R.K.NARAYAN'S MALGUDI DAYS (ENGLISH) - LEELA'S FRIEND

MALGUDI DAYS (ENGLISH) - LEELA'S FRIEND 

- EPISODE 17

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Malgudi Days (English) - Leela's Friend - Episode 17

 

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Starring : Arundati Rao, Kumar Iyengar, Gunjan Patel, Jagadish Malnad, G.N.Deshpande, John Devraj and Dr Satish Jigjini.

Director – SHANKAR NAG

Screenplay and Dialogues – Ranjit Chowdhry

Script – V. Shantakumar

Music Director – L. Vaidyanathan

Producer – T.S.Narasimhan - Padam Rag Films

Illustrations – R K Laxman

Episode 17 : " Leela's Friend " 

Sidda was hanging about the gate at a moment when Mr Sivasanker was standing in the front veranda of his house brooding over the servant problem. Sidda inquired whether they wanted a servant. Sidda told that he worked in a doctor’s bungalow. Mr Sivasanker was unable to make up his mind. Leela their five year old daughter came out looked at Sidda and gave a cry of joy. She said she liked him. Sidda was given two meals a day and four rupees a month in return for which he washed clothes, tended the garden, ran errands, chopped wood and looked after Leela. Sidda had to drop any work he might be doing and run to play with Leela when she would cry. Leela stood in the front garden with a red ball in her hand. His company made her supremely happy. She flung the ball at him and he flung it back. At dusk he carried her in and she held a class for him. It gave her great joy to play the teacher to Sidda. After dinner Leela ran to her bed. Sidda had to be ready with a story. He sat down on the floor near the bed and told incomparable stories of Animals in the Jungle, Gods in Heaven, Magicians who could conjure up golden castles and fill them with little princesses and their pets. Day by day she clung closer to him. She insisted upon having his company all her waking hours. She was at his side when he was working in the garden or chopping wood and accompanied him when he was sent on errands. One evening he went out to buy sugar and Leela went with him. When they came home Leela’s mother noticed that a gold chain Leela had been wearing was missing. She inquired about the gold chain. Leela looked into her shirt and said she didnot knew. Her mother gave her a slap. As Sidda came in Leela’s mother threw a glance at him and thought the fellow already looked queer. She asked him about the chain. His throat went dry. He blinked and answered that he did not know. She mentioned the police and shouted at him. She had to go back into the kitchen for a moment because she had left something in the oven. Leela followed her whining that she was hungry. When they came out again and called Sidda there was no answer. Sidda had vanished into the night. Mr Sivasanker came home an hour later grew very excited over all this went to the police station and lodged a complaint. After her meal Leela refused to go to bed. She said she won’t sleep unless Sidda comes and tells her stories. The thought of Sidda made her mother panicky. By the time Sivasanker returned Leela had fallen asleep. He said that it seems Sidda is an old criminal. From the description he gave the inspector was able to identify him in a moment. The police know his haunts. They will pick him up soon. The inspector was furious that he didn’t consult him before employing him. Four days later just as Father was coming home from the office, a police inspector and a constable brought in Sidda. Sidda stood with bowed head. Leela was overjoyed. She ran down the steps to meet Sidda. The inspector stopped her. Mr Sivasanker and his wife asked him where he had put the chain. Sidda said feebly that he had not taken it. Leela’s face became red. Leela felt disgusted with the whole business and said leave him alone he hasn’t taken the chain. Half an hour later the inspector said to the constable to take him to the station. Leela ran behind them crying. She clung to Sidda’s hand. He looked at her mutely like an animal. Mr Sivasanker carried Leela back into the house. A few days later putting her hand into the tamarind pot in the kitchen Leela’s mother picked up the chain. She took it to the tap and washed off the coating of tamarind on it. It was unmistakably Leela’s chain. When it was shown to Leela she said she wanted to wear the chain. Leela replied that she kept it in the tamarind pot long ago.

Malgudi Days is an Indian television series based on the works of R.K. Narayan. The series was directed by Kannada actor and director Shankar Nag. Carnatic musician L. Vaidyanathan composed the score. R. K Narayan's brother and acclaimed cartoonist R. K. Laxman was the sketch artist. The series was made in 1986 by film producer T. S. Narasimhan with Anant Nag as the lead actor. 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 mostly near Agumbe in Shimoga District, Karnataka. Some episodes were also shot at Bengaluru and Devarayanadurga in Tumakuru District.

 

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