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The immortal R K Naraynan went on to write Swami and Friends some 90 years ago.I am sure he never knew that people will read/see them in 2016 and still admire. There is nothing better possible than this in fiction world.
MALGUDI DAYS TV SHOW ENGLISH SERIES
He had laughed at his own jokes.I give 10 to this TV series because you can't give more than 10. When the lights in the auditorium came on again there he was, his eyes twinkling. And Narayan, he too will remain the same. And it will for long because the 80-year-old indefatigable author gives his stories a certain timelessness: little boys will always try to be heroes, although their hearts pound away there will always be a talkative man in a small town, with a tall tale for every incident encounters between poor Indian shepherds and Yankee tourists wanting to buy large chunks of ancient Indian culture will always be much the same. Ten of the episodes will be screened at the Frankfurt Book Fair in October. The series will probably be marketed in Europe, the US and Australia. There are two versions of the series: Hindi and English. Each episode of the series has cost over Rs 3.50 lakh to make, since most of the shooting is on location. The author put Contract and Narasimhan together and Malgudi Days was launched. Meanwhile, Contract Advertising had a similar brain-wave and contacted Narayan in Mysore. Narasimhan was not spared either: "When I called him a few years ago for permission to make a film on The Financial Expert (which he did make), he abused me and banged the phone down." But later, quite obviously pleased with Narasimhan's efforts, Narayan agreed to the TV series. After the author's experience of Dev Anand's film version of his novel, Guide, many a hopeful producer was snubbed by Narayan. To get Narayan to agree to give his stories was probably the greatest hurdle. Narasimhan: "The stories are scripts in themselves. Most important of all, Narayan is a marvellous story-teller, and does not pretend to be anything more. His stories are funny, yet sad and extremely endearing. Narayan is low on melodrama and high on humour (scarce and getting scarcer in Indian writing) and irony.
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The postman, the sweeper, the driver, the shepherd the little village boy. The TV series are a faithful rendering of stories from Malgudi Days, Under The Banyan Tree and Lawley Road. The 23-minute film (35mm) adaptations (the English version is 26 minutes) of Narayan's stories are so good, "touching the heart more than the head", as someone in the preview audience last fortnight remarked, that it is a wonder nobody thought of it before. Laxman, has immortalised Malgudi further in his drawings which are used in the titles of the series.
Narayan's younger brother, cartoonist R.K. When puzzled motorists stop, they are often told that Lawley was the man who built Agumbe." In fact, Agumbe also has a new, working fountain, courtesy the unit. An old woman even came up to us when she saw Lawley and said that it was good that the British had come back. They certainly have a sense of humour. Says the series' Director Shankar Nag: "We had the streets at our disposal. Not only have Malgudi station, Malgudi hotel, Malgudi bank, and plain Malgudi signs on the main road come up in blue and red - causing some motorists believing themselves in Malgudi to take a few U-turns - but the people of Agumbe comprise half the cast of the series. Agumbe and its people will never be quite the same again. Narayan's little world ingrained in the minds of his readers the world over has been superimposed on Agumbe for Malgudi Days, a TV series which is based on his short stories and novels and will shortly be telecast. Mr Lawley, 18 ft tall with his pedestal and Rs 28,000 worth of plaster of Paris, lords it over Agumbe, a once-prosperous town in the middle of vibrant green forest country near Udipi. It has been made, recreated for television.