Pop Carn
Pop Carn is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Nassar. The film stars Mohanlal and Simran, and introduces newcomers Kunal Shah and Jyothi Naval. The title is short for the phrase "Pop Carnival", with a story-line focusing on why marriages between celebrities can suffer due to conflicts between egos. 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. Production. The film was initially set to be titled "Theem Thari Kida". In July 2002 the film was reported as being "in the finishing stages." Cinematography is by Sridhar and Vikram Dharma is the stunt master. 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. Reception. Director Nassar predicted that "Pop-Corn" would be "a big hit", 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." "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". 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".