SMS 6260
| SMS 6260 | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | Sundeep Malani |
| Written by | Dialogues: Sandeep Malani Mohan Shankar Dilip Malani |
| Screenplay by | Dilip Malani |
| Story by | Sundeep Malani |
| Produced by | Prahalad Arasu Janu Arasu |
| Starring | Diganth Janu |
| Cinematography | M. Selvam |
| Edited by | Sanjeeva Reddy |
| Music by | Michael Dayao Dr. Ravi Dattatreya Lokesh-Prakash |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Languages | Kannada English |
SMS 6260 is a 2007 Indian Kanglish-language drama film directed by Sundeep Malani and starring Diganth and Jahnavi.[1] The film ran for fifty days.[2]
Cast[edit]
Production[edit]
The film is directed by Sundeep Malani, who worked as an associate director for Miss California (2006) also starring Diganth and Janu.[3] The film's lead characters talk to each other through SMS.[2] The film was shot in thirty-five days.[4] The film also features dialogues spoken in Bengali, Kodava, Gujarati, Hindi, Konkani, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Tulu.[5] The film was shot in Bangalore, Mangalore and Mysore.[6]
Soundtrack[edit]
The songs are composed by Michael Dayao. Dr. Ravi Dattatreya and Lokesh-Prakash each composed one song each. The song "Nodamma Hudugi" from Premaloka (1987) was reused in the film.[6]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kannada Thayiya Madilalli" | Nagendra Prasad | Narayanan Ravindranarhan, K. S. Chithra | 2:10 |
| 2. | "Lovers Rhyme" | Michael Dayao | Michael Dayao | 3:02 |
| 3. | "Nodamma Hudugi" | Hamsalekha | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Latha Hamsalekha | 5:13 |
| 4. | "Shiradi Saibaba Sthuthi" | — | Dr. Jumna Dhanapati | 0:34 |
| 5. | "The Beautiful You" | Alex Yakolev | Gregory Cortsev, Elena Sylantieva | 5:55 |
| 6. | "This Is Me" | Michael Dayao | Michael Dayao | 2:56 |
| 7. | "This Is Me (Club Mix)" | Michael Dayao | Michael Dayao | 3:22 |
| 8. | "SMS 6260" | — | Instrumental | 1:00 |
| 9. | "Kannada Thaayiya Madilali" | Nagendra Prasad | Narayanan Ravindranarhan, Eshwar Prakash, Sandeep Malani, K. S. Chithra | 5:33 |
| Total length: | 29:45 | |||
Reception[edit]
A critic from Filmibeat wrote that "It's a must watch for all the IT sector&software professionals, College youngsters and the class audience - not to forget, the kids of 6 years to the cross over of 60 years too".[7] Film critic R. G. Vijayasarathy of IANS wrote that "Totally SMS 6260 can be a film for the new generation, though qualitatively it could have been improvised".[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "'SMS 6260' at editing room". Indiaglitz. 12 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ a b Viju (5 April 2007). "News headlines". Daijiworld Media. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "'SMS' for fun and frolic..." Viggy. Archived from the original on 2022-11-06. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
- ^ "SMS 6260 complete". Indiaglitz. 4 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "New age film SMS 6260 to hit theaters in February of 2007". Business of Cinema. Archived from the original on 2007-01-27. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
- ^ a b Vijayasarathy, R. G. (13 February 2007). "First Look: SMS 6260". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "SMS 6260 review". Filmibeat. 16 July 2012. Archived from the original on 20 December 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ Vijayasarathy, R. G. (6 March 2007). "SMS 6260 Kannada Movie review". IANS. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022 – via Nowrunning.
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