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The Worst Episodes of Malgudi Days

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Worst episode
S1E13 Vendor of Sweets - 05
6.921 votes
Best episode
S2E6 Nitya
9.183 votes
Top season
Season 2
8.3avg
Binge time
13h 35m
37 episodes
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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Malgudi Days Season 1 Episode 13 - Vendor of Sweets - 05
    6.9/10(21 votes)

    S1:E13

    Grace tells Jagan about her background and how she met Mali, while Jagan introduces her to aspects of Indian society and tradition. The uneasy family peace is disrupted when Mali reveals an ambitious plan to manufacture an automated story-writing machine. IMDb

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Malgudi Days Season 2 Episode 4 - The Gold Belt
    7.0/10(22 votes)

    S2:E4

    Sambasivan believes he has finally arranged the perfect marriage for his daughter, only for the groom’s family to make an additional dowry demand at the last moment. A gold belt suddenly becomes the price of preserving the wedding and the family’s honour. TheTVDB

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Malgudi Days Season 2 Episode 2 - Leela's Friend
    7.2/10(22 votes)

    S2:E2

    An elderly watchman guarding a lonely tank encounters a young woman intent on ending her life. During the long night he listens to her troubles and offers his own simple perspective, only learning many years later what became of her.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Malgudi Days Season 3 Episode 1 - Sweets for Angels
    7.3/10(22 votes)

    S3:E1

    Kali, a poor labourer living near a school, has an enormous affection for children despite keeping his distance from them. When he finally earns enough money to buy sweets for the pupils, his innocent gesture is disastrously misunderstood.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. Malgudi Days Season 1 Episode 5 - Swami and Friends - 05
    7.5/10(25 votes)

    S1:E5

    Swept up in the excitement of India’s independence movement, Swami joins a political protest and gets into serious trouble at school. His punishment leads to a dramatic break with the Mission School and the beginning of a new chapter in his education. IMDb

    Director:Unknown
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  6. Malgudi Days Season 3 Episode 5 - The Career
    7.6/10(21 votes)

    S3:E5

    Orphaned Ramu is taken in by a merchant and gradually becomes a trusted member of both the household and the business. Years of loyalty appear to promise him a secure future, until trust and ambition take the relationship in an unexpected direction.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Malgudi Days Season 3 Episode 3 - Trail of the Green Blazer
    7.6/10(20 votes)

    S3:E3

    Raju is an experienced pickpocket who secretly follows a man wearing a distinctive green blazer and steals his wallet. A small discovery inside awakens Raju’s conscience, but his attempt to undo the theft may prove more dangerous than the crime itself.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. Malgudi Days Season 3 Episode 4 - Engine Trouble
    7.7/10(22 votes)

    S3:E4

    The Talkative Man wins a massive road engine in a fairground lottery and initially believes fortune has smiled upon him. He soon discovers that owning an enormous machine is much easier than moving, storing or disposing of one.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. Malgudi Days Season 1 Episode 6 - Swami and Friends - 06
    7.8/10(26 votes)

    S1:E6

    Swami struggles to adjust to the stricter Board School, where homework and compulsory drill leave little time for fun. His spirits rise when Rajam forms the Malgudi Cricket Club and challenges another local team to a match. IMDb

    Director:Unknown
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  10. Malgudi Days Season 1 Episode 9 - Vendor of Sweets - 01
    7.8/10(26 votes)

    S1:E9

    Jagan is a successful sweet-shop owner whose simple life is shaped by Gandhian ideals and traditional values. His comfortable world is unsettled when his son Mali announces that he intends to abandon his college education.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Malgudi Days Season 1 Episode 11 - Vendor of Sweets - 03
    7.8/10(18 votes)

    S1:E11

    Letters from America reveal how rapidly Mali’s outlook is changing and leave Jagan increasingly uneasy about the distance between them. News of Mali’s personal life and impending return also causes Jagan to reflect on his own youth and marriage. TVGuide.com

    Director:Unknown
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  12. Malgudi Days Season 2 Episode 3 - The Gateman's Gift
    7.9/10(23 votes)

    S2:E3

    After retiring from years of loyal service, former gateman Govind Singh discovers a talent for making clay models. When he sends one to his former employer and later receives an official-looking letter, his inability to read it fills him with mounting fear.

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  13. Malgudi Days Season 1 Episode 10 - Vendor of Sweets - 02
    7.9/10(19 votes)

    S1:E10

    Jagan tries to understand Mali’s ambitions while remembering his late wife and the family life they once shared. He discovers that Mali wants to become a writer and is making plans that may take him far beyond Malgudi. IMDb

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  14. Malgudi Days Season 1 Episode 4 - Swami and Friends - 04
    8.0/10(28 votes)

    S1:E4

    Swami desperately wants a bicycle wheel to use as a hoop and places his trust in a cartman who promises to help him. When the man cheats him, Swami, Mani and Rajam devise a childish plan to recover what he has lost.

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  15. Malgudi Days Season 1 Episode 3 - Swami and Friends - 03
    8.0/10(27 votes)

    S1:E3

    Exam fever grips Swami and his friends, with Mani even trying to obtain hints about the question papers. Once the examinations end, the boys celebrate their freedom with an adventurous trip to the old Malgudi fort. IMDb

    Director:Unknown
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  16. Malgudi Days Season 1 Episode 12 - Vendor of Sweets - 04
    8.0/10(22 votes)

    S1:E12

    Mali returns from America accompanied by Grace, whom he introduces as his wife. While Mali remains distant from his father, Jagan develops an affectionate relationship with Grace and begins sharing memories of his earlier life with her.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. Malgudi Days Season 3 Episode 2 - Roman Image
    8.1/10(18 votes)

    S3:E2

    A celebrated archaeologist arrives in Malgudi determined to prove that ancient Roman influence once reached the region. When an apparently remarkable artefact is discovered, academic excitement and public acclaim build rapidly—until its origins become rather less certain. TheTVDB

    Director:Unknown
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  18. Malgudi Days Season 4 Episode 1 - A Hero
    8.1/10(22 votes)

    S4:E1

    Swami’s father grows tired of what he considers his son’s cowardice and orders him to sleep alone in the office for a night. Terrified Swami reluctantly obeys, only for an unexpected encounter in the darkness to transform him into a local hero.

    Director:Unknown
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  19. Malgudi Days Season 1 Episode 8 - Swami and Friends - 08
    8.2/10(33 votes)

    S1:E8

    Lost outside Malgudi, Swami is rescued and eventually reunited with his worried family. But his absence has consequences for the cricket team, and worse news follows when he learns that Rajam will soon be leaving Malgudi.

    Director:Unknown
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  20. Malgudi Days Season 2 Episode 11 - Minister Without Portfolio & Korean Grass
    8.2/10(39 votes)

    S2:E11

    A government minister with no actual portfolio desperately seeks ways to demonstrate his importance. His increasingly absurd schemes—including importing Korean grass—turn his political irrelevance into a sharp satire of bureaucracy, status and vanity. TheTVDB

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  21. Malgudi Days Season 1 Episode 7 - Swami and Friends - 07
    8.3/10(24 votes)

    S1:E7

    As the cricket match approaches, Swami’s school drill repeatedly prevents him from attending practice. His increasingly desperate attempts to escape school obligations end in confrontation, rebellion and an unexpected journey away from Malgudi. IMDb

    Director:Unknown
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  22. Malgudi Days Season 2 Episode 1 - The Watchman
    8.4/10(28 votes)

    S2:E1

    An elderly watchman guarding a lonely tank encounters a young woman intent on ending her life. During the long night he listens to her troubles and offers his own simple perspective, only learning many years later what became of her. TheTVDB

    Director:Unknown
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  23. Malgudi Days Season 1 Episode 1 - Swami and Friends - 01
    8.4/10(50 votes)

    S1:E1

    Nine-year-old Swami leads an ordinary schoolboy’s life in Malgudi until the confident Rajam joins his class. Rajam’s arrival immediately creates tension with Swami’s formidable friend Mani, placing Swami awkwardly between the two.

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  24. Malgudi Days Season 3 Episode 6 - The Seventh House
    8.5/10(34 votes)

    S3:E6

    Krishna married the woman he loved despite warnings that their horoscopes were dangerously incompatible. When his wife becomes seriously ill years later, an astrologer proposes an extraordinary remedy that forces Krishna to choose between fidelity, superstition and fear of losing her.

    Director:Unknown
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  25. Malgudi Days Season 2 Episode 9 - The Antidote
    8.5/10(40 votes)

    S2:E9

    Actor Gopal is scheduled to film his character’s death scene on his birthday, the very day an astrologer has warned him to avoid anything inauspicious. Unable to persuade the filmmakers to postpone it, he devises his own comical safeguard against fate.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Vendor of Sweets - 05" is the worst rated episode of Malgudi Days. It scored 6.9/10 from 21 votes. Written and directed by Unknown, it aired on June 9, 1987. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Gold Belt".

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