Z (1999 film)

Z
Directed byK. Praveen Nayak
Written byK. Praveen Nayak
Produced byH. P. Amarnath
StarringPrakash Raj
Prema
Ritu Shivpuri
CinematographyR. Giri
Edited bySuresh Urs
Music byRajesh Ramanath
V. Manohar
Praveen D. Rao
Praveen Kumar
Murali Mohan
Production
company
Prem Rathna Creations
Release date
  • 19 February 1999 (1999-02-19)
Running time
133 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Z (Kannada: ಝಡ್) is a 1999 Indian Kannada-language mystery thriller film written and directed by K. Praveen Nayak. It stars Prakash Rai, Prema and Ritu Shivpuri in the lead roles and features five different composers tuning for the soundtrack.

Z was released on 19 February 1999. It was dubbed in Telugu and released in Telugu as Maha Natudu.[1]

Plot

Cast

Soundtrack

Five composers contributed six tracks for the film, including the film's director Praveen Nayak, who composed one song and wrote lyrics for two others.

S. No. Song Title Music Director Singer(s) Lyrics
1 "Prema Prema" Rajesh Ramanath Rajesh Krishnan, Sowmya Raoh K. Praveen Nayak
2 "Reelo Reelo" Murali Mohan Murali Mohan, L. N. Shastry Murali Mohan
3 "Nee Rathiyu Naa Rathanu" K. Praveen Nayak Mangala Sadhu Kokila
4 "Thutiyali Thutiyu" Rajesh Ramanath Sowmya Raoh K. Praveen Nayak
5 "Choli Aata" Praveen D. Rao L. N. Shastry Achyuth
6 "Kele Kishori" V. Manohar Rajesh Krishnan, Sowmya Raoh V. Manohar

Reception

A critic from The New Indian Express wrote that "The only reason to watch this movie is if you have nothing else to do".[2] Jyothi Raghuram of The Hindu wrote "Praveen’s story rambles, and his dialogues are simplistic. His screenplay is in keeping with all of this. Yet, this debutant director cannot be written off, for ‘Z” does have its moments of pluses, and Praveen, his flashes of directorial grip."[3]

References

  1. ^ "Maha Natudu". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 10 October 1999. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Cinema Reviews - the New Indian Express". www.cscsarchive.org. Archived from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Z". The Hindu. 19 February 1999. Archived from the original on 1 February 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.