Master Manjunath
{{distinguish|text = Master Manjunath, a child actor who acted in films such as Chaarulatha}}
{{short description|Indian actor}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Master Manjunath
| image = Master Manjunath New.jpg
| caption = Manjunath in November 2021
| birth_name = Manjunath Nayaker
| birth_date =
| occupation = Actor
| birth_place =
| nationality = Indian
| spouse = Swarnarekha
| children = 1 Son - Vedanth
| known_for = {{ubl
| Role Swami in Malgudi Days (1987)
| Acting with Ravichandran in Ranadheera (1987)
| Gangaadharam (Swati Kiranam) (1992)
}}
| years_active = 1982{{endash}}1992
}}
Manjunath Nayaker is a former 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 and in its film version, Swami And Friends.{{cite web |title=I exactly acted as I imagine Swami to be |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2001/may/16spec.htm |date=16 May 2001 |work=Rediff.com |access-date=10 July 2011 |archive-date=4 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091004034104/http://www.rediff.com/news/2001/may/16spec.htm |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=The star of Malgudi Days |url=http://www.hindu.com/lf/2004/10/24/stories/2004102411990200.htm |newspaper=The Hindu |date=24 October 2004 |access-date=12 July 2011 |archive-date=14 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114131421/http://www.hindu.com/lf/2004/10/24/stories/2004102411990200.htm |url-status=dead }}
Early life
Nayaker was born in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. He gained a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and a Master of Arts degree in Sociology from Mysore University and Bangalore University. He also holds a Diploma in cinematography and CA Foundation course.
Career
Manjunath, who started acting at age three, has been part of 68 films 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 Shankar Nag such as Nodi Swamy Navirodu Hige, Sangliana and S.P. Sangliana 2. He also played the role of young Vijay Deenanath Chauhan in Agneepath (1990), which starred Amitabh Bachchan. He later co-starred alongside Mammootty in the 1992 Telugu film Swati Kiranam.{{citation needed|date= January 2023}}
He quit acting at the age of 19 to concentrate on his studies.
He, initially worked in IT companies publishing SSLC, PUC, Diploma and University Degree Results on the Internet through the website www.onlinebangalore.com and later went on work as a PR & Liaison professional and worked on the Bangalore – Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Project (BMICP) and now runs his own Liaison company - VIC Pvt Ltd.{{cite news |title=Life and times of Swami |url=http://mumbaimirror.com/others/sunday-read/Life-and-times-of-Swami/articleshow/16004339.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141013014651/http://mumbaimirror.com/others/sunday-read/Life-and-times-of-Swami/articleshow/16004339.cms |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 October 2014 |newspaper=Mumbai Mirror |date=28 March 2010 }}
Personal life
Filmography
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References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0542503}}
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Category:Indian male television actors
Category:Male actors in Kannada cinema
Category:Indian male film actors
Category:Indian male child actors
Category:Male actors in Hindi cinema
Category:20th-century Indian male actors
Category:Male actors from Bengaluru
Category:Male actors in Telugu cinema
Category:Male actors in Hindi television