B.Tech (film)

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{{Infobox film
| name = B. Tech
| image = B.Tech film poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Mridul Nair
| producer = Sheen Helen
| writer =
| screenplay = {{ubl|Ramakrishna J. Kulur|Mridul Nair}}
| story =
| based_on = 
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|[[Asif Ali (actor)|Asif Ali]]|[[Anoop Menon]]|[[Aju Varghese]]|[[Sreenath Bhasi]]|[[Deepak Parambol]]|[[Alencier Ley Lopez]]|[[V. K. Prakash]]|[[Aparna Balamurali]]|Arjun Ashokan|Niranjana Anoop}}
| music = [[Rahul Raj]]
| cinematography = Manoj Kumar Khatoi
| editing = {{ubl|[[Mahesh Narayanan]]|Abhilash Balachandran}}
| studio = Maqtro Pictures (India)
| distributor = Maqtro Pictures <br> Homeland Cinemas<br>(overseas)
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2018|05|05|[[Kerala]]}}
| runtime = 146 minutes
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget = {{INRConvert|4|c}}
| gross = {{INRConvert|16|c}}<ref>https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/news/2018/b-tech-box-office-collections-asif-ali-scores-yet-another-hit-275702.html</ref>
}}
'''''B. Tech''''' is a [[List of Malayalam films of 2018|2018]] Indian [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]]-language [[Coming-of-age story|coming-of-age]] [[drama film]] co-written and directed by debutant Mridul Nair, starring [[Asif Ali (actor)|Asif Ali]], Arjun Ashokan, [[Anoop Menon]], [[Aju Varghese]], [[Alencier Ley Lopez]], [[V. K. Prakash]], [[Aparna Balamurali]], and [[Niranjana (actress)|Niranjana Anoop]] in major roles.

''B.Tech'' was released in [[Kerala]] on 5 May 2018 with positive critical reviews and became a theatrical success. The film completed a run of more than 100 days in Kerala theaters.<ref>https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/events/kochi/team-btech-make-a-stunning-entrance/articleshow/64449558.cms</ref>

==Plot==
{{More plot|date=September 2020}}
The film is set in [[Bangalore]], the third-most populous city in India, and a magnet for engineering students from Kerala.

The story is about around half-dozen young men from [[Kerala]] whose lives and perceptions change as their friend, Azaad Mohammed, is killed in a terrorist attack. The group of men are led by Anand, a carefree B. Tech student, from a very affluent family.

The [[Karnataka Police|Karnataka State Police]] proclaims that the incident was a suicide attack, committed by Azaad, and tries to close the investigation. The police even arrests several Muslim members of the group. Knowing that Nizar was not an [[Islamic terrorism|Islamic terrorist]], Anand and his friends do not accept the police explanation. With the help of advocate Viswanath Iyyer, the group subsequently tries to prove the police version of the events wrong before the court.

==Cast==
* [[Asif Ali (actor)|Asif Ali]] as Anand Subramaniam
* [[Arjun Ashokan]] as Azad Muhammad
* [[Deepak Parambol]] as Nizar Ahmad
* [[Sreenath Bhasi]] as Jojo Mathew
* [[Saiju Kurup]] as Prasanth P. P.
* Shani Shaki as Abdu
* [[Aparna Balamurali]] as Priya Varma
* [[Niranjana (actress)|Niranjana Anoop]] as Ananya Viswanath
* [[Anoop Menon]] as Adv. Viswanath Iyyer
* [[Alencier Ley Lopez]] as Sayid Ali
* [[Jaffar Idukki|Jaffer Idukki]] as Lazer
* [[Subeesh Sudhi]] as Kuttan
* [[V. K. Prakash]] as Jayaram (Neighbour)
* [[Aju Varghese]] as Professor Manoj Abraham
* [[Jayan Cherthala]] as Subramanya Iyyer
* [[Neena Kurup]] as Smitha Subramanya Iyyer
* [[Harish Raj]] as Assistant Commissioner of Police Ramkumar Naik
* Sooraj Harris as ACP Naik's Assistant 1
* Vijesh as ACP Naik's Assistant 2
* Rama Srinivasan as Ananya's Grandmother
* [[Dinesh Prabhakar]] as Joseph
* Jayaprakash Kuloor as the [[Ustad]]
* [[Chitra Iyer]] as Priya's mother
* [[Anjali Nair]] as Azmiya, Azad Muhammad's Sister
* Arshiya Gupta as Ummukulsu, Azad Muhammed's sister
* Krishnamoorthy as Principal Sundar Reddy
* YV Rajesh As Advocate Rama Moorthi
* [[Manobala]] as Mano
* [[Swaminathan]] as Doctor France
* Arjun R Ambat as Priya's brother
* Ann Saleem
* Sandeep Menon as Sandeep Issac
* Mridhul Nair as a cameo appearance
* Renji Panicker as Judge's Voice

==Production==
''B. Tech'' is the feature directorial debut of advertisement filmmaker Mridul Nair. Produced by Maqtro Pictures, after their successful movies like C/o Sairabanu & Sunday Holiday<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/after-5-years-asif-ali-to-team-up-with-this-actor-malayalam-news-198996.html|title=After 5 YEARS: Asif Ali to team up with this actor - Malayalam Movie News - IndiaGlitz.com|publisher=}}</ref> According to Nair, the film is inspired by several real incidents and the story has been in his mind since eight years.<ref>{{cite news|title=Asif Ali's next BTech is inspired by real-life incidents|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2017/oct/12/asif-alis-next-btech-is-inspired-by-real-life-incidents-1671388.html|accessdate=11 May 2018|work=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=12 October 2017}}</ref> The film was extensively shot in [[Bangalore]].<ref>{{cite web|title='B Tech' releases today (May 5)|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/b-tech-releases-today-may-5-news-malayalam-sffozCejjedfa.html|publisher=[[Sify]]|accessdate=11 May 2018|date=5 May 2018}}</ref>

==Music==

All music was composed, arranged and produced by [[Rahul Raj]]. Several critics hailed the music as a major highlight of the film.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/review/b-tech-movie-review-mridul-nair-asif-ali-malayalam-movie-review-1.2790849|title=ഇയര്‍ ഔട്ട് ആകാതെ ബിടെക് - Movie Rating: 2.5/5|first=|last=മഹേഷ്.എന്‍.|publisher=}}</ref><ref name="manoramaonline.com">{{cite web|url=https://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/2018/05/05/b-tech-asif-ali-aparna-malayalam-movie-review.html|title=B Tech review: goes well beyond the campus|publisher=}}</ref>

==Reception==

Malayalam daily ''[[Malayala Manorama]]'' appreciated the film for its good mixture of college campus life and sensitive contemporary issues, while also praising [[Rahul Raj]]'s music.<ref name="manoramaonline.com"/> ''[[The Times of India]]'' praised the film giving it a 3/5 rating, praising the music, while criticizing some comedy scenes "which seemed forced in".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/b-tech/movie-review/64039628.cms|title=B. Tech Review {3/5}: The movie does touch upon some relevant topics and makes for a good one-time watch|publisher=}}</ref> ''[[Mathrubhumi]]'' gave a mixed review with a rating of 2.5/5, but dubbed the work of [[Mahesh Narayanan]] and Abhilash Balachandran in editing, and the music by [[Rahul Raj]] as "major plus points".<ref name="auto"/>

== References ==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|7478160}}

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