The Birthday Boy


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,Vikranth Ved, Raja Ashok Vallamsetty, Sai Arun, Rahul Chilampalli and Mani Vaaka. The Birthday Boy was released on 19 July 2024.

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.

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. Post-theatrical digital streaming rights were acquired by Aha and was premiered on 9 August 2024.
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".