum
Yash Kail as Vajramali
Rokky Mahajan as Krauncha
Unknown as Agastya
Bhupinder Bhoopi as Jimranasura
Riya Sharma as Devi Kanya Kumari
Shahwar Ali Khan as Arunasura
Unknown as Bhrigu
Jasmeet Kaur as Rani Kanchanmala
Athar Siddiqui as Rajkumar Vayu
Anila Kharbanda as Nagmata
Unknown as Gautama
Saurav Gurjar as Swarth
Riya Deepsi as Manasa
Divya Lakshmi as Kadru
Lala Naren Pandey as Heti
Saif Ullah Rahmani as Praheti
Unknown as Dundubhirnaad
Akshay Nalwade as Garuda
Rushiraj Pawar as Malla and Mani
Preeti Amin as Mahalasa's mother
Vishal Patni as Kali
Amar Sharma as Ripunjay/Divodas
Abhilash Chaudhary as Narakasura
Kinjal Pandya as Daruka
Ajay Dhansu as Dāruka
Unknown as Mahishi
Unknown as Ayyappa
Vishesh Arora as Ayyappa's father
Deepak Tanwar as Vipracitti
Unknown as Vishwakarma
Puneet Issar as Ravana/Jaya
Sameer Khan as Vijaya
Unknown as Sumali
Unknown as Pulatsya
Unknown as Kaikesi
Firoz Ali as Marutta
Manthan Setia as Anaranya
Unknown as Mandodari
Devish Ahuja as Meghanada

Production

Development

The series set was designed by Omung Kumar. He said that it took two to three 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. 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 track in the 2nd week of August 2023, it received 2.1 TVR and became the fourth most watched Hindi TV serial. The channel sent off air notice to makers due to low trp and a promo stating that the rudra avtar and devi mahakali would be a "Antim Adhyay" was published but the trp went up in the antim adhyay track and the show become 2nd most watched show on the channel and received 6 months extension. Owing to low trp it went off air on 26 December 2025

Spin-off

The show has a spin-off series named Lakshmi Narayan – Sukh Saamarthya Santulan, describing the story of Lord Narayan and Goddess Lakshmi which aired from 22 April to 2 October 2024. The cast of both shows were all same.