Om Namah Shivay - TV series - was created in 1997.
Both are Same in Meaning ..
Samar Jai Singh has: Performed in "Gadar: Ek Prem Katha" in 2001. Performed in "Pinjar: Beyond Boundaries..." in 2003. Played Shiva in "Om Namah Shivay" in 2005. Performed in "Apne" in 2007. Played Rabinder in "Ek Tha Tiger" in 2012.
Simple answer; both are sanskrit mantras, but the first is used mostly by Tibetan Buddhists, and the second by Hindus, especially followers of Shiva. There is similar intent in using each mantra, but there are also differences...
There is no translation. It is 'Om' itself.
MAA
The cast of Jai Chiranjeeva - 2005 includes: Suneel as Dhanush Koti Chiranjeevi as Satyanarayana Murthy Brahmanandam as Shanti Swaroop Tanikella Bharani as Visa Consultant Bhoomika Chawla as Neelima Rahul Dev as Asghar Arbaaz Khan as Pasupati Venu Madhav as Venu Jaya Prakash Reddy as Ram Koti Sameera Reddy as Sailaja Shriya Sharma as Lavanya
A U M is pronouned as om. it has no specific meaning, It is the sound wave believed to be closer to nothing ness or eternity.
The name "Pranav" in Sanskrit is written as प्रणव.
aum or om is the sanskrit sound for the vibration of the universe. just google image the image of om
sloka on vaayu in sanskrit
mahasavitri mantra(gayatri)from the atharvans:om bhuh om bhuvah om swah om mahah om janah om tapah om satyam -om tat savitur varenyam -bhargo devasya dhimahi -dhiyo yo nah prachodayat-om apo jyotiraso amritam brahma bhur bhuvas svarom -om bhuh bhuvah suvar mahar janas tapah satyam madhu ksharanti- om tad brahma om tad vayuhu om tad atman om tad satyam om tat sarvam om tat puror namah.