Movie Review – TEMPER (Telugu)

For the first time, I have seen that the hall was packed to complete capacity with people occupying each seat from the last row A to front row N. 

This is another run-of-the-mill cop film from Director Puri Jagannath, the story for which is provided by Vakkantham Vamsi. The hero Daya (played by Jr.NTR) grows up as an orphan and becomes a SI who is projected as very corrupt and bad in the first part and then the turn of events change him for good in the second part. The first part of the film feels as if we have already spent too much time in the movie hall. To project that Daya is a powerful police, the Director preferred to show bits from the movies of late NTR, Harikrishna and Balakrishna. (How long would Jr.NTR need such invocation in every film, only the hero should be able to say). The first half of the film is not the way his fans would like to see him on the screen but he made up for it in the second half with his touching action in a few scenes in the court and dance in the title song. From Student No.1 to Temper, Jr NTR has come a long way in sculpting his physique and was looking extra-ordinary in his toned and muscular body, though height is a big disqualification for him to play powerful police roles. His dialogues were always in high decibels throughout the film irrespective of the plot and number of characters in it, which could have been avoided. Puri who is generally known to project heroine as an object of desire in his films toned down a lot in this one. Kajal who played the role of heroine as Shanvi looked beautiful and as an animal lover runs an organization by name Pet Cross. Kovai Sarala played as her mother and Ramaprabha as her grandmother. The comedy that was tried out with them in some frames was so-so.

For a change, first song is an item song and the title song comes as the fourth one. Nora Fatehi is the item girl in which you could hear bits of at least three hit item numbers. The title song “nee taata temper, nee ayya temper, nee babai temper, neekinka temper…” is good to hear and Jr.NTR showed his dancing skills in this song. He is definitely one of the best in dances. Prakash Raj as Valther Vasu( that is how the number is saved in the hero’s mobile) was his usual best. Posani Krishna Murali did a good job as Murthy, the constable. Two scenes (one on the beach and another at the police station) in which he and Jr.NTR were framed were rich in content of the dialogues. Madhurima as Lakshmi and Pavitra did their roles well, though they were only in a few frames.

Tanikella Bharani, JP,Bosubabu and Subbaraju had nothing much to do. Vennela Kishore, Ali, Saptagiri and Sonia Agarwal were like lightening actors in the film, more an insertion than a need. The background score by Mani Sharma is good and music for the songs by Anoop Rubens is above average.

The best part of the film is the manner in which the Director preferred to question the judicial system and the speed with which justice is delivered in this country on one the most burning matters. Both Puri and producer Bandla Ganesh need to be complimented for the same. Except for the first half being a big drag, the film can be rated as average. If you have little patience and wouldn’t like to see Jr.NTR as a bad police, please watch the film post interval.