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Manjunath Nayaker is a former Indian actor and public relations professional. He is better known by his screen name, Master Manjunath and "Swamy" for his lead role in the television series Malgudi Days (1987) directed by Shankar Nag and in its film version, Swami And Friends.
He leads a contented lifestyle, with a circle of friends, including a poet, a journalist named Sen, and his sole employee, Sastri. One day, Vasu, a taxidermist, arrives in Malgudi in search of the wildlife in the nearby Mempi hills. Arriving at Nataraj's printing press, the first encounter between the two, he demands the printing of 500 ...
The role that fetched him the Silver Peacock for the Best Actor Award (Male) at the 7th International Film Festival of India. [2] [3] Other than Minchina Ota, he also co-produced two of his directorial ventures — Janma Janmada Anubandha (1980) and Geetha (1981). [4] Nag co-wrote the 1979 Marathi film 22 June 1897 with director Nachiket ...
Malgudi Days has been rated as one of the finest serials ever to be made in the history of Indian television. [16] [17] He anchored the Parichaya program on DD1-Kannada, in its starting days. [18] Nag retained an interest in theatre. His brother Anant Nag and he founded Sanket, an amateur theatre group, which still [as of?] produces plays.
Deven Bhojani is an Indian actor and director. He is a theatre artist, who is best known for his Gujarati plays. He made his television debut with Shankar Nag’s famous show Malgudi Days in 1987.
Mr. Sampath is based on the novel Mr. Sampath – The Printer of Malgudi by R. K. Narayan. [3] [4] The film adaptation was produced by A. Sunderam under Vivek Chitra Films, and filmed in black and white. [1] Besides directing, Cho Ramaswamy also starred, [5] and wrote the screenplay. The final length was 3,953.59 metres (12,971.1 ft). [1]
C. H. Loknath (14 August 1927 – 31 December 2018) was an Indian actor who made more than 1000 Kannada plays and 650 films. Loknath is affectionately known as "Uncle Loknath" or "Uppinakayi" in the industry.
The series is an adaptation of several collections of short stories and novels by R. K. Narayan, depicting life in the fictional South Indian town of Malgudi.It draws from works such as Malgudi Days, A Horse and Two Goats and Other Stories, An Astrologer's Day and Other Short Stories, Swami and Friends, and The Vendor of Sweets, offering a portrayal of rural and small-town India through its ...