Season 1 of Malgudi Days premiered on March 17, 1987.

13 episodes broadcast on Doordarshan National in 1986. The first episode filmed as a pilot was "Old Man in the Temple" (Mandir ka Budda), though it was the seventh episode aired.

Season 2 of Malgudi Days premiered on July 7, 1987.

13 episodes, containing the classic "Swami and Friends" over 8 episodes.

Season 3 of Malgudi Days premiered on October 6, 1987.

Fifteen episodes by directed by Kavitha Lankesh