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Malgudi Days•Season 2•Episode 9

The Antidote

8.5/10 · 40 votesSep 1, 198722 min

Ranked #7 of 13 in Season 2•+0.2 vs season avg

Actor Gopal is scheduled to film his character’s death scene on his birthday, the very day an astrologer has warned him to avoid anything inauspicious. Unable to persuade the filmmakers to postpone it, he devises his own comical safeguard against fate.

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Seasons4

Season 2 Episodes13

The Watchman

Leela's Friend

The Gateman's Gift

The Gold Belt

The Edge

Nitya

The Performing Child

The Snake Song

E9 8.5Now viewing

The Antidote

Dodu

Minister Without Portfolio & Korean Grass

Iswaran

The Missing Mail

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

R

Raghuram Sitaram

Mani

R

Rohit Srinath

Rajam

Arundathi Nag

Arundathi Nag

Kamala

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Episode Summary

"The Antidote" is episode 9 of Malgudi Days season 2. It scored 8.5/10 from 40 votes, ranking #7 of 13 episodes this season (season average 8.3). It aired on September 1, 1987.

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