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Businessman (2012)

Businessman poster
Original title
బిజినెస్ మాన్
Directed by
Puri Jagannadh
Genre
action film, crime film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 13m
Rated
A
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 62 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man arrives in Mumbai determined to take control of the city because he resents the corruption in the country. He faces violent opposition from police and enemies.

intensegrittyfast-pacedambitiousconfrontationalviolenturbanpower-driven

What happens

Businessman is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language action crime film directed and written by Puri Jagannadh and produced by R. R. Venkat under the banner R. R. Movie Makers. It is based from a concept by Ram Gopal Varma and stars an ensemble cast featuring Mahesh Babu, Kajal Aggarwal, Prakash Raj, Nassar, Sayaji Shinde, Raza Murad, Subbaraju and Brahmaji. In the film, Vijay Surya arrives at Mumbai with aspirations to rule the city due to his grudge against the corrupt system in the country, but begins to face violent challenges from the cops and his enemies. S. Thaman composed the music, while Shyam K. Naidu and M. S. Rajashekhar Reddy (S. R. Shekhar) handled the cinematography and editing. The film was made with a budget of ₹40 crore and was launched formally on 15 August 2011 in Hyderabad. Principal photography began on 2 September 2011 and was shot in Hyderabad, Mumbai and Goa. A few song sequences were shot in Bangkok. Filming ended on 10 December 2011 in 74 working days, making as one of the shortest periods in which a Telugu film has been shot. Businessman was released during Sankranthi on 14 January 2012. The film grossed over ₹90 crore in its original release, becoming one of the highest-grossing Telugu films of 2012. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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