''Broker'' is a 2010 Indian

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political thriller film Politics () is the set of activities that are associated with making decisions in groups, or other forms of power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of status or resources. The branch of social science that studies poli ...

written, directed and composed by R. P. Patnaik who also portrays the lead role in the film. The Kannada film '' Agraja'' (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

Production

Srihari Srihari (15 August 1964 – 9 October 2013) was an Indian actor who was active mainly in Telugu cinema. He appeared in some Tamil, Kannada and Hindi films as well. He won seven Nandi Awards and one Filmfare Award. Early life Srihari was born ...

signed the film to fulfill a promise after R. P. Patnaik sang in one of his films. He plays a broker.

Soundtrack

The album consists of five songs composed by R. P. Patnaik.

Release and reception

The film was scheduled to release on11 December 2010 but was delayed to 31 December. A critic from ''SuperGoodMovies.com'' rated the film 2.5/5 and wrote, "''Broker'' is a fine film and works partly for the people who likes to watch serious cinema. On the commercial front it has very less chances to survive but will bag a couple of awards for the honesty factor".

Awards

Nandi Award for Best Story Writer The Nandi Award The Nandi Awards are annual awards presented by the Government of Andhra Pradesh to recognise excellence in Telugu cinema, theatre, and television, as well as lifetime achievements in Indian cinema. The awards are named after ...

– R. P. Patnaik

References

External links

* Indian political thriller films 2010s Indian films 2010s Telugu-language films {{2010s-Telugu-film-stub