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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Indian Kanglish language drama film}}<br />
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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = SMS 6260<br />
| image = SMS 6260 poster.jpg<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = VCD cover<br />
| native_name = <!-- {{Infobox name module|language|title}} or {{Infobox name module|title}} --><br />
| director = [[Sundeep Malani]]<br />
| writer = <small>'''Dialogues:'''</small><br />Sandeep Malani<br />[[Mohan Shankar (actor)|Mohan Shankar]]<br />Dilip Malani<br />
| screenplay = Dilip Malani<br />
| story = Sundeep Malani<br />
| based_on = <!-- {{Based on|title of the original work|creator of the original work|additional creator(s), if necessary}} --><br />
| producer = Prahalad Arasu<br />Janu Arasu<br />
| starring = {{plainlist|<br />
*[[Diganth Manchale|Diganth]]<br />
*Janu Arasu<br />
*Arjun <br />
*Smrti <br />
*[[Kiran Srinivas|Kiran]] <br />
*Badri<br />
*Danny <br />
*Karan <br />
*Karen <br />
*Sony<br />
}}<br />
| narrator = <br />
| cinematography = M. Selvam<br />
| editing = Sanjeeva Reddy<br />
| music = Michael Dayao<br />Dr. Ravi Dattatreya <br />Lokesh-Prakash<br />
| studio = <!-- or: | production_companies = --><br />
| distributor = <!-- or: | distributors = --><br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2007|2|2}}<br />
| runtime = <br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Kannada<br />English<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <br />
}}<br />
'''''SMS 6260''''' is a 2007 Indian{{efn|Although the film's CBFC certificate states that the film is Kannada, much of the film is in English.<ref name="B"/>}} drama film written and directed by [[Sundeep Malani]]. The film features an ensemble cast of [[Diganth]], Janu, Arjun, Smrti, [[Kiran Srinivas|Kiran]], Badri, Danny, Karan, Karen, and Sony. The film was released to mixed reviews and ran for fifty days.<ref name="D"/><br />
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== Cast ==<br />
{{Colbegin}}<br />
*[[Diganth Manchale]] as Roshan<br />
*Janu as Janu<br />
*Arjun as Mahesh<br />
*Smrti as Tina<br />
*[[Kiran Srinivas]] as Kiran<br />
*Badrinath Krishnamurthy as DJ Badri<br />
*Danny as Krishna<br />
*Karan as Karan<br />
*Karen as Chrissy <br />
*Sony as Tressy<br />
*Loy as Lal<br />
*Prithvi as Prithvi<br />
*[[H. G. Dattatreya|Dattanna]] as Dattanna<br />
*Jayalakshmi as Sarojamma<br />
*Amithananda as Jay Darling<br />
{{Colend}}<br />
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== Production ==<br />
The film is directed by [[Sundeep Malani]], who worked as an associate director for ''[[Miss California (film)|Miss California]]'' (2006) also starring Diganth and Janu.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.viggy.com/english/current_sms6260.asp|title='SMS' for fun and frolic...|work=[[Viggy]]|access-date=2022-12-20|archive-date=2022-11-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106001846/http://www.viggy.com/english/current_sms6260.asp|url-status=live}}</ref> The film's lead characters talk to each other through [[SMS]].<ref name="D">{{Cite web|url=https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx?newsID=32094|title=News headlines|date=5 April 2007|work=[[Daijiworld Media]]|last=Viju|access-date=20 December 2022|archive-date=6 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106002107/https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx?newsID=32094|url-status=live}}</ref> The film also features dialogues spoken in Bengali, Kodava, Gujarati, Hindi, Konkani, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Tulu.<ref name="B">{{Cite web|url=http://businessofcinema.com/2006/4jan/sms.htm|title=New age film SMS 6260 to hit theaters in February of 2007|work=Business of Cinema|access-date=2022-12-20|archive-date=2007-01-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070127152137/http://www.businessofcinema.com/2006/4jan/sms.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was shot in Bangalore, Mangalore and Mysore.<ref name="R">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/sms/20070213.htm|title=First Look: SMS 6260|date=13 February 2007|work=[[Rediff.com]]|last=Vijayasarathy|first=R. G.|author-link=R. G. Vijayasarathy|access-date=20 December 2022|archive-date=6 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106001609/https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/sms/20070213.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The songs are composed by Michael Dayao, which features some English songs. Dr. Ravi Dattatreya and Lokesh-Prakash each composed one song each. The song "Nodamma Hudugi" from ''[[Premaloka]]'' (1987) was reused in the film.<ref name="R"/><br />
{{track listing<br />
| headline = Track listing<br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| title1 = Kannada Thayiya Madilalli<br />
| length1 = 2:10<br />
| lyrics1 = Nagendra Prasad<br />
| extra1 = Narayanan Ravindranarhan, [[K. S. Chithra]]<br />
| title2 = Lovers Rhyme<br />
| length2 = 3:02<br />
| lyrics2 = Michael Dayao<br />
| extra2 = Michael Dayao<br />
| title3 = Nodamma Hudugi<br />
| length3 = 5:13<br />
| lyrics3 = [[Hamsalekha]]<br />
| extra3 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[Latha Hamsalekha]]<br />
| title4 = Shiradi Saibaba Sthuthi<br />
| length4 = 0:34<br />
| lyrics4 = {{mdash}}<br />
| extra4 = Dr. Jumna Dhanapati<br />
| title5 = The Beautiful You<br />
| length5 = 5:55<br />
| lyrics5 = Alex Yakolev<br />
| extra5 = Gregory Cortsev, Elena Sylantieva<br />
| title6 = This Is Me<br />
| length6 = 2:56<br />
| lyrics6 = Michael Dayao<br />
| extra6 = Michael Dayao<br />
| title7 = This Is Me (Club Mix)<br />
| length7 = 3:22<br />
| lyrics7 = Michael Dayao<br />
| extra7 = Michael Dayao<br />
| title8 = SMS 6260<br />
| length8 = 1:00<br />
| lyrics8 = {{mdash}}<br />
| extra8 = Instrumental <br />
| title9 = Kannada Thaayiya Madilali<br />
| length9 = 5:33<br />
| lyrics9 = Nagendra Prasad<br />
| extra9 = Narayanan Ravindranarhan, Eshwar Prakash, Sandeep Malani, K. S. Chithra<br />
| total_length = 29:45<br />
}}<br />
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== Reception ==<br />
A critic from ''[[Chitraloka.com]]'' 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".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chitraloka.com/sections/how_is_it/2006/julie_2006.shtml|title=SMS6260 CLASS FILM: Sundeep Excels: Film Review :SMS6260|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423230732/http://www.chitraloka.com/sections/how_is_it/2007/sms6260.shtml|work=[[Chitraloka.com]]|archive-date=23 April 2008|author=CNB|date=26 February 2007}}</ref> Film critic [[R. G. Vijayasarathy]] of ''[[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]]'' wrote that "Totally ''SMS 6260'' can be a film for the new generation, though qualitatively it could have been improvised".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/3618/kannada/sms-6260/1083/review.htm|title=SMS 6260 Kannada Movie review|date=6 March 2007|last=Vijayasarathy|first=R. G.|author-link=R. G. Vijayasarathy|work=[[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]]|via=Nowrunning|access-date=20 December 2022|archive-date=6 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106001603/https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/3618/kannada/sms-6260/1083/review.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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== Notes ==<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IMDb title|14332188}}<br />
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[[Category:2007 Kannada-language films]]<br />
[[Category:English-language Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Films shot in Bengaluru]]<br />
[[Category:Films shot in Mangalore]]<br />
[[Category:Films shot in Mysore]]</div>DesireeTietjen