Malgudi Days: If you are an 80s kid, you will surely remember the popular 'Malgudi Days', a TV series based on the works of one of the best cartoonists, R.K.Laxman.The story in the series revolved around little Swami and his friends, who used to despise school and roamed around the streets of Malgudi. Thirty-nine episodes of Malgudi Days were telecast on Doordarshan. The cast comprised of actors like Manjunath Nayaker (Swami), Harish (Gopinath), Girish Karnad (Swami's father), Vaishali Kasaravalli (Swami's mother) etc. It was the most loved series of its time.