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Malgudi Days•Season 2•Episode 11

Minister Without Portfolio & Korean Grass

8.2/10 · 39 votesSep 15, 198722 min

Ranked #10 of 13 in Season 2•−0.1 vs season avg

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A government minister with no actual portfolio desperately seeks ways to demonstrate his importance. His increasingly absurd schemes—including importing Korean grass—turn his political irrelevance into a sharp satire of bureaucracy, status and vanity. TheTVDB

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Cast8

Manjunath

Manjunath

W. S. Swaminathan “Swami” / Pundi

Girish Karnad

Girish Karnad

W. T. Srinivasan (Swami’s Father) / The Watchman

Anant Nag

Anant Nag

Jagan / Seshadri (The Talkative Man) / Various Characters

Shankar Nag

Shankar Nag

Venkatesh

Vaishali Kasaravalli

Vaishali Kasaravalli

Swami's Mother

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Raghuram Sitaram

Mani

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Rohit Srinath

Rajam

Arundathi Nag

Arundathi Nag

Kamala

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Episode Summary

"Minister Without Portfolio & Korean Grass" is episode 11 of Malgudi Days season 2. It scored 8.2/10 from 39 votes, ranking #10 of 13 episodes this season (season average 8.3). It aired on September 15, 1987.

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