''Broker'' is a 2010
Telugu film
Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Telugu language, widely spoken in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Telugu cinema is based in Film Nagar, Hy ...
written, composed and directed by
R. P. Patnaik
Ravindra Prasad Patnaik is an Indian music composer, singer, actor, screenwriter and film director who works in Telugu, Kannada and Tamil. He won three Filmfare Awards and three Nandi Awards.
He has toured the world to perform his live shows. ...
who also portrays the lead role in the film.
Kannada film ''
Agraja
''Agraja'' is a 2014 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Srinandan starring Darshan and Jaggesh. Kamna Jethmalani, Sanjjanaa, Arundathi and Aadya Gowda (earlier named Poornima) played the heroines, while Sadashiva Brahmavar, Rangayana Rag ...
'' (2014) was loosely inspired from this film. A sequel titled ''Broker 2'' was released in 2014.
Plot
Ganapati alias Gani is a mediator who has a lot of contacts with politicians and government officers. Several people approach him and offer bribe to the officials to get their things done quickly. He is the right hand of a big politician in dealing with land encroachments. He also saves a corrupt officer Dharmateja when ACB officials rides his house and got suspended. Many people suffer due to this. Once he helps his old teacher to receive his retirement benefits in exchange for a bribe. Being principled, he kills himself when he learns of it. Gani also loses his son in a fly-over collapse incident. Gani helped the contractor in getting the project from officials through bribes. His wife hates him because of his lobbying job. But he continues.
He meets Dharmateja and knows about his charity work. He explains to him why he is a changed man now. Gani feels guilty for all his past actions, and goes to a TV studio to reveal all the connections he had with corrupt officials and the amount of money they had taken as bribes. He reveals a couple of connections which shocks everybody. Then he refuses to reveal all the names, requesting those corrupt officials reveal themselves. Many calls from throughout the state inundate the TV station. The Chief minister declares that there would no cases against those who voluntarily surrendered their illegal money and it would be utilized for the people.
Cast
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R. P. Patnaik
Ravindra Prasad Patnaik is an Indian music composer, singer, actor, screenwriter and film director who works in Telugu, Kannada and Tamil. He won three Filmfare Awards and three Nandi Awards.
He has toured the world to perform his live shows. ...
as Ganapathi
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Asha Saini
Flora Saini, also known by her screen name Asha Saini, is an Indian actress and model. She predominantly works in Bollywood, and also appeared in a number of Kannada, Tamil and Telugu
films. Since her debut in ''Prema Kosam'' (1999), she has a ...
as Ganapathi's wife
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Kota Srinivasa Rao
Kota Srinivasa Rao (born 10 July 1942) is an Indian character actor known for his work primarily in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He has also starred in a few films in Tamil, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam. As a former politician, Rao has s ...
as Corrupt politician
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Gollapudi Maruti Rao
Gollapudi Maruti Rao (14 April 1939 – 12 December 2019) was an Indian actor, screenwriter, dramatist, playwright, columnist and dialogue writer known for his works in Telugu cinema, Telugu theatre and Telugu Literature. Rao acted in over 250 ...
as a retired school teacher
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Srihari
Srihari (15 August 1964 – 9 October 2013) was an Indian actor who was active mainly in Telugu cinema. He appeared in a few Tamil, Kannada and Hindi films as well. He won seven Nandi Awards and one Filmfare Award.
Early life
Srihari was bor ...
as Dharma Teja
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M. V. S. Haranatha Rao
M. V. S. Haranatha Rao (27 July 1948 – 9 October 2017) was a noted Telugu playwright, script writer and actor. He wrote dialogues for more than 150 films. His notable films include '' Pratighatana'', ''Anna'', and '' Ammayi Kapuram'', and he ...
as Chief Minister
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Y. Kasi Viswanath
Yanamadala Kasi Viswanath is an Indian actor and film director who works in Telugu cinema. He worked as an assistant director, associate director and co-director for over 25 films. He debuted as a director with the romantic comedy film '' Nuvvu ...
as a corrupt officer
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People named Suresh include:
* Su ...
as Surya Prakash, TV9 journalist
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Banerjee
Banerjee or Bandyopadhyay is a surname of Brahmins originating from the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent and from Bangladesh.
Lineage and ancestry
Banerjees are from the ancient Shandilya Gotra, which means all Banerjees are descended f ...
as CBI Officer
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Veda Sastry
Archana Shastry is an Indian actress, working in Telugu, Tamil and Kannada films. She was one of the contestants in the first season of ''Bigg Boss'', hosted by N. T. Rama Rao Jr. In November 2019, she married Jagadeesh Bakthavachalam, vice pr ...
as Harini, TV9 Reporter
* Surekha Vani as Surekha, Dharma Teja's wife
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Chalapathi Rao as Flyover Builder
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Keerthi Chawla
Keerthi Chawla is an Indian actress, who is working in Tamil, Telugu , Hindi and Kannada film industry. She has appeared in some well-known films, such as ''Aadi
Aadi or Aadhi or AADI may refer to:
Calendars
* Aadi, the fourth month of th ...
as Film actress Urvasi (guest appearance)
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Shankar Melkote
Shankar Melkote is an Indian comedian, supporting actor who appears in Telugu films and CEO of a marketing company in Hyderabad. He started his film career with Jandhyala's ''Srivariki Premalekha'' and went on to appear in 180 films. He is one o ...
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Dharmavarapu Subramanyam
Dharmavarapu Subrahmanyam (20 September 1954 – 7 December 2013) was a popular Indian actor, comedian and film director who worked in Telugu cinema. He was established as one of the highly paid and top most leading comedians in Telugu film in ...
as a man who sells plots on the moon
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Bharath Reddy as Inspector Surya, Harini's fiancé
* Giri
Soundtrack
The album consists of 5 songs composed by R. P. Patnaik.
Track list
* 01 – "Kukka Thoka Vankara" – (sung by: Simha)
* 02 – "Atu Vangapadu" – (sung by: Yadagiri,
Geetha Madhuri)
* 03 – "Purudu Posthe Lancham" – (sung by: Priya Subrahmanyam)
* 04 – "Sare Jahase Acha" – (sung by: Sreeram Chandra)
* 05 – "Bolo Jai Jai Jai Ganapathi" – (sung by:
Hemachandra
Hemachandra was a 12th century () Indian Jain saint, scholar, poet, mathematician, philosopher, yogi, grammarian, law theorist, historian, lexicographer, rhetorician, logician, and prosodist. Noted as a prodigy by his contemporaries, he gain ...
)
Awards
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Nandi Award for Best Story Writer –
R. P. Patnaik
Ravindra Prasad Patnaik is an Indian music composer, singer, actor, screenwriter and film director who works in Telugu, Kannada and Tamil. He won three Filmfare Awards and three Nandi Awards.
He has toured the world to perform his live shows. ...
References
* http://www.atozmp3.in/broker-2010-telugu-mp3-songs-download.html
External links
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Indian political thriller films
2010s Telugu-language films
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