Zoom (2016 Kannada film)

Zoom
Directed by	Prashant Raj
Written by	Prashant Raj
Produced by	Naveen Hari Prasad
Starring	Ganesh Radhika Pandit
Cinematography	Santhosh Rai Pathaje
Edited by	C. Ravichandran
Music by	S. Thaman
Production companies	Nimma Cinema Pride Films
Distributed by	Nimma Cinema
Release date	1 July 2016 (2016-07-01)
Running time	149 minutes [1]
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Zoom is a 2016 Indian Kannada-language romantic comedy film directed by Prashant Raj starring Ganesh and Radhika Pandit in the lead roles. ^[2] The supporting cast features Sadhu Kokila and Kashinath. The music is scored by S. Thaman and cinematography is by Santhosh Rai Pathaje. The film released on 1 July 2016 across Karnataka to mixed reviews. ^[3] The movie is a remake of 1961 movie Lover Come Back (1961). ^[4] The director remade the movie in Tamil in 2023 as Kick . ^{[5] [6]}

Cast

• Ganesh as Santhosh
• Radhika Pandit as Nayana
• Sadhu Kokila as M. Janakiram "MJ"
• Kashinath as Dhoomakethu
• Srinivas Prabhu
• R. N. Sudarshan
• Kavya Shetty as Santhosh's colleague
• M. S. Umesh
• Ravishankar Gowda as Casio
• Bank Janardhan
• Jaya as Naina

Soundtrack

Zoom
Soundtrack album by S. Thaman
Released	25 March 2016 (2016-03-25)
Recorded	2016
Genre	Film soundtrack
Length	19:28
Language	Kannada
Label	Pallavi Audio
Producer	S. Thaman
S. Thaman chronology
Aarathu Sinam (2016) Zoom (2016) Sarrainodu (2016)

The music was composed by S. Thaman. ^{[7] [8]}

Tracklist

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Raja Di Raja"	Prashant Raj	Puneeth Rajkumar	3:53
2.	"Kunniyuva"	Kaviraj	Deepak	4:45
3.	"Naina"	Kaviraj	Megha	3:38
4.	"Pistol Bawa"	Kaviraj	Sanjana, Nivas	3:35
5.	"Hey Diwana"	Pawan Wadeyar	Srimurali, Radhika Pandit	3:36
Total length:				19:28

Release

The film ran for twenty-five days in 80 theatres and 50 days in some theatres. ^[9] This was the first Kannada movie to be reportedly dubbed in three foreign languages namely French, Korean and Malay. ^[10] It also became the first Kannada film to be certified by the British Board of Film Classification. ^[11]

Reception

A critic from The Times of India rated the film two-and-a-half out of five stars and wrote that "The lead actors give the film their best, but the extended screenplay that shifts focus between the fun cat and mouse game between the lead pair leaves one wishing the film was shorter". ^[3] A critic from The New Indian Express wrote that "With very limited characters, the film is highly recommended for those who just want to laugh out loud". ^[12] A critic from Bangalore Mirror wrote that "If you can bear the length, Zoom is for time pass. Beware of whom you watch it with". ^[4] A critic from The Hindu wrote that "There are films that expect you to leave your brains at home and then there is Zoom , in a category of its own. And that is not necessarily a good thing". ^[13]

References

1. "Zoom". British Board of Film Classification .
2. "Radhika Pandit in Zoom with Ganesh". indiaglitz.com. 4 July 2014.
3. "ZOOM MOVIE REVIEW". The Times of India .
4. S., Shyam Prasad (1 July 2016). "Movie Review: Zoom". Bangalore Mirror .
5. "Santhanam's Kick will be an entertaining film that will make you laugh and forgot all sorrows: Prashanth Raj". The Times of India. 30 September 2022.
6. "Kick Trailer Out: Santhanam's Comedy Flick Promises Healthy Dose Of Laughter". News18. 23 January 2023.
7. "Srimurali and Radhika Pandit's song for Zoom". The Times of India . 12 April 2016.
10. "Kannada film dubbed in 3 foreign languages!". Bangalore Mirror . 28 June 2016 – via The Times of India.
11. "1st Kannada film certified by British Board of Film Certification". Times of India . Retrieved 25 July 2016.
12. Sharadhaa, A. (2 July 2016). "Review: Laughter Zooms in". The New Indian Express .
13. Nathan, Archana (3 July 2016). "Zoom: In a category of its own". The Hindu . Archived from the original on 30 October 2023.

External links

• Zoom at IMDb