For a Tamil TV serial in 2013–2017, the budget was unprecedented. The series used:
| Episode No. (Tamil) | Key Event | Why "Top" | |---------------------|-----------|------------| | 1–2 | Shakuni’s oath, Gandhari’s marriage | High initial viewership | | 33–35 | Draupadi Swayamvar – Arjun wins | Most-watched wedding sequence | | 70–73 | Yudhishthira loses Draupadi in dice; Vastraharan | Highest emotional impact; trended on Twitter Tamil | | 98–102 | Krishna preaches Geeta to Arjun (Kurukshetra start) | Most quoted episode among Tamil audiences | | 125–130 | Bhima kills Dushasana (blood scene edited for TV) | Highest male 15–30 age group TRP | | 160–162 | Karna’s death & Geeta Saaram | Most re-telecast during lockdown | | 265–267 | Yudhishthira’s final test, Swargarohanam | High sentimental closure | vijay tv mahabharatham all episodes 1268 tamil top