| Smile | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Seetharam Karanth |
| Written by | Seetharam Karanth S. Kumar (dialogues) |
| Produced by | N. K. Prakash Babu |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | P. Rajan |
| Edited by | T. Goverdhan |
| Music by | V. Manohar |
Production company | Sri Matha Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 2 hours 39 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Smile is a 2003 Indian Kannada-language romantic comedy film directed by Seetharam Karanth and starring Shiva Rajkumar and Neha. The music was composed by V. Manohar.
Cast
- Shiva Rajkumar
- Neha
- M. P. Shankar
- Lokanath
- M. S. Umesh
- Ravishankar
- M. S. Karanth
- Shankar Bhat
- M. N. Suresh
- Venkatesh Prasad
- Suresh R. Anchan
- Ramanand
- Vaijanath Biradar
- Nagesh Mayya
- Harish Raay
- Dinesh Mangalore
- M. D. Kaushik
- Shilpa
- Kishori Ballal
Production
The film began production in early 2002.[1] Shilpa worked on this film alongside Ninagagi (2002) and Dumbee (2003); however, both those films ended up releasing before this film.[2]
Soundtrack
| Smile | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by V. Manohar | |
| Released | 25 May 2003 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 40:17 |
| Label | Anand Audio |
The songs were composed and had its lyrics penned by V. Manohar. The music rights was bagged by Anand Audio.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sundari Sundari" | Badri, Nagachandrika, Mangala | |
| 2. | "Osama Osama" | Shiva Rajkumar | |
| 3. | "Hey Kan Kan Camera" | K. S. Chitra | |
| 4. | "Din Din Thara" | Badri | |
| 5. | "Kamala Mukha" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Nagachandrika | |
| 6. | "Chile Chilepele" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chitra | |
| 7. | "Jagavidi Jagamaga" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Nanditha | |
| 8. | "Kaarirulige" | K. S. Chitra |
Release
After the success of Thavarige Baa Thangi, producer N. K. Prakash expressed interest in releasing this film.[1] The film was initially supposed to release on 11 July 2003,[3] but was postponed to 28 July 2003 along with Vikram (2003).[4]
Reception
A critic from indiainfo.com wrote that "I feel that you have cheated the audiences. You may be wondering why this accusation in the very first sentence. But what am I to do when I feel so very let down. My disappointment is because of your film SMILE".[5]
References
- ^ a b "Smile - film of Shivarajkumar getting ready". Viggy. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "A gift from Gonikoppa". The Times of India. 26 April 2002. Archived from the original on 29 July 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ "Producers to stall films release till service tax impasse ends". The Times of India. 10 July 2003. Archived from the original on 12 December 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Smile and Vikram releasing this week". Viggy. Archived from the original on 23 August 2003. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "SMILE - Review". indiainfo.com. Archived from the original on 4 October 2003.
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