Temper (2015) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Daya grows up as an orphan watching police take bribes and engage in corrupt acts. From this experience, he develops a preconceived notion that a cop's life would be buoyant and easy, filled with quick money and power. This cynical worldview leads him to join the police force with the intention of benefiting from the same corruption he witnessed as a child.

Foreshadowing: The childhood scene showing police taking bribes plants the first seeds of Daya's future corruption.

• daya corruption
• police officer
• backstory
• motivation

On Gandhi Jayanti, Daya makes a reckless move by ordering the release of Vasu's four younger brothers from prison, where they were held for smuggling. He does this to please Vasu and strengthen their criminal partnership, allowing him to earn quick money. This act of corruption angers the honest constable Narayana Murthy and sets off a chain of devastating events.

Foreshadowing: Daya's willingness to bend the law for personal gain establishes his character early in the film.

• vasu brothers
• prison release
• gandhi jayanti
• smuggling

On Saanvi's birthday, Vasu's henchmen abduct her by mistake. They were actually supposed to seize and harm Lakshmi, the real target, but they mistakenly grab Saanvi instead. Daya fights them off to rescue her, and Vasu later arrives to clear up the confusion, apologizing and releasing both Daya and Saanvi.

• saanvi kidnapping
• vasu
• henchmen
• mistaken identity

As a birthday gift to Daya, Saanvi pleads with him to protect the real target that Vasu's men were after. Daya rises to the challenge and successfully rescues Lakshmi from Vasu's associates. This act builds fragile trust with Lakshmi and further complicates his relationship with Vasu, marking a turning point in his moral trajectory.

Foreshadowing: Saanvi's request presents Daya with an opportunity to choose a different path.

• lakshmi protection
• saanvi birthday
• vasu target

Deepthi, Lakshmi's younger sister, is brutally raped and killed after forty days of torture by Vasu's brothers. The brothers kidnapped Deepthi on the same day Daya had unlawfully released them from prison. They filmed the entire atrocity and stored the footage on a CD, which Lakshmi later uncovers. The discovery of her body on a beach later shocks the nation, with the autopsy confirming the extreme brutality of the torture.

Foreshadowing: Daya's illegal release of Vasu's brothers directly enables the kidnapping and murder of Deepthi.

• deepthi murder
• torture
• vasu brothers
• rape
• kidnap

When Vasu's lawyer tampers with the CD evidence in court, Daya realizes the only proof against the brothers will be invalidated. To ensure they receive the death sentence regardless, Daya makes a shocking confession in court claiming he also assaulted Deepthi along with the four brothers. This audacious move secures their death sentence but condemns Daya himself to death.

• daya confession
• death sentence
• deepthi
• court trial

After Daya's confession earns him a death sentence, Lakshmi reveals she had kept an extra copy of the murder footage. She shares this evidence with the media, proving Daya's innocence and exposing the conspiracy. Public pressure leads to the cancellation of his death sentence, though the brothers still face execution.

• exonerated
• lakshmi copy
• evidence
• media
• innocence

When the true evidence surfaces and the brothers' death sentence is reinstated, they stage a violent brawl with the police on the night before their scheduled hanging. During the confrontation, Daya kills three of the brothers while the fourth commits suicide rather than face Daya's wrath. The violent clash represents their final desperate attempt to escape justice.

• vasu brothers
• hanging
• police clash
• death sentence

In court, Daya's own lawyer, who is working with Vasu, tampers with the CD containing the murder footage. This makes the sole proof against Vasu's brothers invalid and nearly derails the entire case. Daya later regrets not making copies of the evidence, realizing his mistake too late.

• cd tampered
• evidence
• lawyer
• vasu conspiracy

After Daya successfully protects Lakshmi and builds trust with her, Vasu reconsider his murderous plans. He agrees to withdraw his intent to harm Lakshmi on one condition: Daya must recover the crucial piece of evidence (the CD) that her enemies hold against his brothers. This conditional agreement raises the stakes for Daya's pursuit of justice.

• vasu spared
• lakshmi
• condition
• evidence
• cd

Daya discovers that Lakshmi's mother had previously asked him to file a missing-person report for Deepthi days after her kidnapping. Daya, in an act of ignorance, told her that Deepthi had eloped rather than investigating the truth. This revelation haunts him and fuels his sense of responsibility to bring justice for Deepthi's murder.

• missing report
• eloped
• deepthi
• regret
• daya