| Businessman | |
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| Directed by | Puri Jagannadh |
| Written by | Puri Jagannadh |
| Produced by | R. R. Venkat |
| Starring | Mahesh Babu Kajal Aggarwal Prakash Raj |
| Cinematography | Shyam K. Naidu |
| Edited by | M. S. Rajashekhar Reddy (S. R. Shekhar) |
| Music by | S. Thaman |
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Running time | 131 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | ₹40 crore[1] |
| Box office | est. ₹100-110 crore[1] |
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. The film was remade in Bengali as Boss in 2013.[2]
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 more than ₹100-110 crore and collected a distributor share of ₹44 crore, eventually becoming one of the highest-grossing Telugu films of 2012.
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B Worldwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Ganguly, Ruman (20 July 2013). "Jeet or Subhashree: Who is the Boss?". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2015.