Maestro is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language black comedy crime thriller film directed by Merlapaka Gandhi and produced by Shresht Movies. A remake of the 2018 Hindi film Andhadhun, the film stars Nithiin, Tamannaah and Nabha Natesh . Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India, the film skipped a theatrical release and opted for a direct-to-streaming release on Disney+ Hotstar on 17 September 2021.

Neeshita Nyayapati of The Times of India gave a rating of 3 out of 5, calling it "a pulpy remake" and wrote that "Maestro might not be the classic Ilairayaaja number it set out to be but it still remains as catchy as the latest peppy number. That makes it worth a watch".Koimoi s Shubam Kulkarni rated the film 2.5/5, stating: "Maestro might have been a spectacular film if Andhadhun didn’t exist, but that ‘if’ is a privilege the film doesn’t have".Writing for Firstpost, Sankeertana Varma opined that Maestro never pretends to be anything but a tamed version of its original, giving a rating of 3 out 5.A critic of Eenadu felt that acting performances of Nithiin and Tamannaah, first-half screenplay and the production values are the positives and second-half screenplay is the negative of the film.

In February 2021, the film s release date was announced as 11 June 2021.[20] In August 2021, it was announced officially that the film would be skipping theatres due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India; instead it would have a direct-to-streaming release on Disney+ Hotstar.The film was released on 17 September 2021.In the United States, the film is exclusively available on Hotstar s corporate sibling Hulu as Hotstar ceased operations in the country.

In September 2019, The Times of India reported that Nithiin s father Sudhakar Reddy acquired the rights for the Telugu remake of Andhadhun (2018).[1] In February 2020, Nithiin confirmed that he will be featuring in the same. Directed by Merlapaka Gandhi, the film was formally launched with a pooja ceremony in that month.The music is composed by Mahati Swara Sagar while J. Yuvaraj is signed as the director of photography. In March 2021, the film s title was unveiled as Maestro.

In September 2020, Tamannaah and Nabha Natesh were cast in the roles played by Tabu and Radhika Apte respectively in the original.Tamannaah sought not to emulate Tabu, but give the character her own interpretation, and avoided re-watching Andhadhun.Nabha noted that her character "will be tweaked" to suit the Telugu nativity.

Principal photography was originally scheduled to begin in November 2020,but ultimately began in Dubai in December.Filming took place in Hyderabad in March 2021.Due to the COVID-19 lockdown in India, filming was paused for two months i.e., April and May.The final schedule resumed on 14 June 2021 in Errum Manzil, Hyderabad, and ended on 20 June.

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Arun is a great pianist, who fakes being blind to improve his piano skills. He meets Sophie while trying to buy a piano. Sophie takes care of Arun and soon they begin an intimate romantic relationship. Sophie is impressed by Arun s talent and gets him an engagement at her father s diner. At the diner, a retired actor, Mohan, notices Arun and invites him to perform for his wedding anniversary. Arun arrives at the flat and Mohan s wife Simran opens the door. Simran, convinced that Arun is blind, lets him play the piano. Arun sees Mohan s dead body nearby but feigns ignorance and continues to play; he also sees Bobby, Simran s paramour, hiding in the bathroom. Simran and Bobby clean the body and stuff it into a suitcase while Arun plays.

Arun tries to report the murder to the police, but discovers that Bobby is a police inspector. Meanwhile, Simran overhears her elderly neighbour, Mrs. D Souza, talking to a police officer about Mohan s murder. Simran later kills Mrs. D Souza by pushing her off the ledge of their apartment. Arun sees the murder but is forced to continue feigning blindness. Later when Simran brings poisonous offerings for him after her husband s last rites and pulls out a gun, Arun admits to faking his blindness as an experiment to help his piano playing. He says he will leave for London and will keep Simran s secret, but she drugs him.

A neighbour s child, suspicious of Arun s blindness, records a video of Arun fully able to see and shows Sophie. As Sophie arrives, Simran arranges things to look like she and Arun are having sex. Furious and heartbroken, Sophie leaves Arun. When he wakes up, he realizes he has been blinded from the drug Simran gave him. Bobby comes to Arun s home to kill him. Arun barely escapes, but he faints after hitting a telephone pole.

Arun wakes up in an illegal organ harvesting clinic. Dr. Swamy and his assistants Murali and his sister decide to spare Arun when Arun reveals he has information that will make them millions. They kidnap Simran, stage a suicide scene, and blackmail Bobby. However, Murali and his sister double-cross Arun, tie him up with Simran, and plan to take the money themselves. Bobby shoots Murali but is trapped in an elevator and accidentally shoots and kills himself. The money is revealed to be counterfeit. Simran helps Arun free himself and he removes Simran s blindfold. He tries to escape, while Simran frees herself and attacks him. Dr. Swamy enters; after a brief fight, he and Arun knock Simran out, tie her up in the boot of a car, and drive away. Dr. Swamy reveals that Simran has a rare blood type and that her organs would sell for millions; he also plans to use her corneas to restore Arun s sight.

When Simran awakes in the car boot and begins making noise, Dr. Swamy stops the car to kill her, but she overpowers him and seizes the wheel. Arun, thinking Dr. Swamy is still driving, tries to persuade him to release Simran. She drops Arun off and tries to run him over. A nearby farmer who is trying to kill a hare misses, causing the hare to jump and hit the windshield. Simran loses control of the car and is killed.

Two years later at a gig in abroad, Sophie finds Arun, who still appears to be blind. After Arun tells her the whole story, Sophie tells Arun he should have accepted Dr. Swamy s offer to restore his sight as well as part of the reward money of ten million dollars. Silently, Arun leaves and uses his cane to knock a can out of his path.