Mr. Sampath – The Printer of Malgudi

Mr. Sampath - The Printer of Malgudi

Author	R.K. Narayan
Country	India
Genre	Novel
Publisher	Eyre
Publication date	1948
Media type	Print
ISBN	978-1-4000-4477-1
OCLC	64574159
Dewey Decimal	823/.914 22
LC Class	PR9499.3.N3 A6 2006b
Preceded by	The English Teacher
Followed by	The Financial Expert

Mr. Sampath – The Printer of Malgudi is a 1949 novel by R. K. Narayan. It was adapted into the films Mr. Sampat (Hindi, 1952) and Miss Malini (Tamil, 1947). They were the only collaborative film scripts of his novels that R. K. Narayan involved himself with; they were produced under the famous Gemini Studios banner.

Critical Reception

Mr Sampath (Hindi) is one of the films featured in Avijit Ghosh's book, 40 Retakes: Bollywood Classics You May Have Missed

Plot

To bring out the journal The Banner, Mr. Shrinivas, the editor, and Mr. Sampath, the printer, have to work together. The two entirely contrasting good-hearted characters forge a great partnership that makes The Banner the cynosure of all eyes in Malgudi. However, a situation arises and they have to temporarily discontinue the journal. Not to lay idle, they join hands with a film-making company where they have to trace varying paths, with their special bond still very deep. A love affair with the actress of the movie makes life difficult for the daring and over-ambitious Sampath, while the ethnic and ethical Shrinivas has his problems of over-responsibility. Some sour incidents in the studio force Shrinivas to quit and revive his Banner with another printer, a thing that doesn't seem to bother Sampath caught entirely in the charm of the heroine. But Sampath comes back after the loss of the lady, his family, his wealth, fame, and peace.