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Release year: 1986

Storyline

Based on the works of R.K. Narayan, Malgudi Days chronicles the lives of people living in the fictitious town of Malgudi.

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Cast

Venki — Chairman, Customer, Mill Owner
Anant Nag — Jagan, Seshadri, Talkative Man
Sudheendra — Doctor, Crony
Rajaram — Jagan, Owner

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Did you know

• The sketches shown during the opening and closing credits of the show were made by famous cartoonist R.K. Laxman, who was also the younger brother of R.K. Narayan.

• The boy who played Swami, Master Manjunath, was a Kannada child actor of repute but did not know a word of Hindi. He used to memorize all his dialogues before shooting and deliver them.

• This show was shot in South India with a Kannada speaking crew and starred predominantly south Indian actors, but the dialogues were entirely in Hindi.