Humble Politiciann Nograj (TV series)

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Humble Politiciann Nograj
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Genre Comedy
Political drama
Created by Danish Sait
Written by
  • Saad Khan
  • Danish Sait
Screenplay bySaad Khan
Directed by Saad Khan
Starring Danish Sait
Music byNakul Abhyankar
Sricharan Pakala
Composer Nakul Abhyankar
Country of originIndia
Original languageKannada
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersRanjib Mazumder
Prasoon Garg
Producers
Production locations Mysore, Karnataka
CinematographyArkodeb Mukherjee
EditorBharath MC
Running time30 minutes
Production companies Applause Entertainment
Danish Sait & Firstaction Studios
Original release
Network Voot Select
Release6 January (2022-01-06) –
6 January 2022 (2022-01-06)
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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]

Contents

Synopsis

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

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
11"Namaskara Dear Friends" Saad Khan Saad Khan, Danish Sait 6 January 2022 (2022-01-06)
22"The Resort Politics"Saad KhanSaad Khan, Danish Sait6 January 2022 (2022-01-06)
33"Big Saar House"Saad KhanSaad Khan, Danish Sait6 January 2022 (2022-01-06)
44"Horse Trading"Saad KhanSaad Khan, Danish Sait6 January 2022 (2022-01-06)
55"Nograj vs KGB"Saad KhanSaad Khan, Danish Sait6 January 2022 (2022-01-06)
66"Authority without Majority"Saad KhanSaad Khan, Danish Sait6 January 2022 (2022-01-06)
77"Hello from the left side"Saad KhanSaad Khan, Danish Sait6 January 2022 (2022-01-06)
88"Eyes Spies"Saad KhanSaad Khan, Danish Sait6 January 2022 (2022-01-06)
99"Operation MSD"Saad KhanSaad Khan, Danish Sait6 January 2022 (2022-01-06)
1010"From Russia With Love"Saad KhanSaad Khan, Danish Sait6 January 2022 (2022-01-06)

Productions

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

Track list

No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Opening Credits" Nakul AbhyankarDanish Sait1:00
2."Scam Raja" Danish Sait, Aditya Parashar Sricharan Pakala Anurag Kulkarni, Aditya Parashar, Yamini, Ambika3:14

Release

The teaser of the series was released on 17 December 2021. The ten episode first season premiered on 6 January 2022 on Voot.

Reception

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

AwardCategoryRecipientResultRef
Indian Telly Streaming Awards 2022Best Actor in Regional Series Danish Sait Won [13]
SCREENXX Awards 2022Best Actor in Comic Role in Regional SeriesDanish SaitWon [14]
Digital Reinvent’s Awards 2022Best Digital Brand Campaign of the YearHumble Politician NograjWon [15]
2022 Filmfare OTT Awards Best Comedy SeriesApplause Entertainment
Danish Sait & Firstaction Studios		Nominated [16]
Best Actor in Comedy SeriesDanish SaitNominated

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