Manjunath Nayaker better known by his screen name Master Manjunath or Swami for his lead role in the television series Malgudi Days

Malgudi Days

Malgudi Days is an Indian television series based on the works of R.K. Narayan. The series was directed by the late Kannada actor and director, Shankar Nag and Carnatic musician L. Vaidyanathan composed the score. R. K Narayan's brother and acclaimed cartoonist R. K. Laxman was the sketch artist....

 (1987) directed by Shankar Nag

Shankar Nag

Shankar Nagarkatte , 9 November 1954 - 30 September 1990) popularly known as Shankar Nag was a popular actor and director of Kannada cinema. He also directed and acted in the teleserial, Malgudi days, based on celebrated novelist R.K.Narayan's short stories. Besides these, he was actively involved...

 and subsequently in its film version, Swami And Friends.

Career

Master Manjunath, who started at three, has been part of 68 movies in Kannada and Hindi. But it was his role in Swami and Friends (also made into a full-length movie) that fetched him the maximum recognition — six international, one national and a state award. He series was shot during his school vacation in 1985-86, and telecasted in 1987. He also played the role of young Vijay Deenanath Chauhan

Vijay Deenanath Chauhan

Vijay Deenanath Chauhan is a character from the film Agneepath released in 1990, played by Amitabh Bachchan. Bachchan won the National Film Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of the character. In the Agneepath 2012 remake the character will be played by Hrithik Roshan....

 in Agneepath

Agneepath

Agneepath is a 1990 Bollywood film directed by Mukul Anand. It stars Amitabh Bachchan, Mithun Chakraborty, Madhavi, and Rohini Hattangadi, with Danny Dengzongpa as the villain. It was produced by Yash Johar...

(1990), which was played by Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan is an Indian film actor. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s as the "angry young man" of Hindi cinema, and has since appeared in over 180 Indian films in a career spanning more than four decades...

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He left film by the age 19 to concentrate on his studies. He subsequently did MA in sociology, Diploma in cinematography and CA Foundation course.

Personal life

Manjunath is married to athlete Swarnarekha, a sprinter and long jump champion. After working in various jobs he is presently working as a Vice President - PR and Liaison for the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Project (BMICP).

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes/language
1983	Banker Margayya	Young Balu
	Nodi Swamy Navirodu Hige Nodi Swamy Navirodu Hige Nodi Swamy Navirodu Heege was an Indian film directed and starring filmmaker Shankar Nag, known for directing the Malgudi Days TV series. He has others like Master Manjunath and Ramesh Bhat accompanying him....	Chintoo	Kannada
1987	Malgudi Days Malgudi Days Malgudi Days is an Indian television series based on the works of R.K. Narayan. The series was directed by the late Kannada actor and director, Shankar Nag and Carnatic musician L. Vaidyanathan composed the score. R. K Narayan's brother and acclaimed cartoonist R. K. Laxman was the sketch artist....	Swami	Hindi & English (TV series)
1989	Love Madi Nodu		Kannada
1990	Agneepath Agneepath Agneepath is a 1990 Bollywood film directed by Mukul Anand. It stars Amitabh Bachchan, Mithun Chakraborty, Madhavi, and Rohini Hattangadi, with Danny Dengzongpa as the villain. It was produced by Yash Johar...	Young Vijay Deenanath Chauhan	Hindi
1991	Stone Boy Stone Boy (TV series) Stone Boy is an Indian children's television series of 10 episodes that ran on DD National channel during the 1990s. It was shot in Mauritius. The story was based on a fantasy story of a poor farmer/milkman boy who gets cursed by fairies.- Plot :...	Ajit	Hindi, (TV series)
1992	Vishwatma Vishwatma Vishwatma is a 1992 Indian action film directed by Rajiv Rai. This film marked the Hindi film debut of the late actress Divya Bharti and Jyotsna Singh who did not appear in any other films after this. The film was a boxoffice success...	Babu
1992	Swathi Kiranam Swathi Kiranam Swathi Kiranam is a 1992 Telugu Musical hit film directed by Dr.K.Viswanath. The movie starred Mammootty, Master Manjunath, and Radhika. The movie is about an egoistic music teacher unable to tolerate the extraordinary talent of his prodigious young disciple.-Plot:The film starts with a shabby old...	Gangadharam	Telugu	1992	S.P.Sangliyana part1	Ravi	Kannada