Malgudi Days 1987

Malgudi Days is a collection of short stories by R.K.Narayan that focused on the trial and tribulations of a small Indian town of Malgudi. According to R.K. Narayan, Malgudi is a town "habited by timeless characters who could be living anywhere in the world" and is located on the banks of river Sarayu and surrounded by the Mempi Hills.

BACKGROUND

The serial Malgudi Days was directed by the late Kannada actor and director, Shankar Nag in 1987, and was shot entirely near Agumbe in Shimoga District, Karnataka. The music was rendered by L. Vaidyanathan and was produced by T.S. Narasimhan of the Padam Rag Films. It included many of Narayan's short stories and novels such as Swami and Friends and The Vendor of Sweets. R.K.Narayanan also got award for this. He was educated in Chennai and went to maharaja's college in Mysore. He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 2000.the struggling days of R.k.narayan made him write this phenominal stories , Malgudi was an imaginary town .,The town of Mysore where R.K narayan lived has influenced him a lot to write this stories as we can see the flavour of the city in each story., He started this stories with a book and pen which was gifted by his grandmother.., R.K.Narayan's friend kittu purna has also part in this success story as he helped MR.R.K.Narayan to Publish this Stories

PLOT

Vendor Of Sweets narrated the story of a sweet vendor, Jagan, his business and confrontation with his son who had returned from abroad. The title role was played by Kannada actor, Anant Nag.
Swami and Friends revolves around ten-year old Swaminathan, or Swami as he is known by other characters. Swami portrays the growing pangs of a boy who despises school, as he makes excuses and roams around Malgudi with his friends. Swami's father works in a government office and his mother is a housewife. At home, Swami shares his adventures with his aged granny, who lovingly addresses him as "Chamy." Swami also has two close friends; Mani and the son of the Police Chief Superintendent, Rajam. Swami's character was enacted By Manjunath, a regular feature in many of Shankar Nag directed movies.
The sketches for the serial were done by Narayan's brother and acclaimed cartoonist, R.K. Laxman. Thirty-nine episodes of "Malgudi Days" were telecast on Doordarshan.

Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malgudi_days

Introduction about Malgudi Days and R K. Narayan himself, narrated by Shankar Nag the Director.

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Malgudi Days Theme.

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Preview of Malgudi Days 1987 Sitcom aired on Doordarshan.

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SWAMI & FRIENDS

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