Taj Mahal (2010 film)

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Taj Mahal
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Directed byArun Singaraju
Screenplay byArun Singaraju
Based on Taj Mahal
by R. Chandru
Produced by Sivaji
StarringSivaji
Nushrratt Bharuccha
CinematographyV. Srinivas Reddy
Edited byV. Nagi Reddy
Music by Abhimann Roy
Production
company
Sri Sivaji Productions
Release date
  • 20 March 2010 (2010-03-20)
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

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 film of the same name.

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Cast

Production

Hindi actress Nushrratt Bharuccha made her Telugu debut with this film under the stage name of Shruti. [1] 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). [2] [3] Sivaji debuted as a producer with this film and he bought the remake rights after the success of the Kannada original. [4] [5] Aarthi Agarwal, whose career hit a low point, did an item number in the film. [6]

Soundtrack

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

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Nuvante Istamani" Malavika  
2."Emantha Neram" Hariharan, Pranavi 
3."Nee Meedey" Karthik  
4."Manasu Nippula" Haricharan  
5."Challani Premaku" Vijay Yesudas  
6."Etu Choosina" Kunal Ganjawala  
7."Prema Ee Vinta" G. Venugopal  
Total length:28:06

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] A critic from 123telugu wrote that "Contrary to what ‘Tajmahal’ stands for, the film drives home the point that love should take a backseat, when you have to choose between love and parents". [10] Prakash Upadhya of Filmibeat said that "On the whole we should appreciate the efforts of the director for experimenting a message oriented movie". [11] A critic from Indiaglitz said that "Taj Mahal is entertaining as well as dark. Its subject matter doesn't promise too much of heart-wrenching moments, but it sure lives up to its own test and our ordinary expectations". [12]

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