Surya(Allu Arjun) is a soldier with anger issues. If he needs to keep his job, he has to get a certificate from a psychologist Ramakrishna Raju (Arjun) who also happens to be his father whom he had left in his childhood over an issue.
Surya and Ramakrishna Raju begin the sessions and the father asks him to prove that he can keep his anger under control for 21 days. Will he be able to do that?
Analysis:-
What comes to mind after watching Naa Peru Surya Answer Allu Arjuns show. Yes, the moment he appears in a bar bashing a guy in the introduction scene to the climax moment, Allu Arjun appears in almost all the scenes letting no other character to leave a mark.
Vakkantam Vamsi, the writer of blockbusters like Kick, Temper and Racegurram, has written a plot that is filled with a bit of patriotism, bit of family sentiments, bit of heroism.
Despite enough scope for fully extracting these emotions to the fullest, the first time director has not used them well. Instead, he put all his creative guns on the characterization of Surya, the protagonist who has anger management issues.
Story of a soldier with anger management issues is somewhat novel to the Telugu audience though such movies are made in Bollywood and Hollywood.
On this front, Vakkantham Vamsi has picked up a right subject to deal with, but he has failed in narration. The writer in him is in form, but the direction is weak.
There is a good thread an army officer sends his soldier to a psychologist to control his anger and the psychologist turns out to be his father who sent him away from home in his childhood for committing some mistake. Had this thread been explored to the fullest, it would have been a different experience.
Instead, the director brings them together and starts revealing the flashback of sons romantic story. The romantic story is lengthy and doesnt help.
By the end of this romantic thread, the film comes to intermission, leaving no scope to explore the original father and son drama.
Spoiling the mood further, the director touches the angle of mother and son sentiment (Allu Arjun and Nadiya) but leaves it there after a lengthy scene and moves on to another issue a local goon trying to snatch the land of a former army officer and hero getting involved in this. This is the main drawback of the movie it doesnt explore any emotion properly.
The patriotic sequences are also not handled engagingly though the final scene evokes some good response.
To add to this, none of other characters have depth. Generally, these kind of serious movies require perfect blend of commercial elements like catchy songs and comedy track. The director has also failed here. Three songs are good and different but they may not appeal to regular Telugu movie goer.
To be fair, the movie has some good moments too. The sequences between Allu Arjun and Arjun, the military backdrop sequences, the final emotional episode involving Anwars character and a fight sequence with Sharat Kumar.
Vakkantham Vamsi as the writer has chosen the right plot line, but his execution completely falters due to lack of experience. The emotions look forced.
All in all, Naa Peru Surya has Allu Arjuns best performance, but it doesnt involve you totally.
Greatandhra