SMS 6260
{{short description|Indian Kanglish language drama film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox film
| name = SMS 6260
| image = SMS 6260 poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = VCD cover
| native_name =
| director = Sundeep Malani
| writer = Dialogues:
Sandeep Malani
Mohan Shankar
Dilip Malani
| screenplay = Dilip Malani
| story = Sundeep Malani
| based_on =
| producer = Prahalad Arasu
Janu Arasu
| starring = Diganth
Janu
| narrator =
| cinematography = M. Selvam
| editing = Sanjeeva Reddy
| music = Michael Dayao
Dr. Ravi Dattatreya
Lokesh-Prakash
| studio =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2007|2|2}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Kannada
English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
SMS 6260 is a 2007 Indian Kanglish-language drama film directed by Sundeep Malani and starring Diganth and Jahnavi. The film was released to mixed reviews and ran for fifty days.
Cast
{{Colbegin}}
- Diganth as Roshan
- Janu as Janu
- Danny as Krishna
- Rahul as Karan
- Arjun as Mahesh
- Loy as Lal
- Prithvi as Prithvi
- Amithananda as Jay Darling
- Smrti as Tina
- Karen as Chrissy
- Sony as Tressy
- Dattanna as an Aishwarya Rai fan
- Jayalakshmi
- R. G. Vijayasarathy in a guest appearance
{{Colend}}
Production
The film is directed by Sundeep Malani, who worked as an associate director for Miss California (2006) also starring Diganth and Janu.{{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}} The film's lead characters talk to each other through SMS.{{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}} The film was shot in thirty-five days.{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}} The film also features dialogues spoken in Bengali, Kodava, Gujarati, Hindi, Konkani, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Tulu.{{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}} The film was shot in Bangalore, Mangalore and Mysore.{{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}}
Soundtrack
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.
{{track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Kannada Thayiya Madilalli
| length1 = 2:10
| lyrics1 = Nagendra Prasad
| extra1 = Narayanan Ravindranarhan, K. S. Chithra
| title2 = Lovers Rhyme
| length2 = 3:02
| lyrics2 = Michael Dayao
| extra2 = Michael Dayao
| title3 = Nodamma Hudugi
| length3 = 5:13
| lyrics3 = Hamsalekha
| extra3 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Latha Hamsalekha
| title4 = Shiradi Saibaba Sthuthi
| length4 = 0:34
| lyrics4 = {{mdash}}
| extra4 = Dr. Jumna Dhanapati
| title5 = The Beautiful You
| length5 = 5:55
| lyrics5 = Alex Yakolev
| extra5 = Gregory Cortsev, Elena Sylantieva
| title6 = This Is Me
| length6 = 2:56
| lyrics6 = Michael Dayao
| extra6 = Michael Dayao
| title7 = This Is Me (Club Mix)
| length7 = 3:22
| lyrics7 = Michael Dayao
| extra7 = Michael Dayao
| title8 = SMS 6260
| length8 = 1:00
| lyrics8 = {{mdash}}
| extra8 = Instrumental
| title9 = Kannada Thaayiya Madilali
| length9 = 5:33
| lyrics9 = Nagendra Prasad
| extra9 = Narayanan Ravindranarhan, Eshwar Prakash, Sandeep Malani, K. S. Chithra
| total_length = 29:45
}}
Reception
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".{{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}} 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".{{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=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}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|14332188}}
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Category:Films shot in Bengaluru