Smile Please (2017 film)

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Smile Please
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Theatrical Poster
Directed byRaghu Samarth
Written byRaghu Samarth
Produced byK Manju
Starring Gurunandan
Kavya Shetty
CinematographyJ S Wali
Edited byJo Ni Harsha
Music by J Anoop Seelin
Production
company
K Manju Cinemaas
Release date
  • 10 February 2017 (2017-02-10)
Running time
124 minutes
Country India
Language Kannada

Smile Please is a 2017 Indian Kannada romance film written and directed by Raghu Samarth, produced by K Manju under the banner K Manju Cinemaas. The film stars Gurunandan and Kavya Shetty in the lead roles. It began production in the mid of 2016. [1]

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Plot

The movie Smile Please revolves around the protagonist Manu Gurunandan, who is a very happy soul, so full of life and keeps celebrating the life. He is always seen smiling and making others smile. Manu's family badly want him to get married but girls keep rejecting him for his funny and bold outlook towards marriage. After hundred girls rejecting him father gives up on his marriage but the mother who is little over dramatic decides to send her son to her brother Murthy's house. What happens next is in the movie is the plot.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by J. Anoop Seelin. [2]

No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Rayar Kudre Katte Aytu" Haricharan 3:29
2."Life Ondu Comedy" Santhosh Venky 3:30
3."Kannalle Nee Deepa Hachchi" Anoop Seelin, Samanvitha Sharma4:08
4."Smile Please" Anoop Seelin 3:50

Reception

A critic from The Times of India wrote that "The film can be watched once, but the film does have some moments that are far stretched from reality". [3]

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References

  1. "Cinema Suddi: Smile Please concludes filming, Madha Mathu Manasi for June release". The Hindu . 6 May 2016.
  2. "Smile Please Title Song Lyrics - Smile Please". 9 January 2017.
  3. "SMILE PLEASE MOVIE REVIEW". The Times of India . 10 February 2017.