Businessman (film)

Businessman
Theatrical release poster
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
Production company	R. R. Makers
Release date	13 January 2012 (2012-01-13)
Running time	131 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu
Budget	₹40 crore[1]
Box office	est. ₹90 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.

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 ₹90 crore and collected a distributor share of ₹44 crore, eventually becoming one of the highest-grossing Telugu films of 2012. The film was remade in Bengali as Boss in 2013.