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'''''Malgudi Days''''' is an Indian television series that started in 1986,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/story/19860815-r.k.-narayans-malgudi-does-exist-recreated-for-television-801143-1986-08-15|title=R.K. Narayan's Malgudi does exist; recreated for television|last1=Jain|first1=Madhu|publisher=India Today|access-date=21 February 2020}}</ref> and was filmed in both English (first 13 episodes) and Hindi (all 54 episodes), based on the 1943 [[Malgudi Days (short story collection)|short story collection of the same name]] by [[R. K. Narayan]]. The series was directed by [[Kannada]] actor and director [[Shankar Nag]]. [[Carnatic music]]ian [[L. Vaidyanathan]] composed the score, while R.K. Narayan's younger brother and acclaimed cartoonist [[R. K. Laxman]] was the sketch artist.<ref name="The return of Malgudi Days">{{cite news|url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2006/jul/21malgudi.htm|title=The return of Malgudi Days|date=21 July 2006|work=Rediff|access-date=28 August 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080415182433/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2006/jul/21malgudi.htm|archive-date=15 April 2008|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The series was made by film producer T.S. Narasimhan.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/02/09/stories/2004020900900200.htm|title=Classics from Karnataka |date=9 February 2004|access-date=11 November 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100326134554/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/02/09/stories/2004020900900200.htm|work=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=26 March 2010}}</ref> In 2006, the series was revived for an additional 15 episodes, which were directed by [[Kavitha Lankesh]].<ref name="The return of Malgudi Days"/>

==Plot==
The series is adapted from the collections of short stories written by [[R. K. Narayan]] in his books [[Malgudi Days (short story collection)|''Malgudi Days'']], [[A Horse and Two Goats and Other Stories|''A Horse and Two Goats'']], ''An Astrologer's Day and Other Short Stories'', as well as the novels ''[[Swami and Friends]]'', and ''[[The Vendor of Sweets]].''

==Episodes==
'''Season - 1''' (1986 - 13 Episodes)
* A Hero / Hero
* A Horse and 2 Goats / Muni
* The Missing Mail / Dhakia
* The Hoard / Maha Kanjus
* Cat Within / Paap ka Gada
* Leela’s Friend / Sidda
* Old Man of the Temple / Mandir ka Budda
* The Watchman / Chowkidar
* A Willing Slave / Aaya
* Roman Image / Rome ka Murthi
* Sweets for Angels / Kaali
* The Seventh House / Saathvan Ghar
* Nitya

'''Season - 2''' (1987 - 13 Episodes)
* Engine Trouble / Engine ki Kahani
* Iswaran
* The Gateman’s Gift / Govind Singh ki Bhent
* The Edge / Dhara
* Forty-Five a Month / 45 Rupiya
* Swamy and Friends / Swami – 1
* Swamy and Friends / Swami – 2
* Swamy and Friends / Swami – 3
* Swamy and Friends / Swami – 4
* Swamy and Friends / Swami – 5
* Swamy and Friends / Swami – 6
* Swamy and Friends / Swami – 7
* Swamy and Friends / Swami – 8

'''Season - 3''' (1988 - 13 Episodes)
* Performing Child / Abhinetri
* The Career / Ramji ki Leela
* Trail of the Green Blazer / Pocket Maar
* Naga – 1
* Naga – 2
* Vendor of Sweets / Mithaiwala – 1
* Vendor of Sweets / Mithaiwala – 2
* Vendor of Sweets / Mithaiwala – 3
* Vendor of Sweets / Mithaiwala – 4
* Vendor of Sweets / Mithaiwala – 5
* Vendor of Sweets / Mithaiwala – 6
* Vendor of Sweets / Mithaiwala – 7
* Vendor of Sweets / Mithaiwala – 8

'''Season - 4''' (2006 - 15 Episodes)
* Annamalai – 1
* Annamalai – 2
* The Gold Belt / Sone ka Kamarband
* Dodu
* Doctor's Word
* Four Rupees
* Neighbour's Help
* Minister Without Portfolio & Korean Grass
* Salt & Saw Dust – 1
* Salt & Saw Dust – 2
* Lawley Road – 1
* Lawley Road – 2
* The Antidote
* The Snake Song
* An Astrologer's Day

==Cast==
* [[Master Manjunath]] as W. S. Swaminathan "Swami"
* [[Girish Karnad]] as W. T. Srinivasan
* [[Vaishali Kasaravalli]] as Swami's mother
* Suhasini Adarkar as Swami's grandmother
* Kanti Madiya as Muniya "Muni"
* [[B. Jayashree]] as Muniya's wife
* Somu as Shopkeeper
* Teddy White as Frank
* [[Deven Bhojani]] as Nitya
* [[Harish Patel]] as Various characters
* [[Anant Nag]] as Various characters
* [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]] as Venkat Rao
* [[Shankar Nag]] as Venkatesh
* [[Ramesh Bhat]] as various characters
* Rohit Srinath as Rajam
* [https://www.facebook.com/RaghuramSitaram Raghuram Sitaram] as Mani
* Chetan as S. Somashekar "Somu"
* [[Arundathi Nag]] as Kamala
* Sunil Sadanand as Mali, Jagan's son
* Mandeep Rai as Narsimha, Jagan's cousin
* Ashok Mandanna as Thanappa
* Vasanth Josalkar as Govind Singh
* Kalpana Naganath as various characters
* [[Dina Pathak]] as Ayah
* Jagadish Malnad as Sidda
* Mico Chandru as Swamy's father
* [[Sampath Raj]] as Ekambaram
* [[S. K. Padmadevi]] as Elderly villager
* Siddaraj Kalyankar (The Gold Belt) Main cast

==Background and production==

The series Malgudi Days, comprising thirty nine episodes, was first telecast on [[Doordarshan]] in 1986. Most of the series was shot in [[Agumbe]] village in [[Shimoga]] district, [[Karnataka]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Riti|first=M.D.|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2001/may/16spec.htm|title='You acted exactly as I imagined Swami to be'|work=The Rediff Special|date=16 May 2001|access-date=11 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = The Malgudi that is Agumbe | url = http://www.hindu.com/mag/2011/02/20/stories/2011022050370800.htm | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110223114912/http://www.hindu.com/mag/2011/02/20/stories/2011022050370800.htm | url-status = dead | archive-date = 23 February 2011 | work = [[The Hindu]] | date =20 February 2011}}</ref> Some episodes were filmed in [[Bengaluru]] and some others in [[Devarayanadurga]] located in [[Tumakuru]] district in Karnataka.<ref>{{cite news | title = Memories of Malgudi | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/Memories-of-Malgudi/articleshow/54875456.cms |work= The Times of India | date = 16 October 2016}}</ref> One episode, "Nitya", was shot entirely in Devarayanadurga.<ref>{{cite news| title = Episode 22, Nitya | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gURphvnmDGQ | publisher = Youtube | date =12 October 2016}}</ref>

In 2004, the project was revived with filmmaker [[Kavitha Lankesh]] replacing Shankar Nag as director.<ref name="The return of Malgudi Days" /> The new series was telecast from 26 April 2006 on Doordarshan.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/malgudi-days-on-dd1/article3218097.ece|title=Malgudi Days on DD1|date=12 May 2006|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=2 October 2016}}</ref> Most of the stories in the series are one episode long and were derived from the books ''[[A Horse and Two Goats]]'', ''[[Malgudi Days (book)|Malgudi Days]]'', ''[[Swami and Friends]]'' and ''[[The Vendor of Sweets]]''.

== Legacy ==
Indian Railways decided to rename Arasalu Railway station of [[Shivamogga District]], Karnataka, India to Malgudi Railway station as homage to the location of Malgudi Days serial.<ref name="Malgudi railway station TOI">{{cite news |last1=M |first1=Shrinivasa |title=Shivamogga's Arasalu set to be rechristened Malgudi Station - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysuru/shivamoggas-arasalu-set-to-be-rechristened-malgudi-station/articleshow/68240021.cms |access-date=3 March 2019 |work=The Times of India}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb title|id=0244911|title=Malgudi Days}}
{{R. K. Narayan}}
{{Kavitha Lankesh}}

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