He started acting at the age of 3 under the screen name, Master Manjunath. But that isn’t how most of us remember him, do we?
For us, he was and always will be ‘Swami’ from Malgudi Days .
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And by the way, that’s not all he did. He’s been a part of 68 Hindi & Kannada movies.
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In fact, he played the role of young Vijay Deenanath Chauhan in the original Agneepath in 1990.
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He was, of course, also the lead in ‘Swami and Friends’, the film version of Malgudi Days.
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But then, Swami grew up. And at the age of 19, he quit acting to pursue further studies.
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He completed his BA in English and MA in Sociology from Mysore University & Bangalore University respectively, and also holds a Diploma in Cinematography.
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As of now, he works for Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises and also runs his own PR consultancy firm in Bengaluru.
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At 38, he leads a happy married life. He is father to a 5-year-old son and husband to a sprinter and long jump champion, Swarnarekha.
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Yes, Swami has a kid. That is how old we are. The good old Malgudi Days are behind us and Swami is now Manjunath Nayaker to the world. How times change!
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