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{{Infobox film
| image = Pop Carn.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]]
| producer = Kameela Nassar
| writer = [[S. Ramakrishnan]]<br />'''(Dialogue)'''
| screenplay = Nassar
| story = Nassar
| based_on = 
| starring = {{ubl|[[Mohanlal]]|[[Simran (actress)|Simran]]|[[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]]|[[Simran (actress)#Early life and family|Jyothi Naval]]|[[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]]}}
| narrator =
| music = [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
| cinematography = Dharan
| editing = S. Sathesh<br />J. N. Harsha
| studio = Kana Film Makers
| distributor = 
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2003|01|24}}
| runtime = 127 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Pop Carn''''' is a 2003 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romantic drama film]] written and directed by [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]].<ref name="The Hindu 3">{{Cite news |last=Kumar |first=S.R. Ashok |date=23 February 2006 |title=Nasser: a one-man industry |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/nasser-a-oneman-industry/article3182325.ece |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918002139/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/nasser-a-oneman-industry/article3182325.ece |archive-date=18 September 2018 |access-date=8 April 2015 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> The film stars [[Mohanlal]] and [[Simran (actress)|Simran]],<ref name="Sify 1" /> and introduces Simran's younger sister Jyothi Naval.<ref name=":0" /> The title is short for "Pop Carnival" and a play on the word "[[popcorn]]",<ref name="The Hindu 1">{{Cite news |last=Kamath |first=Sudhish |author-link=Sudhish Kamath |date=23 January 2002 |title=Pop goes Nasser's carnival |url=http://www.thehindu.com/lf/2002/01/23/stories/2002012300400200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160219142013/http://www.thehindu.com/lf/2002/01/23/stories/2002012300400200.htm |archive-date=19 February 2016 |access-date=7 April 2015 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> with a storyline focusing on why marriages between celebrities can suffer due to conflicts between egos.<ref name="Sify 2">{{Cite news |title=Nasser |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/tamil/interview.php?id=12572822&cid=2408 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415224946/http://www.sify.com/movies/tamil/interview.php?id=12572822&cid=2408 |archive-date=15 April 2016 |access-date=8 April 2015 |work=[[Sify]]}}</ref> In 2023, Nassar apologised for directing the film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/nassar-apologises-for-his-mohanlal-starrer-pop-carn-mohanlal-is-someone-who-consistently-8882385/|title=Nassar apologises for his Mohanlal-starrer Pop Carn: 'Mohanlal is someone who consistently…'|date=8 August 2023|location=Kochi|work=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=18 March 2026}}</ref>

== Plot ==
{{more plot|date=March 2022}}
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 ==
{{cast listing|
* [[Mohanlal]] as Vikramaditya
* [[Simran (actress)|Simran]] as Jamuna
* [[Simran (actress)#Early life and family|Jyothi Naval]] as Megha
* Kunal Shah as Satish
* [[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]]
* [[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]]
* [[Sriman (actor)|Sriman]] as a dancer in Jamuna's troupe
* [[Anju (actress)|Anju]]
* [[Pop Shalini]]
* [[K. Sivasankar]]
*[[Vagai Chandrasekhar]]
*[[Janagaraj]]
*[[Delhi Ganesh]]
*[[Thyagu (actor)|Thyagu]]
*[[Madhan Bob]]
*[[M. S. Viswanathan]]
*Laxmi Ratten
*[[Alphonsa (actress)|Alphonsa]] (cameo appearance)
}}

== Production ==
The film was initially set to be titled ''Theem Thari Kida''.<ref name="Nilacharal">{{Cite web |title=Cinebits |url=http://www.nilacharal.com/enter/cinebit/c11.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234108/http://www.nilacharal.com/enter/cinebit/c11.html |archive-date=3 March 2016 |access-date=21 March 2012 |website=Nilacharal}}</ref> The film was launched by [[Sarika]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 January 2001 |title=Sarika launches Pop Carn |url=http://in.movies.yahoo.com/020131/113/1f4tp.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031101154526/http://in.movies.yahoo.com/020131/113/1f4tp.html |archive-date=1 November 2003 |access-date=30 July 2025 |website=[[Yahoo Movies]]}}</ref> In July 2002 the film was reported as being "in the finishing stages."<ref name="The Hindu 2">{{Cite news |date=3 July 2002 |title=Simmering Simran |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/07/03/stories/2002070300140200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021128140244/http://thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/07/03/stories/2002070300140200.htm |archive-date=28 November 2002 |access-date=8 April 2015 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> Cinematography was initially supposed to be done by Sridhar and [[Vikram Dharma]] is the stunt master.<ref name="Sify 1" />

== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack was composed by [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]] and features seven tracks, the lyrics of which were written by [[Vaali (poet)|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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mohan Lal sings in Nasser's Pop Corn |url=http://www.india4u.com/kollywood/snippets.asp?mon=11&yy=2002 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713024906/http://www.india4u.com/kollywood/snippets.asp?mon=11&yy=2002 |archive-date=13 July 2011 |access-date=2009-04-18 |website=india4u.com}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Song !! Singer(s)!! Duration
|-
| "Poovaitha Poovil" || Prasanna Rao, [[Mathangi Jagdish|Mathangi]] || 4:42
|-
| "Kathalaaki Kaninthathu" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[Srilekha Parthasarathy]] || 4:25
|-
| "Antha Semai Thurai" || [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], [[Manikka Vinayagam]], [[Sujatha Mohan]] || 5:25
|-
| "Poovellam Paaraddum" || [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]], [[Pop Shalini]] || 1:38
|-
| "En Isaikku" || [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], [[Sriram Parthasarathy]] || 4:28
|-
| "Naan Vachen Lesa" || [[Srinivas (singer)|Srinivas]], [[Vasundhara Das]] || 5:19
|-
| "Theme Music" || [[Instrumental]] || 3:04
|}

== Reception ==
Director Nassar predicted that ''Pop-Carn'' would be "a big hit",<ref name="The Hindu 4">{{Cite news |date=11 December 2002 |title=At home in every role |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/12/11/stories/2002121100270200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030313001312/http://thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/12/11/stories/2002121100270200.htm |archive-date=13 March 2003 |access-date=8 April 2015 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> 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."<ref name="Sify 1">{{Cite news |title=Pop-carn |url=http://sify.com/movies/tamil/preview.php?ctid=5&cid=2423&id=11921472 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031117140901/http://sify.com/movies/tamil/preview.php?ctid=5&cid=2423&id=11921472 |archive-date=17 November 2003 |access-date=25 April 2021 |work=[[Sify]]}}</ref> 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".<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=9 February 2003 |title=Pop Carn |url=http://www.chennaionline.com/moviereviews/tammov247.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030225114742/http://www.chennaionline.com/moviereviews/tammov247.asp |archive-date=25 February 2003 |access-date=12 April 2022 |website=Chennai Online}}</ref> Krishna Chidambaram of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' panned Nassar for not maintaining tension in proceedings and also the usage of English dialogues. He praised Mohanlal's acting but panned his accented dialogue delivery and also praised Simran's acting though he appreciated the symbolisms used by director but questioned was it enough for the film.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=சிதம்பரம் |first=கிருஷ்ணா |date=16 February 2003 |title=பாப் கார்ன் |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki2003-02-16/page/64/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240224015632/https://archive.org/details/kalki2003-02-16/page/64/mode/2up |archive-date=24 February 2024 |access-date=23 February 2024 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=64 |language=ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> GU of ''[[Deccan Herald]]'' wrote "Nasser, who moves the story mainly on the powerful performance by the lead pair, gets stuck in the climax and without much help form the music composer, takes it to a messy ending".<ref>{{cite web |last=GU |date=16 March 2003 |title=Popcorn |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/mar16/filmr.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030814014641/http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/mar16/filmr.asp |archive-date=14 August 2003 |access-date=16 March 2025 |website=[[Deccan Herald]]}}</ref> ''[[Sify]]'' wrote "[..] Nasser fails to impress the audience with this `''Pop Carn''`. The screenplay is so bizarre that you wish Nasser had taken more care to make matters more simple, engaging and palatable!".<ref>{{cite web |title=Pop Carn |url=http://sify.com/movies/tamil/review.php?id=12573026&ctid=5&cid=2429 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040131072459/http://sify.com/movies/tamil/review.php?id=12573026&ctid=5&cid=2429 |archive-date=31 January 2004 |access-date=1 December 2025 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title}}

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[[Category:2003 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2003 films]]
[[Category:2003 Indian films]]
[[Category:2003 romantic drama films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Nassar (actor)]]
[[Category:Films scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language romantic drama films]]

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