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{{Infobox film
| name = Pop Corn
| image = PopCarnfilm.jpg
| alt =
| caption = DVD cover
| native_name = 
| 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)#Personal life and background|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|[[India]]}}
| runtime = 127 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Pop Corn''''' 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|last1=Kumar|first1=S.R. Ashok|title=Nasser: a one-man industry|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/nasser-a-oneman-industry/article3182325.ece|accessdate=8 April 2015|publisher=[[The Hindu]]|date=23 February 2006}}</ref> and starring [[Mohanlal]] and [[Simran (actress)|Simran]] ,<ref name="Sify 1"/> and introduces newcomers Kunal Shah and [[Simran (actress)#Personal life and background|Jyothi Naval]].<ref name="Now Running"/> The title is short for the phrase "Pop Carnival",<ref name="The Hindu 1">{{cite news|last1=Kamath|first1=Sudhish|title=Pop goes Nasser's carnival|url=http://www.thehindu.com/lf/2002/01/23/stories/2002012300400200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160219142013/http://www.thehindu.com/lf/2002/01/23/stories/2002012300400200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 February 2016|accessdate=7 April 2015|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=23 January 2002}}</ref> with a story-line focusing on why marriages between celebrities can suffer due to conflicts between egos.<ref name="Sify 2">{{cite news|last1=staff|title=Nasser|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/tamil/interview.php?id=12572822&cid=2408|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415224946/http://www.sify.com/movies/tamil/interview.php?id=12572822&cid=2408|url-status=dead|archive-date=2016-04-15|accessdate=7 April 2015|publisher=[[Sify]]|date=2003}}</ref>

==Plot==
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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==
{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
* [[Mohanlal]] as Vikramaditya
* [[Simran (actress)|Simran]] as Jamuna
* [[Simran (actress)#Personal life and background|Jyothi Naval]] as Megha
* Kunal Shah as Satish
* [[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]]
* [[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]]
* [[Sriman (actor)|Sriman]]
* [[Anju (actress)|Anju]]
* [[Pop Shalini]]
* [[K. Sivasankar]]
*[[Vagai Chandrasekhar]]
*[[Janagaraj]]
*[[Delhi Ganesh]]
*[[Thyagu (actor)|Thyagu]]
*[[Madhan Bob]]
*[[M. S. Viswanathan]]
{{div col end}}

==Production==
The film was initially set to be titled ''Theem Thari Kida''.<ref name=Nilacharal>{{cite web|last1=staff|title=Cinebits|url=http://www.nilacharal.com/enter/cinebit/c11.html|publisher=Nilacharal e-magazine|accessdate=7 April 2015}}</ref> In July 2002 the film was reported as being "in the finishing stages."<ref name="The Hindu 2">{{cite news|last1=staff|title=Simmering Simran|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/07/03/stories/2002070300140200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021128140244/http://thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/07/03/stories/2002070300140200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 November 2002|accessdate= 8 April 2015|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=3 July 2002}}</ref> Cinematography is by Sridhar and [[Vikram Dharma]] is the stunt master.<ref name="Sify 1"/> The film, which had music scored by [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]], was originally released on 24 January 2003, and later dubbed into [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] and released in 2007 under the same name.

==Songs==
{{Infobox album
| name = Pop Carn
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 4 December 2002
| recorded = 2002
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 29:01
| label =
| producer = Kameela K. Nassar
| prev_title = [[Punnagai Poove]]
| prev_year = 2002
| next_title = [[Winner (2003 film)|Winner]]
| next_year = 2003
}}

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

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Track !! Song !! Singer(s)!! Duration !! Notes
|-
|1 || "Poovaitha Poovil" || Prasanna Rao, [[Mathangi Jagdish|Mathangi]] || 4:42 ||
|-
|2 || "Kathalaaki Kaninthathu" || [[S. P. Balasubramanyam]], [[Srilekha Parthasarathy]] || 4:25 ||
|-
|3 || "Antha Semai Thurai" || [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], [[Manikka Vinayagam]], [[Sujatha Mohan]] || 5:25 ||
|-
|4 || "Poovellam Paaraddum" || [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]], [[Pop Shalini]] || 1:38 ||
|-
|5 || "En Isaikku" || [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], [[Sriram Parthasarathy]] || 4:28 ||
|-
|6 || "Naan Vachen Lesa" || [[Srinivas (singer)|Srinivas]], [[Vasundhara Das]] || 5:19 ||
|-
|7 || "Theme Music" || [[Instrumental]] || 3:04 ||
|}

==Reception==
Director Nassar predicted that ''Pop-Corn'' would be "a big hit",<ref name="The Hindu 4">{{cite news|last1=staff|title=At home in every role|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/12/11/stories/2002121100270200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030313001312/http://thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/12/11/stories/2002121100270200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 March 2003|accessdate=8 April 2015|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=11 December 2002}}</ref> and ''[[Sify]]'' wrote that ''Pop-corn'' "is modern family drama about relationships”, expanding that director Nassar and his music director Yuvan Shanker Raja "created a new fusion music that’s elevated and uplifting."<ref name="Sify 1">{{cite news|last1=staff|title=review: ''Pop-carn''|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/tamil/preview.php?ctid=5&cid=2423&id=11921472|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031117140901/http://sify.com/movies/tamil/preview.php?ctid=5&cid=2423&id=11921472|url-status=dead|archive-date=2003-11-17|accessdate=7 April 2015|publisher=[[Sify]]|date=2003}}</ref>

''Now Running'' felt that the film's actors and their performances made the film tolerable. Mohanlal's role as Vikramaditya was a "finely tuned performance as the popular-singer turned alcoholic", and Simran in her role as Jamuna was captivating. "Going through the myriad of emotions, Simran is at her best".<ref name="Now Running">{{cite news|last1=staff|title=review: Popcarn (2003) (Tamil)|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/235/tamil/popcarn/93/review.htm|accessdate=8 April 2015|publisher=Now Running|date=6 February 2013}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* [http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/allCast.cgi?id=2589 Pop Carn] at CineSouth
* {{IMDb title|tt0390376|Popcarn}}

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[[Category:Films scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
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