Malgudi Days - Season 1 (1986)

Charu takes his grandson to see a movie but won't spend money on sweets, telling the boy they are not good for him.

Seth suspects a thief, he sets up a trap to reveal that the shop is overrun with rats.

Eight-year-old Leela is happy when her parents hire a new servant, Siddha. All is well until Mrs. Shivasankar discovers that Leela's chain is missing. Leela is left alone while her parents are busy with their own work, and the Police.

A talkative man tells the scary experience of meeting the ghost of an old man when he was travelling with Daas, Malgudi's most trustworthy driver. Was the driver drunk or is this yet another of the talkative man's fabulous yarns?

A night watchman tries to comfort a girl who is about to commit suicide. At dawn, he leaves her to do what she will. Many years later, he discovers what really happened the morning he left the girl.

A story about Thayi, a maidservant, who took care of her master's three children. It features the unique relationship between the Thayi and the youngest kid, Radha.

The archaeologists believe that remnants of Ancient Rome still lies in the plains of Malgudi. Famous archaeologist, Dr. Bandhopadhyaya and his assistant visit Malgudi to prove it.

Pachai, the blind beggar, Kuppan, the rickshaw cyclist and Kali, the coolie reside in the courtyard of an old building. Kali's one weakness is children.

Krishna gets married against his parents' wishes. He meets an astrologer after his wife gets diagnosed with typhoid. Find out what solution the astrologer offers.

Nitya, a rebellious boy's parents remember a vow they made to place hair on the Lord's altar if he survived a sickness, when he was a child. 20 years later, they convince Nitya and together go to fulfill the vow, but face a hindrance.