[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" and a play on the word "popcorn",[4] with a storyline focusing on why marriages between celebrities can suffer due to conflicts between egos.

[2] The soundtrack was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and features seven tracks, the lyrics of which were written by Vaali.

"[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.

[10] Krishna Chidambaram of Kalki panned Nassar for not maintaining tension in proceedings and also the usage of English dialogues.