| Smile | |
|---|---|
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| 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. Shilpa worked on this film alongside Ninagagi (2002) and Dumbee (2003); however, both those films ended up releasing before this film.
Soundtrack
| Smile | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by V. Manohar | |
| Released | 25 May 2003 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 40:17 |
| Label | Anand Audio |
| External audio | |
|---|---|
 Official Audio Jukebox on YouTube |
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. The film was initially supposed to release on 11 July 2003, but was postponed to 28 July 2003 along with Vikram (2003).
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".
References
- ^ "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.