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Poppins (2012)

Poppins poster
Original title
പോപ്പിൻസ്
Directed by
V. K. Prakash
Genre
romantic comedy
Country
India
Runtime
1h 44m
Rated
U
Rating
4.2 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A filmmaker weaves together stories of five couples to explore different aspects of marriage and relationships. The movie shows the struggles and joys of each pair as they navigate love and commitment.

lightheartedromanticreflectiveensembleconversationalgentleepisodic

What happens

Poppins is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language anthology film directed by V. K. Prakash. It stars ten lead actors, appearing as five couples; the characters are played by Kunchacko Boban and Nithya Menen, Jayasurya and Meghna Raj, Indrajith Sukumaran and Padmapriya, Shankar Ramakrishnan and Mythili, Ann Augustine and Siddique. The film was shot with two cameras at the same time by Jomon T. John and Arun. The film is an adaptation of the award-winning Sahitya Akademi play 18 Natakangal by Jayaprakash Kuloor. Prakash had already adapted this play into a Kannada film titled Aidondla Aidu. The plot is centred on man-woman relationships which is weaved into a single story encapsulating the struggles of a filmmaker, exploring different facets of marriage. Nithya Menen and Padmapriya reprised their role from the Kannada film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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