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{{Short description|2024 Indian film by Whisky}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox film
| image = The Birthday boy.jpg
| alt = The Birthday Boy Poster
| caption = Official release poster
| director = Whisky
| writer = Whisky
| producer = Bharat Immallaraju Whisky
| starring = [[Ravi Krishna (actor, born 1989)|Ravi Krishna]] Sameer Malla Vikranth Ved Raja Ashok Vallamsetty Sai Arun Rahul Chilampalli Mani Vaaka
| cinematography = Sankirth Raahul Macheneni
| editing = Naresh Adupa
| music = Prashanth Srinivas
| studio = Bomma Borusa Productions
| released = {{Film date|2024|07|19|df=y}}
| runtime = 119 minutes
| country = India
| language = Telugu
}}

'''''The Birthday Boy''''' is a 2024 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[thriller film]] written and directed by Whisky. The film has an [[ensemble cast]] of [[Ravi Krishna (actor, born 1983)|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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Features |first=C. E. |date=2024-07-10 |title=The Birthday Boy trailer: Celebrations go fatally wrong in this upcoming thriller |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/telugu/news/2024/Jul/10/the-birthday-boy-trailer-celebrations-go-fatally-wrong-in-this-upcoming-thriller |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=Cinema Express |language=en |archive-date=21 July 2024 |archive-url=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 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== 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 (actor, born 1989)|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.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-07-18 |title=Telugu film 'The Birthday Boy', sparked by real incidents that turned birthday revelry awry |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/telugu-film-the-birthday-boy-sparked-by-real-incidents-that-turned-birthday-revelry-awry/article68417296.ece |access-date=2024-08-06 |work=[[The Hindu]] |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X |archive-date=21 July 2024 |archive-url=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 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Whisky about The Birthday Boy - idlebrain.com |url=https://idlebrain.com/news/today/thebirthdayboy-whisky.html |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=idlebrain.com |archive-date=6 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240806193113/https://idlebrain.com/news/today/thebirthdayboy-whisky.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Music ==
The film's [[Soundtrack|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]].
{{Track listing
| headline = Track list
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Taking Me
| length1 = 4:11
| lyrics1 = Lakshmi Priyanka
| music1 = Prashanth Srinivas
| extra1 = Vivek Hariharan, Sharanya Natrajan, Prashanth Srinivas
| title2 = The Birthday Boy Ki Jathare
| length2 = 4:08
| lyrics2 = Pavan Kumar Konduri
| music2 = Manish Kumar
| extra2 = Renu Kumar, Manish Kumar, Pranathi
}}

== Release and reception ==
''The Birthday Boy'' was released on 19 July 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-17 |title=The Birthday Boy {{!}} ది బర్త్ డే బాయ్ దర్శకుడు 'విస్కీ' మాస్క్ వెనుక ఉన్న కథ తెలుసా? |url=https://www.ntnews.com/cinema/the-birthday-boy-director-whisky-real-life-story-1660385 |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=[[Namaste Telangana]] |language=te |archive-date=6 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240806193113/https://www.ntnews.com/cinema/the-birthday-boy-director-whisky-real-life-story-1660385 |url-status=live }}</ref> Post-theatrical digital streaming rights were acquired by [[Aha (streaming service)|Aha]] and was premiered on 9 August 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Birthday Boy on OTT: The youthful drama starts on a very impressive note |url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/the-birthday-boy-on-ott-the-youthful-drama-starts-on-a-very-impressive-note/fe263bec05513 |access-date=2024-08-11 |website=OTTPlay |language=en |archive-date=11 August 2024 |archive-url=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 |url-status=live }}</ref>

''[[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".<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Birthday Boy review - Ravi Krishna, Rajiv Kanakala |url=https://idlebrain.com/movie/archive/thebirthdayboy.html |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=idlebrain.com |archive-date=6 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240806193114/https://idlebrain.com/movie/archive/thebirthdayboy.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{imdb title|32566980|}}

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[[Category:2024 films]]
[[Category:2024 Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:2024 Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian thriller films]]
[[Category:2024 thriller films]]
[[Category:Foreign films set in the United States]]
[[Category:Films shot in the United States]]
[[Category:Indian films about revenge]]

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