The film stars Chiranjeevi, Shriya, and Jyothika, with Prakash Raj and Sayaji Shinde in pivotal supporting roles.
[2] Tagore is a remake of the 2002 Tamil film Ramanaa, with significant changes made to suit Chiranjeevi's stardom and the local context.
[4][5] The song "Nenu Saitham," written by Suddala Ashok Teja, won the National Film Award for Best Lyrics.
Beside the victim's body, the police uncover incriminating files and a tape, which reveal that the officers were targeted for being the most corrupt among their peers.
The Anti-Corruption Force (ACF), a vigilante organization, claims responsibility, declaring its mission to eradicate corruption by exposing malpractices, abducting officials, and executing the most egregious offenders.
Meanwhile, Suryam, a police constable and an IPS-qualified individual who failed to secure an officer-level post due to his inability to pay a bribe, takes up the case to earn a promotion.
Leveraging his medical leave, Suryam investigates the case, hypothesizing that a non-corrupt official in each government office may have been responsible for passing insider information to the ACF.
Tracing their connections, he discovers that the officials are alumni of National College and are led by their former professor, Tagore, who serves as the ACF’s leader.
On a Deepavali day, his apartment building collapses due to substandard construction linked to a highway project undertaken by Badrinarayana’s company.
[7] After the success of Indra (2002), Chiranjeevi collaborated with Vinayak for Tagore, which is a remake of the 2002 Tamil film Ramanaa, written and directed by A. R. Murugadoss.
Additionally, a dialogue stating "Meeru devudu" (You are a god) appeared three times in the film, but Chiranjeevi requested its removal, feeling that it crossed the line of character portrayal and veered too much into personal adulation.
[11] The song "Nenu Saitham," written by Suddala Ashok Teja, won the National Film Award for Best Lyrics.
[6] Following the success of Indra (2002) and Chiranjeevi's unprecedented stardom, Tagore had a massive release, rivaling Bollywood's big-ticket films of the time.
Three prominent producers of Telugu cinema, Allu Aravind, Aswini Dutt, and N. V. Prasad, served as distributors for the film, covering the Nizam, Krishna, and Ceded regions, respectively.
His wife, Surekha, and son, Ram Charan, visited Rajahmundry to personally deliver the compensation to the victims' families, with additional financial support provided by other associates.