Inspector Daya is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language action film written by Vakkantham Vamsi and directed by Puri Jagannadh. Starring N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Kajal Aggarwal and Prakash Raj, the narrative revolves around Daya, a corrupt police officer, whose life changes after a brawl that eventually leads to him stumbling upon a murder case.
Inspector Daya was produced by Bandla Ganesh on Parameswara Art Productions banner. Anup Rubens composed the soundtrack while Mani Sharma composed the background score. Shyam K. Naidu and S. R. Sekhar handled the film’s cinematography and editing, respectively. Inspector Daya was made on a budget of ₹35 crore (350 million).
Daya is an orphan who grows up believing that a cop’s life to be a happy one with much money coming in the form of bribes, which inspires him to become a cop. After years, he becomes a corrupt SI and gets transferred to Visakhapatnam, where he forms an immediate friendship with the local don Waltair Vasu by releasing his four brothers Ravi, Mani, Varun and Sundeep from prison, who were all arrested for smuggling. Daya’s attitude does not go well with his subordinate Narayana Murthy, a sincere constable. In vain, he tries to oppose Daya’s deeds.
Meanwhile, Daya falls in love with Shanvi, a Blue Cross member, who is kidnapped on her birthday by Vasu’s men, only to be rescued by Daya. Vasu then scolds his henchmen for kidnapping the wrong woman and apologizes to both of them. As her birthday gift, Shanvi asks Daya to rescue the girl who was the actual target. Obliging the same, Daya fights off Vasu’s goons and saves the girl, Lakshmi. Somehow, Daya later reconciles with Vasu and learns that Lakshmi has a piece of evidence against Vasu’s brothers’s atrocities.
Daya meets her and learns that her sister Deepthi was kidnapped and brutally assaulted to death for 40 days by Vasu’s four brothers, who filmed and stored the footage on a CD, which is with Lakshmi now. Taking the CD, Daya calls Vasu to arrange for tickets to send both Lakshmi and her mother to the US, in exchange for the disc. Before leaving, Lakshmi’s conversation brings a change in his mindset. Realizing he was indirectly responsible for the murder and had let the brothers escape, Daya has a change of heart when Murthy notifies him of the same, and he fights off Vasu’s goons sent to retrieve the CD.
Daya credits Shanvi for bringing the change in him and reveals the truth to her, after which she forgives him. After Deepthi’s corpse is found and an autopsy is performed by a female doctor, Daya produces the CD as the evidence, which turns out to be an empty one. Though no further evidence exists, Daya asks for a day gap to provide the necessary evidence so that Vasu’s brothers do not escape as exonerated. Realizing he was betrayed by his lawyer, he regrets not making multiple copies of the CD in a conversation with Shanvi.
The next day, Daya adds that he is also one among the ‘five’ men who assaulted Deepthi and convinces the judge to put the five of them to death so that the other four do not escape death. This statement shocks the media and everyone, including Shanvi, who questions Daya as to why he did it. Realizing this, Lakshmi reveals to Murthy that she has an extra copy, which is then aired by the media, revealing only the four brothers to be guilty. Daya’s death sentence is cancelled, while the remaining four initiate a brawl with the police, resulting in a fight that leaves three of them dead at the hands of Daya and the remaining one committing suicide in a last-minute attempt to escape him. Daya is released from prison, where he is been reinstated into the police service, and reconciles with Shanvi and Murthy.
Directed by Puri Jagannadh
Written by Vakkantham Vamsi
Produced by Bandla Ganesh
Starring N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Kajal Aggarwal, Prakash Raj
Cinematography Shyam K. Naidu
Edited by M. S. Rajashekhar Reddy (S. R. Shekhar)
Music by Score: Mani Sharma Songs: Anup Rubens
Production Parameswara Art Productions
Release date 13 February 2015
Running time 141 minutes
Country India
Language Tamil
