An Astrologer's Day
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An Astrologer's Day
"An Astrologer's Day" is a short story written by R.K. Narayan, an acclaimed Indian author known for his works in English literature. The story was first published in 1947 as part of his collection of short stories titled "Malgudi Days."
The plot revolves around an astrologer who sets up his stall by the side of a busy street in the fictional town of Malgudi, India. He attracts clients by making vague and general predictions based on their appearance and body language. One evening, a man named Guru Nayak approaches the astrologer for a consultation. To the astrologer's horror, Guru Nayak is revealed to be a person from his past whom he had attempted to murder years ago.
As the story unfolds, it is revealed that the astrologer had a dark and criminal past before adopting his current profession. He had assumed a new identity and moved to Malgudi to escape his past. However, the encounter with Guru Nayak now threatens to expose his true identity and dark secrets.
Throughout the narrative, Narayan weaves themes of deception, fate, and the consequences of one's actions. The story's climax is filled with suspense and serves as a powerful exploration of guilt, redemption, and the unpredictability of life. "An Astrologer's Day" is a beautifully crafted tale that highlights Narayan's skill in capturing the essence of human emotions and the complexities of human nature.
R K Narayan
Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Narayanaswami (RK Narayan) was a well-known Indian writer famous for his set of work and writing in the fictional South Indian town of Malgudi. He was one of the leading and famous authors of early Indian literature written in English along with two others, Mulk Raj Anand and Raja Rao.Narayan's greatest achievement was to make India accessible to the outside world through his writing and powerful words in his literature.
How Faithful is the movie to the original short story?
Movie is truly faithful to the original text, because the movie is based on the original text. Every particular scene, dialogues and minimalistic things are based on original text.
After watching the movie, has your perception about the short story, character or structure changed?
After watching the movie, my perception about the short story, character and structure has not really changed, because there is a reason that this short film is based on original text, so there were not major changes of any character or structure, scene.
Do you feel aesthetic delight while watching the movie ? If yes, exactly when did it happen? If not, can you explain with the reasons?
Yes, basically when we read novels and when we watch movies there are huge differences. We usually enjoyed movies rather than reading novels, because in the movie there were scenes and music, characters, sound effects differently. Reading a novel is also a pleasure. While reading a novel, readers imagine scenes, characters in their mind and it takes much time to finish one book or novel.
In this movie I felt aesthetic delight when Guru Nayak appeared and the Astrologer tried to read his past. Guru Nayak was searching for one man who had attacked him and tried to kill him. The Astrologer knew that he was that man. When at the first time Guru Nayak met Astrologer, he didn't have trust in him that he could read his past but when astrologer revealed about his past he fritten and went away.
Does screening of movie help you in better understanding of the short story?
Yes, the screening of the movie helps a lot to understand this short story, because the film could be understood in a better way than reading any text. Film has its vivid scenes, music, sound, and many visual effects, and by those things one can understand text in a better way.
Was there any particular scene or moment in the story that you think was perfect?
Yes, there were many scenes which is perfect that i think, in that scenes there were one scene when Guru Nayak appeared and get to know about his past and that person whom he searched for long time, and he get to know that that person had died. Astrologer knows that he was the person that Guru Nayak searches for but he convinces him that Guru Nayaks attacker has died.
If you are the director, what changes would you like to make in the remaking of the movie based on the short story "An Astrologer's Day" by R. K. Narayan?
If I were a director I would like to make many changes like in lighting and choose a proper set for shooting which has a more realistic background in the text. I also changed the music and sound effects to make it more dramatic.
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