Malgudi Days

In the end of 70s and beginning of 80s, Doordarshan (a public broadcast Terrestrial television channel run by Prasar Bharati, a board nominated by the Government of India) use to broadcast many famous stories from independent producers and directores to popularize telivision serials. Malgudi days was one of those successful collective programme.

Directed by Kannada actor Late Shankar Nag and produced by T.S. Narasimhan of the Padam Rag Films. The whole serial was shot near Agumbe in Shimoga District, Karnataka, The serial was shote with great artist of that time.

The music was composed by T.S. Vaidyanathan and the cartoons drawn none other than R.K. Lakshman: Narayan’s own brother.

Swami

Swami, who was born and brought up in Malgudi, attending his monotonous schooling in Albert Mission School. Rajam, son of a police officer joins his school and the dispute that occurs between Rajam and Mani (who is also Swami's friend.) and thereinafter the steady friendship between Swami, Rajam and Mani. The only aim of this profound creature is to form a cricket team.

What started as an ambition, parted his friendship with Rajam. Rajam moves out of the town without even saying a word to Swami. Swami gifts Rajam his favourite book which is accepted by rajam through his ambiguous wave.