Daya is a corrupt cop who joins hands with the local don. When Daya's girlfriend gets kidnapped, it triggers Daya to go against Vasu and his empire, leading him to uncover a bigger motive behind the kidnapping.
Acting
NTR Jr's volcanic transformation from sleaze to savior
Direction
Puri Jagannadh's unapologetic polemics wrapped in commercial gloss
Score
Anup Rubens' thunderous background score amplifying every beatdown
Director
Puri Jagannadh
N.T. Rama Rao Jr.
Daya
Kajal Aggarwal
Shanvi
Prakash Raj
Waltair Vasu
Posani Krishna Murali
Narayana Murthy
Nyra Banerjee
Lakshmi
Subbaraju
Ravi
Kota Srinivasa Rao
Judge
Amit Kumar Tiwari
Mani
Tanikella Bharani
Venkata Rao
Jayaprakash Reddy
Home minister of Andhra Pradesh
Kovai Sarala
Shanvi's mother
Ali Basha
Chain Snatchers
Sonia Agarwal
Doctor (Cameo Appearance)
Rama Prabha
Shanvi's grandmother
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Temper sparked a wave of 'angry young cop' remakes including Simmba, becoming a template for commercial cinema addressing sexual violence through male savior narratives.
NTR Jr reportedly insisted on keeping the pre-interval scene where Daya weeps uncontrollably, rejecting the typical macho stoicism of Telugu heroes. The single take required 17 attempts.
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