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40-Year-Old Show So Popular, a Railway Station Was Named After It!
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News18•29-09-2026, 08:01
40-Year-Old Show So Popular, a Railway Station Was Named After It!
- •The 40-year-old show 'Malgudi Days' became immensely popular for its music, making people dance.
- •The show was so successful that a railway station was named 'Malgudi' after it.
- •Even amidst blockbusters like 'Ramayana' and 'Mahabharata' on Doordarshan, 'Malgudi Days' carved its niche, boasting a 9.4 IMDb rating.
- •Based on R. K. Narayan's short stories, the show presented diverse tales, making it popular even among children.
- •Shot in Shivamogga, Karnataka, Arasalu Railway Station has now been transformed into the 'Malgudi Museum' to preserve its legacy.
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The famous 40-year-old show is 'Malgudi Days', and to preserve its memories, the Arasalu Railway Station in Karnataka's Shivamogga district has been developed as the Malgudi Museum.
The program is based on a collection of short stories and a novel written by R. K. Narayan, featuring a fictional town named Malgudi.
The iconic music for the series was directed by Shankar Nag and composed by L. Vaidyanathan, with the famous title song sung by L. Vaidyanathan and Vani Jairam.
