''B. Tech'' is a 2018 Indian

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...

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directed by Mridul Nair. The film stars Asif Ali,

Arjun Ashokan Arjun Ashokan (24 August 1993) is an Indian actor working in the Malayalam film industry. He is the son of the actor Harisree Ashokan. He played supporting roles in his career with notable performances in '' Parava, B. Tech, June,'' '' Vara ...

Anoop Menon Anoop Menon (born 3 August 1976) is an Indian actor, director, screenwriter and lyricist. He worked in television before acting in Malayalam films and has acted in more than 75 films. Menon won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Supporting ...

Aju Varghese Aju Kurian Varghese (born 11 January 1985), better known as Aju Varghese, is an Indian actor, producer and singer who appears in Malayalam cinema. He made his debut in 2010 in '' Malarvadi Arts Club'', directed by his collegemate Vineeth Sr ...

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, V. K. Prakash,

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, and

Niranjana Anoop Niranjana Anoop is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam films. Niranjana is also a trained Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi dancer. Career Niranjana Anoop made her acting debut through the Malayalam film ''Loham'' (2015) di ...

. ''B.Tech'' was released on 5 May 2018 and received positive reviews. The film completed a run of more than 100 days in Kerala theaters.

Plot

Azad joins for a B. Tech course in Bangalore where he is met by seniors. Out of them, Anand, a carefree B.Tech. student from a very affluent family saves him from ragging. He finds accommodation in the college hostel and stays with Anand and his friends. They enjoy their days in college. Anand and his friends don't care about their academics, but Azad is more of a studious kind and passes all exams with good marks. He falls in love with Ananya, Anand's cousin, and she eventually reciprocates. One day, they both decide to go to Garuda Mall together and just when Ananya decides to disclose her love to Azad, he is killed in a bomb blast in front of the mall. Anand and the rest of the gang, especially Ananya, are devastated after knowing what happened and a case is filed in the police station. The

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proclaims that the incident was a suicide terrorist attack planned and executed by Azad and tries to close the investigation. Anand and his friends are monitored closely by the police. The police even arrest Nizar Ahmed, Abdu, Sayid Ali, and Lazer, Anand's friends, in the context of them being Muslims. Knowing that Azad and their friends were not terrorists, Anand and his friends do not accept the police's explanation. They decide to put their engineering skills to use and design various gadgets that help them fight against the police in order to prove them wrong. They even organise protests in the name of Azad to honour him. Adv, Vishwanath Iyer, Anand's uncle helps them in their mission as well. The police, however, refuse to accept that their claims about Azad and the others were false and continue to fight in court. Eventually, using the devices that they had designed, Anand and his friends manage to gather enough evidence to prove the police wrong, but as he is about to submit the evidence, he is attacked critically by a few goons sent by the lead officer investigating the case. In the end, Vishwanath and Anand submit the evidence in court and finally win the case, thereby proving Azad and the others' innocence and delivering justice to Azad.

Cast

* Asif Ali as Anand Subramaniam *

as Azad Muhammad, Ananya's love interest *

as Adv. Viswanath Iyer *

Deepak Parambol Deepak Parambol (born 1 November 1988) is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films in supporting roles to character roles. He made his acting debut in ''Malarvaadi Arts Club'' (2010), directed by Vineeth Sreenivasan. He is notable for hi ...

as Nizar Ahmad *

Sreenath Bhasi Sreenath Bhasi (born 29 May 1988) is an Indian actor, disco jockey and singer who works in Malayalam films. Career He started his career as a Radio Jockey in Red FM 93.5 and worked as a Video Jockey at the same time. He gained recognition in ...

as Jojo Mathew *

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as Prasanth P. P. * Shani Shaki as Abdu *

as Priya Varma *

as Ananya Viswanath, Anand's cousin and Azad's love interest *

as Sayid Ali * Jaffer Idukki as Lazer *

Subeesh Sudhi Subish Sudhi, professionally credited as Subeesh Sudhi, is a Malayalam cinema, Malayalam film actor from Payyanur, Kannur, Kerala. Personal life After finishing his studies he moved to Ernakulam to achieve his dream to act in movies. He got h ...

as Kuttan * V. K. Prakash as Jayaram (Neighbour) *

as Professor Manoj Abraham *

Jayan Cherthala Jayan Cherthala is an Indian actor in Malayalam cinema. He is from Cherthala, near Alappuzha, Kerala in India. He has performed in more than two dozen movies in Malayalam, and TV serials. He is the state president of Kerala Sarva Kala Sangam ...

as Subramanya Iyyer *

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as Smitha Subramanya Iyyer *

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as Deputy Commissioner of Police Ramkumar Naik * Sooraj Harris as DCP Naik's Assistant 1 * Vijesh as DCP Naik's Assistant 2 * Rama Srinivasan as Ananya's Grandmother *

Dinesh Prabhakar Dinesh Prabhakar, also known by his birth name Dinesh Nair, is an Indian actor who predominantly appears in Malayalam films. Early life Dinesh was born as the second child of Prabhakaran Nair and Sarojini Amma at Pulluvazhi, Perumbavoor, Erna ...

as Joseph * Jayaprakash Kuloor as the

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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 Balachandar (8 December 1953 – 3 May 2023), known by his stage name Manobala (), was an Indian actor, film producer, director, comedian, and YouTuber who predominantly played supporting roles in Tamil-language films. He worked predominantly i ...

as Mano *

Swaminathan Saamy (born 31 January 1959), known professionally as Swaminathan, is an Indian actor and comedian on working in the Tamil film and television industry. He appeared in prominent roles in Vijay TV's satiric series '' Lollu Sabha'' before becom ...

as Doctor France * Arjun R Ambat as Priya's brother * Ann Saleem * Sandeep Menon as Sandeep Issac * Mridul Nair as a cameo appearance *

Renji Panicker Renji Panicker (born 23 September 1960) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, director, film producer, and journalist known for his works in Malayalam films. He made his debut as a director with '' Bharatchandran IPS'' in 2005. Early life He di ...

as Judge's Voice

Production

''B. Tech'' is the feature directorial debut of advertisement filmmaker Mridul Nair, and is produced by MAQTRO Motion Pictures, after their successful movies like C/o Sairabanu & Sunday Holiday According to Mridul Nair, the film is inspired by several real incidents and the story has been in his mind for eight years. The film was extensively shot in

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. The film went on to run for 100 days in theatres. Dispute during production During the shooting of the film,

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witnessed ugly scenes after the junior artists playing cop roles reportedly lathicharged the lead actors leading to a halt in filming.

Music

The music was composed, arranged, and produced by

Rahul Raj Rahul Raj is an Indian music composer. He has composed and produced Film score, scores and soundtracks predominantly for Malayalam language, Malayalam movies. He is an alumnus of the prestigious Berklee College of Music and holds a postgraduat ...

. Several critics hailed the music as a major highlight of the film. An album containing the

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for the film was released separately by Maqtro in 2021. It contains instrumental pieces composed by Rahul Raj.

Reception

Malayalam daily ''

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'' appreciated the film for its good mixture of college campus life and sensitive contemporary issues, while also praising

's music. ''

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'' praised the film giving it a 3/5 rating, praising the music, while criticizing some comedy scenes "which seemed forced in". ''

Mathrubhumi ''Mathrubhumi'' is a Malayalam newspaper that is published from Kerala, India. It was founded by K. P. Kesava Menon, an active volunteer in the Indian freedom struggle against the British. The word "Mathrubhumi" translates to 'mother land'. ...

'' gave a mixed review with a rating of 2.5/5, but dubbed the work of

Mahesh Narayanan Mahesh Narayanan (born 2 May 1982) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, editor and cinematographer who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema, he has also worked in Tamil cinema, Tamil and Bollywood, Hindi films. He is a recipient of the ...

and Abhilash Balachandran in editing, and the music by

as "major plus points".

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 7478160 2018 films 2010s Malayalam-language films 2010s coming-of-age drama films Indian thriller films Buddy drama films Films about Islamic terrorism in India Films about jihadism Films scored by Rahul Raj Films shot in Bengaluru Indian coming-of-age drama films Fiction about law enforcement Indian police films Fictional portrayals of police departments in India Fictional portrayals of the Karnataka Police 2018 drama films