Manjunath Nayaker is an Indian actor and public relations professional. He is better known by his screen name Master Manjunath and "Swamy" for his lead role in the television series '' Malgudi Days'' (1987) directed by

Shankar Nag Shankar Nagarakatte (9 November 1954 – 30 September 1990) was an Indian actor, screenwriter, director, and producer known for his work in Kannada-language films and television. A popular cultural icon of Karnataka, Nag is often referred to as ...

and in its film version, ''Swami And Friends''.

Early life

Nayaker was born in Bangalore, Karnataka,

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. He gained a

Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of arts (BA or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree course is generally completed in three or four years ...

degree in English and a

Master of Arts A Master of Arts ( la, Magister Artium or ''Artium Magister''; abbreviated MA, M.A., AM, or A.M.) is the holder of a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is usually contrasted with that of Master of Science. Tho ...

degree in Sociology from

Mysore University The University of Mysore is a public state university in Mysore, Karnataka, India. The university was founded during the reign of Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV, the Maharaja of Mysore. The university is recognised by the University Grants Commission ...

and

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. He also holds a Diploma in

cinematography Cinematography (from ancient Greek κίνημα, ''kìnema'' "movement" and γράφειν, ''gràphein'' "to write") is the art of motion picture (and more recently, electronic video camera) photography. Cinematographers use a lens to focu ...

and CA Foundation course.

Career

Master Manjunath, who started acting at age three, has been part of 68 movies in Kannada, Telugu and Hindi, but it was his role in ''Swami and Friends'' that fetched him recognition, in addition to six international, one national and a state award. The series was shot during his school vacation in 1985–86, and telecast in 1987. He acted in Super Hit movies of actor-director

such as ''

Nodi Swamy Navirodu Hige ''Nodi Swamy Navirodu Heege'' ( kn, ನೋಡಿ ಸ್ವಾಮಿ ನಾವಿರೋದು ಹೀಗೆ ; English : Look Sir, this is the way we are) was a 1983 Indian Kannada language film directed by and starring Shankar Nag. It also stars ...

'', ''Sangliana'' and ''S.P. Sangliana 2''. He also played the role of young Vijay Deenanath Chauhan in '' Agneepath'' (1990), which starred

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. He later co-starred alongside

Mammootty Muhammad Kutty Panaparambil Ismail (; born 7 September 1951), known mononymously by the hypocorism Mammootty (), is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam films. He has also appeared in Tamil l ...

in the 1992

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film '' Swati Kiranam''. He quit acting at the age of 19 to concentrate on his studies. He became a PR professional and has been working for the Bangalore – Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Project (BMICP).

Personal life

Manjunath is married to athlete Swarnarekha, a sprinter and long jumper.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Manjunath, Master Indian male television actors Male actors in Kannada cinema Indian male film actors Indian male child actors Male actors in Hindi cinema Living people 20th-century Indian male actors Male actors from Bangalore Male actors in Telugu cinema Male actors in Hindi television Best Child Artist National Film Award winners Year of birth missing (living people)