Taj Mahal (2010 film) explained

Taj Mahal
Director:	Arun Singaraju
Screenplay:	Arun Singaraju
Producer:	Sivaji
Starring:	Sivaji Nushrratt Bharuccha
Cinematography:	V. Srinivas Reddy
Editing:	V. Nagi Reddy
Music:	Abhimann Roy
Studio:	Sri Sivaji Productions
Distributors:	-->
Country:	India
Language:	Telugu

Taj Mahal is a 2010 Indian Telugu-language film directed by Arun Singaraju, starring Sivaji and Nushrratt Bharuccha. The film received mixed to positive reviews and the film's soundtrack was praised. It is a remake of the Kannada fillm Taj Mahal (2008 film).^[1]

Cast

• Sivaji as Ajay Kumar
• Nushrratt Bharuccha as Shruti
• Kota Srinivasa Rao as Venkateswarlu, Ajay's father
• L. B. Sriram as Villager
• Nassar as Sruthi's father
• Vijay Sai as Swami, Ajay's roommate
• Brahmanandam
• Pragathi as Sruthi's mother
• M. S. Narayana as Hostel Warden
• Venu Madhav as Ajay's college mate
• Chitram Seenu as Ajay's college friend
• Raghu Babu as Shankar Anna
• Jeeva as Kittayya
• Sangeeta as Ajay's mother
• Aarthi Agarwal as Lecturer Maisamma (special appearance)
• D. Ramanaidu as himself (in a cameo appearance)
• Kadambari Kiran as Narayana, money lender

Production

Hindi actress Nushrratt Bharuccha made her Telugu debut with this film under the stage name of Shruti.^[2] USA-trained Arun Singaraju was to direct a Hyderabad Blues-esque film but changed his mind after meeting Sivaji on the sets of Indumathi (2009).^{[3] [4]} Sivaji debuted as a producer with this film and he bought the remake rights after the success of the Kannada original.^{[5] [6]} Aarthi Agarwal, whose career hit a low point, did an item number in the film.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Abhiman, who reused the songs from the original film.^{[7] [8]}

Reception

Jeevi of Idlebrain.com opined that Sivaji gave "his career’s finest performance" and wrote that "On a whole, Taj Mahal is a decent movie with a message supporting parents".^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2009-03-04 . Sivaji to both act and produce a film . 2024-11-28 . www.filmibeat.com . en.
2. Web site: Shruti interview - Telugu Cinema interview - Telugu film actress. www.idlebrain.com. 4 July 2022. 20 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220620235701/http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/shruti.html. live.
3. Web site: Taj Mahal by Sivaji - Telugu cinema news - Sivaji & Sruthi. www.idlebrain.com. 4 July 2022. 4 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220704010414/http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/tajmahal.html. live.
4. Web site: Arun Singaraju interview - Telugu Cinema interview - Telugu film director. www.idlebrain.com. 4 July 2022. 20 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220620235659/http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/arunsingaraju.html. live.
5. Web site: Taj Mahal logo launch - Telugu cinema. www.idlebrain.com. 4 July 2022. 20 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220620235852/http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/logo-tajmahal.html. live.
6. News: Taj Mahal logo unveiled. The New Indian Express. 2 November 2009. 10 September 2022. 4 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220704034050/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/telugu/2009/nov/02/taj-mahal-logo-unveiled-100320.html. live.
7. Web site: Taj Mahal music launch - Telugu cinema - Sivaji & Sruthi. www.idlebrain.com. 4 July 2022. 21 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220621193624/http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/audio-tajmahal.html. live.
8. Web site: Taj Mahal. JioSaavn. 2009.
9. Web site: Taj Mahal film review - Telugu cinema Review - Sivaji & Shruti. www.idlebrain.com. 4 July 2022. 21 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220621193619/http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-tajmahal.html. live.