The Birthday Boy Explained
| Director: | Whisky |
| Producer: | Bharat Immallaraju
Whisky |
| Starring: | Ravi Krishna
Sameer Malla
Mani Vaaka
Raja Ashok Vallamsetty
Sai Arun
Rahul Chilampalli
Vikranth Ved |
| Cinematography: | Sankirth Raahul Macheneni |
| Editing: | Naresh Adupa |
| Music: | Prashanth Srinivas |
| Studio: | Bomma Borusa Productions |
| Runtime: | 119 minutes |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Telugu |
The Birthday Boy is a 2024 Indian Telugu-language thriller film written and directed by Whisky. The film has an ensemble cast of Ravi Krishna, Sameer Malla, Mani Vaaka, Raja Ashok Vallamsetty, Sai Arun, Rahul Chilampalli and Vikranth Ved. The Birthday Boy was released on 19 July 2024.[1]
Plot
Five childhood friends went abroad to pursue higher education. While celebrating their friend's birthday, an incident turns their lives upside down. The whole story revolves around the incident.
Cast
- Ravi Krishna as Bharat, brother of Arjun and Swetha
- Sameer Malla as Praveen, Balu Dasari's cousin
- Mani Vaaka as Arjun, brother of Bharat and Swetha
- Raja Ashok Vallamsetty as Venky
- Sai Arun as Sai
- Rahul Chilampalli as Satti
- Vikranth Ved as Balu Dasari
- Rajeev Kanakala as Balu Dasari's father
- Pramodini Pammi as Balu Dasari's mother
- Shravanthi Anand as Swetha, sister of Bharat and Arjun
Production
During a media interaction, director Whisky told that the film was inspired from the events that occurred in 2016, and took four years to begin working on the film, starting in 2020.[2] [3]
Music
The film's soundtrack album and background score were composed by Prashanth Srinivas. The promotional song "The Birthday Boy Ki Jathare" was composed by Manish Kumar. Audio rights of the film were acquired and distributed by Madhura Audio.
Release and reception
The Birthday Boy was released on 19 July 2024.[4] Post-theatrical digital streaming rights were acquired by Aha and was premiered on 9 August 2024.[5]
Idlebrain.com gave a rating of 2.75 out of 5 and wrote that " The Birthday Boy film narrates a crime that was never reported".[6]
Notes and References
- Web site: Features . C. E. . 2024-07-10 . The Birthday Boy trailer: Celebrations go fatally wrong in this upcoming thriller . 2024-08-07 . Cinema Express . en . 21 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240721065900/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/telugu/news/2024/Jul/10/the-birthday-boy-trailer-celebrations-go-fatally-wrong-in-this-upcoming-thriller . live .
- News: 2024-07-18 . Telugu film 'The Birthday Boy', sparked by real incidents that turned birthday revelry awry . 2024-08-06 . . en-IN . 0971-751X . 21 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240721065058/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/telugu-film-the-birthday-boy-sparked-by-real-incidents-that-turned-birthday-revelry-awry/article68417296.ece . live .
- Web site: Whisky about The Birthday Boy - idlebrain.com . 2024-08-06 . idlebrain.com . 6 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240806193113/https://idlebrain.com/news/today/thebirthdayboy-whisky.html . live .
- Web site: 2024-07-17 . The Birthday Boy ది బర్త్ డే బాయ్ దర్శకుడు 'విస్కీ' మాస్క్ వెనుక ఉన్న కథ తెలుసా? . 2024-08-06 . . te . 6 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240806193113/https://www.ntnews.com/cinema/the-birthday-boy-director-whisky-real-life-story-1660385 . live .
- Web site: The Birthday Boy on OTT: The youthful drama starts on a very impressive note . 2024-08-11 . OTTPlay . en . 11 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240811142112/https://www.ottplay.com/news/the-birthday-boy-on-ott-the-youthful-drama-starts-on-a-very-impressive-note/fe263bec05513 . live .
- Web site: The Birthday Boy review - Ravi Krishna, Rajiv Kanakala . 2024-08-06 . idlebrain.com . 6 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240806193114/https://idlebrain.com/movie/archive/thebirthdayboy.html . live .
