Poppins

Poppins
Theatrical release poster
Directed byV. K. Prakash
Written byJayaprakash Kuloor
Based on18 Natakangal
by Jayaprakash Kuloor
Produced byDarshan Ravi
Starring
Cinematography
Edited byMahesh Narayanan
Music byRatheesh Vegha
Production
company
Dimac Creations
Distributed byCentral Pictures
Release date
  • 30 November 2012 (2012-11-30)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

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 and Padmapriya, Shankar Ramakrishnan and Mythili, and Siddique and Ann Augustine. The film was shot with two cameras at the same time by Jomon T. John and Arun.

The film is an adaptation of the Sahitya Akademi award-winning 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 the institution called marriage. Nithya Menen and Padmapriya reprised their role from the Kannada film.