Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- propulsive
- stylized
- sardonic
- action movie night
- telugu cinema marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly viewed it as a tightly scripted, dialogue-driven mass entertainer whose strongest assets are Mahesh Babu's performance and Puri Jagannadh's direction, despite a familiar and sometimes senseless story.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Surya builds a criminal empire through coercion and violence while pursuing his own form of justice and presenting himself as Mumbai's protector.
Surya recruits rowdies for salaries and turns extortion, political connections, and gang management into a business operation.
The film foregrounds Mahesh Babu's commanding screen presence, forceful dialogue, and stylized action as Surya rises to power.
Surya arrives in Mumbai intending to become the city's dominant gangster and operates among rowdies, politicians, police, and organized crime.
Films like Businessman, and why
Pokiri
Telugu gangster action, charismatic antihero, stylized violence, and a rise through organized crime
Vikramarkudu
South Indian crime action centered on a powerful underworld figure, revenge, corruption, and mass-hero spectacle
Nayakan
Crime-driven action with an ambitious gangster protagonist, political corruption, and heightened commercial filmmaking
Company
Stylized gangster drama combining organized crime, personal revenge, romance, and a larger-than-life central performance
Movie Details
- Director
- Puri Jagannadh
- Release Date
- 2012-01-13
- Runtime
- 133 min
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 (67)
Cast
- Mahesh Babu
- Kajal Aggarwal
- Prakash Raj
- Sayaji Shinde
- Nassar
- Dharmavarupu Subramanyam
- Mahesh Balraj
- Ayesha Shiva
- Brahmaji
- Bharath Reddy
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Sun Nxt
- Rent
- Amazon Video
- Buy
- Amazon Video
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Businessman about?
- A driven outsider transforms Mumbai's street gangs into a paid criminal empire while courting the police commissioner's daughter and challenging the city's power structure.
- What is Businessman like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Businessman as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Businessman violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Businessman as brutal.
- What did critics think of Businessman?
- Critics broadly viewed it as a tightly scripted, dialogue-driven mass entertainer whose strongest assets are Mahesh Babu's performance and Puri Jagannadh's direction, despite a familiar and sometimes senseless story.
- Which films are like Businessman?
- Films with a similar feel include Pokiri, Vikramarkudu, Nayakan, and Company.
- How long is Businessman?
- Businessman runs 133 minutes.
- Where can I watch Businessman?
- In United States, Businessman streams on Sun Nxt.
