| Creator: | Danish Sait |
| Starring: | Danish Sait |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Kannada |
| Genre: | Comedy Political drama |
| Director: | Saad Khan |
| Screenplay: | Saad Khan |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 10 |
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| Music: | Nakul Abhyankar Sricharan Pakala |
| Executive Producer: | Ranjib Mazumder Prasoon Garg |
| Runtime: | 30 minutes |
| Company: | Applause Entertainment Danish Sait & Firstaction Studios |
| Network: | Voot Select |
| Cinematography: | Arkodeb Mukherjee |
| Composer: | Nakul Abhyankar |
| Location: | Mysore, Karnataka |
| Editor: | Bharath MC |
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]
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]
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]
The teaser of the series was released on 17 December 2021. The ten episode first season premiered on 6 January 2022 on Voot.
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]
| Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Telly Streaming Awards 2022 | Best Actor in Regional Series | Danish Sait | [13] | |
| SCREENXX Awards 2022 | Best Actor in Comic Role in Regional Series | Danish Sait | [14] | |
| Digital Reinvent’s Awards 2022 | Best Digital Brand Campaign of the Year | Humble Politician Nograj | [15] | |
| 2022 Filmfare OTT Awards | Best Comedy Series | Applause Entertainment Danish Sait & Firstaction Studios | [16] | |
| Best Actor in Comedy Series | Danish Sait | |||