| 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.
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]
| 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 |
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]
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]
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