Thiruvananthapuram: Far from the world of programming and coding, a group of nine software engineers tried their hand at filmmaking and have made a 90-minute full length Malayalam movie to be released Saturday.

The film titled "The Myth", made in hi-definition video format, will be screened here and has been directed by techies Bijoy and Prasanth, who work for SunTec Business Solutions at Technopark here.

"The storyline takes the viewer to an era when Thiruvananthapuram was the capital of the erstwhile Travancore kingdom, and talks about the glorious and intriguing history of this centuries-old city," Prasanth told IANS.

Watching some of the critically acclaimed films by maestros inspired the group to take up the camera and make a film themselves.

"We got around with a handycam and made a 30-minute film called 'The Shadow' which was screened at Technopark last year. The response to that (film) encouraged us and we worked out 'The Myth' and in four months time we made the film," said Prasanth, who along with Bijoy has also written the script and the screenplay.

The nine filmmakers and the entire cast of the film work for Suntech. Professional help came in form of the cameraman and the editor of the film.