Bangalore: The maker of “Malgudi Days” is no more. TS Narasimhan, film and TV serial producer, passed away at his residence in Tata Silk Farm here on Friday night. He was 86 and is survived by two sons and a daughter.
According to Badarinath, Narasimhans son, the producer had been ailing for sometime. “He had undergone a surgery about 8 years ago and didn’t recover from that. He had a cup of soup last night (Friday) and died at 9pm,” said Narasimhan.
Narasimhan became popular for producing “Malgudi Days”, a Hindi serial for Doordarshan in 1986 based on the works of RK Narayan. The 39-episode serial was directed by Shankar Nag with Anant Nag, Master Manjunath and others in the role. The sketches for the serial was done by RK Laxman. It was shot in Agumbe near Shimoga.
