Pop Carn

Pop Carn is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Nassar.[1] The film stars Mohanlal and Simran,[2] and introduces newcomers Kunal Shah and Jyothi Naval.[3] The title is short for the phrase "Pop Carnival",[4] with a storyline focusing on why marriages between celebrities can suffer due to conflicts between egos.[5]

Pop Carn
DVD cover
Directed byNassar
Written byS. Ramakrishnan
(Dialogue)
Screenplay byNassar
Story byNassar
Produced byKameela Nassar
Starring
CinematographyDharan
Edited byS. Sathesh
J. N. Harsha
Music byYuvan Shankar Raja
Production
company
Kana Film Makers
Release date
  • 24 January 2003 (2003-01-24)
Running time
127 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

Popular music director Vikramaditya returns from a long sabbatical to work with a young music troupe and falls in love with a fusion dancer Jamuna. The two marry but fall apart due to their clashing artistic egos. Vikramaditya's daughter Megha attempts to reunite her father and mother, but fails. The rest of the movie shows how Vikramadithya and Jamuna reuniting which forms the rest of the story.

Cast

Production

The film was initially set to be titled Theem Thari Kida.[6] In July 2002 the film was reported as being "in the finishing stages."[7] Cinematography is by Sridhar and Vikram Dharma is the stunt master.[2]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and features seven tracks, the lyrics of which were written by Vaali. Although the film's lead actor, Mohanlal, was said to sing one of the songs, titled "Amme Inge Vaa", it did not feature either in the soundtrack or in the film itself.[8]

SongSinger(s)Duration
"Poovaitha Poovil"Prasanna Rao, Mathangi4:42
"Kathalaaki Kaninthathu"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Srilekha Parthasarathy4:25
"Antha Semai Thurai"Hariharan, Manikka Vinayagam, Sujatha Mohan5:25
"Poovellam Paaraddum"Karthik, Tippu, Pop Shalini1:38
"En Isaikku"Hariharan, Sriram Parthasarathy4:28
"Naan Vachen Lesa"Srinivas, Vasundhara Das5:19
"Theme Music"Instrumental3:04

Reception

Director Nassar predicted that Pop-Carn would be "a big hit",[9] and Sify wrote that Pop-corn "is modern family drama about relationships”, expanding that Nassar and Yuvan "created a new fusion music that’s elevated and uplifting."[2] Malini Mannath wrote in Chennai Online, "While Nasser has been able to build up skillfully the relationship between the lead characters, the same cannot be said of his Pop Carnival scenes. Appalling are the flaws in the scripting and narration".[10]

References
  1. Kumar, S.R. Ashok (23 February 2006). "Nasser: a one-man industry". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  2. "review: Pop-carn". Sify. 2003. Archived from the original on 17 November 2003. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  3. "review: Popcarn (2003) (Tamil)". Now Running. 6 February 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  4. Kamath, Sudhish (23 January 2002). "Pop goes Nasser's carnival". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 19 February 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  5. "Nasser". Sify. 2003. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  6. "Cinebits". Nilacharal. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
  7. "Simmering Simran". The Hindu. 3 July 2002. Archived from the original on 28 November 2002. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  8. "Mohan Lal sings in Nasser's Pop Corn". india4u.com. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2009.
  9. "At home in every role". The Hindu. 11 December 2002. Archived from the original on 13 March 2003. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  10. Mannath, Malini (9 February 2003). "Pop Carn". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 25 February 2003. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
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