Z (1999 film)

Z
Z
Directed by	K. Praveen Nayak
Written by	K. Praveen Nayak
Produced by	H. P. Amarnath
Starring	Prakash Raj; Prema; Ritu Shivpuri
Cinematography	R. Giri
Edited by	Suresh Urs
Music by	Rajesh Ramanath; V. Manohar; Praveen D. Rao; Praveen Kumar; Murali Mohan
Production; company	Prem Rathna Creations
Release date	19 February 1999;
Running time	133 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

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

Prakash Rai as Prakash
Prema as Prema
Ritu Shivpuri
Sundeep Malani
Tennis Krishna
Harsha Darbar
Kote Prabhakar
Agro Chikkanna
Sunitha
Nagesh Mayya
Dinesh Mangalore
K. Praveen Nayak
Vaijanath Biradar
Bank Suresh
Fayaz Khan
A. S. Murthy

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

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

External links

Z at IMDb

[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.

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