Thirty-nine episodes of Malgudi Days were telecast on Doordarshan. Subsequently, it was re-telecast on Doordarshan and later on Sony Entertainment Television, and Maa Television in Telugu. This series was shot entirely near Agumbe in Shimoga District, Karnataka.
In 2004, the project was revived with film-maker Kavitha Lankesh replacing Shankar Nag as director.[1] The new series was telecast from April 26, 2006 on Doordarshan
Characters
- Gopinath - Harish Patel
- W.S.Swaminathan (Swami) - Master Manjunath
- Swami's father - Girish Karnad
- Swami's mother - Vaishali Kasaravalli
- Swami's grand mother - Suhasini Adarkar
- Muniya (Muni) - Kanti Madiya
- Muniya's wife - B Jayashree
- Shopkeeper - Somu
- American (New York tourist) - Teddy Whitev
- Nitya - Deven Bhojani
Geography
Malgudi is a small town somewhere in South India, a few hours journey from Madras. It is located on the shore of the fictional river Sarayu. Mempi Forest is nearby.
Narayan has often asserted that Malgudi is a fictional town. However, this has never deterred fans from speculating about its actual location. It is certain that it is located in South India, for Narayan himself says in an interview:
The exact location, however, is a matter of speculation. Many are of the opinion [weasel words] that it may be Coimbatore, with a river on one side, forest on the other, and many similar buildings and lanes as Malgudi like Lawley road, Variety Hall, Bombay Anand Bhavan, etc. It is also speculated that it may be Lalgudi on the river Kaveri, or Yadavgiri in the erstwhile state of Mysore. But as per one of the writings in RK Narayans book, he loved Malleshwaram and Basavanagudi, two prominent and old areas of Bangalore and used the first few letters from Malleshwaram (Mal) and last few letters of Basavanagudi (gudi) to create Malgudi.
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