Humble Politician Nograj is a 2022 Indian Kannada-language political satire comedy series created and produced by Danish Sait, Saad Khan and it premiered on Voot.[1] It is a sequel to the 2018 film Humble Politiciann Nograj.[2] Danish Sait reprise the role of Nograj, a narcissistic politician who aspires to become Chief minister and make money through corruption. Series is the joint venture of Applause Entertainment, Danish Sait and Firstaction Studios. The first season was inspired by true events.[3][4]
| Humble Politiciann Nograj | |
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 Official Release Poster | |
| Genre | Comedy Political drama |
| Created by | Danish Sait |
| Written by |
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| Screenplay by | Saad Khan |
| Directed by | Saad Khan |
| Starring | Danish Sait |
| Composer | Nakul Abhyankar |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Kannada |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Ranjib Mazumder Prasoon Garg |
| Producers |
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| Production locations | Mysore, Karnataka |
| Cinematography | Arkodeb Mukherjee |
| Editor | Bharath MC |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | Applause Entertainment Danish Sait & Firstaction Studios |
| Original release | |
| Network | Voot Select |
| Release | 6 January – 6 January 2022 |
| Related | |
Synopsis edit
After becoming an MLA, Nograj made a lot of money through corruption and became the state president of One Big Party (OBP) and his goal is to become the Chief Minister of Karnataka. In the General Assembly Election, no party got majority seats to form government. One Big Party, which has won 36 seats. Krishna Gundu Bala (KGB) State president of Most Secular Party(MSP) is three seats short of getting the majority. Nograj decides to form a Coalition government by joining hands with Family Run Party, which is headed by a clueless son and his firangi mom. Horse-trading of MLAs happen, so does resort politics. Who will become the Chief Minister of Karnataka when some mafia enters in play?[5]
Cast edit
- Danish Sait as Humble Politiciann Nograj,[6] state president of One Big Party("OBP") who aspires to become CM
- Prakash Belawadi as Krishna Gundu "KGB" Bala, state president of Most Secular Party("MSP")
- Vijay Chendoor as Monjunath, Nograj's personal assistant[7]
- Disha Madan as Simi Naveen, Paid News TV reports and anchor
- Sal Yusuf as Dimitri, Russian mafia
- Shalini Narayan as Gowri, KGB wife
- Raghu Ramankoppa as Gurudas Bhat, the secretary of OBP[8]
- Shiv Manju as Nanjundaiah, MLA of OBP and friend of Nograj[8]
- Mohammed Ashraf as Azam Khan, a Muslim MLA from OBP and Nograj's friend[8]
- Varun Thakur as Karan Kapoor, National president of Family Run Party("FRP")
- Geetanjali Kulkarni as Mrs. Dalal, National secretary of MSP
- Anantha Velu as Governor Govardhan
- Tiku Talsania as PM Sahab
- Shivakumar Aradhya as Pushpesh, state President of FRP
- Sathish Chandra as MLA Shashidhar
- Mahantesh Hiremath as MLA Manjay
- Andrea Ravera as Vladimir, brother of Dimitri
- Srivatsa as Ram Rehman, KGB son
Episodes edit
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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| 1 | 1 | "Namaskara Dear Friends" | Saad Khan | Saad Khan, Danish Sait | 6 January 2022 |
| 2 | 2 | "The Resort Politics" | Saad Khan | Saad Khan, Danish Sait | 6 January 2022 |
| 3 | 3 | "Big Saar House" | Saad Khan | Saad Khan, Danish Sait | 6 January 2022 |
| 4 | 4 | "Horse Trading" | Saad Khan | Saad Khan, Danish Sait | 6 January 2022 |
| 5 | 5 | "Nograj vs KGB" | Saad Khan | Saad Khan, Danish Sait | 6 January 2022 |
| 6 | 6 | "Authority without Majority" | Saad Khan | Saad Khan, Danish Sait | 6 January 2022 |
| 7 | 7 | "Hello from the left side" | Saad Khan | Saad Khan, Danish Sait | 6 January 2022 |
| 8 | 8 | "Eyes Spies" | Saad Khan | Saad Khan, Danish Sait | 6 January 2022 |
| 9 | 9 | "Operation MSD" | Saad Khan | Saad Khan, Danish Sait | 6 January 2022 |
| 10 | 10 | "From Russia With Love" | Saad Khan | Saad Khan, Danish Sait | 6 January 2022 |
Productions edit
Initially Nogaraj was a character created by Danish Sait for his radio program and it gain popularity among the city folks. He decided to make a full-length feature film with his friend Saad Khan. After the success of the film Humble Politiciann Nograj, Danish Sait gained interest in making a web-series with the same name. Sameer Nair of Applause Entertainment financed this venture.[9]
Saad Khan wanted a spin-off film and web series based on Nograj film character. Script writing started in July 2019 with Danish and team, after progressing the script decided to make web series due to length of the story and writing.[10]
Shooting began 10 January 2020 onwards and Saad Khan directed the all 10 episodes. Most of the shooting was done in the outskirts of Mysuru. Shooting stopped for some time due to the Covid-19 pandemic.[11]
Music edit
Track list edit
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Opening Credits" | Nakul Abhyankar | Danish Sait | 1:00 | |
| 2. | "Scam Raja" | Danish Sait, Aditya Parashar | Sricharan Pakala | Anurag Kulkarni, Aditya Parashar, Yamini, Ambika | 3:14 |
Release edit
The teaser of the series was released on 17 December 2021. The ten episode first season premiered on 6 January 2022 on Voot.
Reception edit
Critics praised the satirical slapstick comedy, dialogue, characterisation and acting but criticized the length of the episodes.[12]
India Today wrote "Saad Khan and Danish Sait, who penned the story, made fun of every topic. From homophobia to body shaming to racism, you'll find a joke on everything. The series does not shy away from showing how the politicians exploit the system and the audience. More importantly, it cleverly takes a jibe at current politicians without using their names. No points for guessing who’s who".[5]
Awards and nominations edit
| Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref |
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| Indian Telly Streaming Awards 2022 | Best Actor in Regional Series | Danish Sait | Won | [13] |
| SCREENXX Awards 2022 | Best Actor in Comic Role in Regional Series | Danish Sait | Won | [14] |
| Digital Reinvent’s Awards 2022 | Best Digital Brand Campaign of the Year | Humble Politician Nograj | Won | [15] |
| 2022 Filmfare OTT Awards | Best Comedy Series | Applause Entertainment Danish Sait & Firstaction Studios |
Nominated | [16] |
| Best Actor in Comedy Series | Danish Sait | Nominated |
References edit
- ^ Sowmya (4 January 2022). "Humble Politician Nograj: Danish Sait on Making a Web Series Based on Popular Kannada Film". News18. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ Sharadhaa, A. (14 October 2019). "'Humble Politician Nograj' sequel to be a 10-episode web series". New Indian Express.
- ^ Sunayana Suresh (5 January 2022). "Humble Politiciann Nograj Season 1 Review: Nograj 'resorts' to power play, Karnataka style". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ A Sharadhaa (8 January 2022). "Humble Politician Nograj' Review: Nograj is back and chutzpah is intact". New Indian Express. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Humble Politiciann Nograj Review: Danish Sait's web series is too long to be entertaining". India Today. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ "Nograj humbled by love". newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ Waseem, Mohammed (16 December 2017). "Monjunath is caught between the devil and the deep sea: Vijay Chendoor". The Times of India.
- ^ a b c Joy, Prathibha (5 January 2018). "Meet the ensemble cast that completes Humble Politician Nograj". The Times of India.
- ^ "Director Saad Khan Opens Up About The Upcoming Humble Politician Nograj Series". filmibest. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "How Saad Khan's Humble Politician Nograj became a hit and will launch as a web series". Your Story. 11 January 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Humble Politiciann Nograj Review: Danish Sait's web series is too long to be entertaining". India Today. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ "Winners of Indian Telly Streaming Awards 2022 announced". Indian Television. com. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ "SCREENXX Awards 2022: OTTPlay, Ajay Devgn, Raghubir Yadav, Neena Gupta steal the show". Adgully.com. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ "Winners of Digital Reinvent's awards for OTT & Digital Marketing Innovations 2022 announced; Netflix bags 11 metals, Zee Group secures 14". Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ "Nominations for Filmfare OTT Awards 2022 vote". Retrieved 4 December 2022.
