Editing Swami and Friends (section)

== Cultural depictions ==
* ''Swami and Friends'' was adapted by actor-director [[Shankar Nag]] into the television drama series ''[[Malgudi Days (TV series)|Malgudi Days]]'' in 1986.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2001/may/16spec.htm|title='You acted exactly as I imagined Swami to be'|date=16 May 2001|work=[[Rediff.com]]|access-date=31 August 2009}}</ref> The series was directed by Nag and [[Carnatic music]]ian [[L. Vaidyanathan]] composed the score. R. K. Narayan's brother and acclaimed cartoonist [[R. K. Laxman]] was the sketch artist.<ref name="The return of Malgudi Days">{{cite news|url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2006/jul/21malgudi.htm|title= The return of Malgudi Days|date=July 21, 2006|work=[[Rediff.com]]|access-date=2009-08-28}}</ref>