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

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  • 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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