Charlie (2015 soundtrack)

Charlie
Soundtrack album by Gopi Sundar
Released	7 December 2015 (2015-12-07)
Recorded	2015
Studio	Sound Factory, Cochin
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	36:25
Language	Malayalam
Label	Muzik 247
Producer	Gopi Sundar
Gopi Sundar chronology
Ennu Ninte Moideen (2015) Charlie (2015) Two Countries (2015)

Charlie is the soundtrack to the 2015 Malayalam film of the same name directed by Martin Prakkat starring Dulquer Salmaan, Parvathy Thiruvothu and Aparna Gopinath. The soundtrack featured eight songs composed by Gopi Sundar with lyrics written by Rafeeq Ahamed and Santhosh Varma. Six of them were released as an album on 7 December 2015 through Muzik 247 label,^[1] while two of the songs—"Chithirathira" and "Chundari Penne" (which was sung by Salmaan)—released separately.^[2][3]

Development

Sunder previously collaborated with Prakkat on ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi (2013) that also starred Salmaan.^[4] He suggested a new soundscape for the film, as it would target youthful audience and the songs needed to grow with them.^[5] For the opening song "Akale", Prakkat suggested around several singers before finalising Malgudi Subha, who returned to playback singing for Malayalam films after Thenmavin Kombath (1994).^[6] Due to the 2015 South India floods in Chennai, Prakkat shifted the venue for post-production with the sound design held in Thiruvananthapuram and sound mixing in Kochi.^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Akale"	Rafeeq Ahammed	Malgudi Shubha	4:02
2.	"Pularikalo"	Rafeeq Ahammed	Shakthisree Gopalan, Mohammed Maqbool Mansoor	5:49
3.	"Puthumazhayai" (Version 1)	Rafeeq Ahammed	Shreya Ghoshal	4:34
4.	"Oru Kari Mukilinu"	Rafeeq Ahammed	Vijay Prakash	4:42
5.	"Sneham Nee Naadha"	Rafeeq Ahammed	Rajalakshmi	4:06
6.	"Puthumazhayai" (Version 2)	Rafeeq Ahammed	Divya S. Menon	4:35
7.	"Chithirathira"	Santhosh Varma	Vijay Yesudas	4:40
8.	"Chundari Penne"	Santhosh Varma	Dulquer Salmaan	3:57
Total length:				36:25

Reception

Nelson K. Paul of Malayala Manorama wrote "Gopi Sunder continues his top form with the album of Charlie".^[7] Karthik Srinivasan of Milliblog summarised "Gopi Sundar delivers again, unsurprisingly, given his scintillating form."^[8] Vipin Nair of Music Aloud praised Charlie as the "best soundtrack ever heard" from Sunder and rated 8 out of 10 to the album.^[9] Vishnu Varma of The Indian Express wrote "A melodious background score from Gopi Sunder blends in well".^[10]

Accolades

Award	Date of ceremony[a]	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
Asiavision Awards	18 November 2016	Best Music Director	Gopi Sundar[b]	Won	[11]
Filmfare Awards South	18 June 2016	Best Music Director – Malayalam	Gopi Sundar	Nominated	[12]
		Best Lyricist – Malayalam	Rafeeq Ahamed ("Oru Kari Mukilinu")	Nominated
IIFA Utsavam	28—29 March 2017	Best Music Director – Malayalam	Gopi Sundar	Won	[13] [14]
		Best Lyricist – Malayalam	Santhosh Varma ("Chundari Penne")	Won
		Best Male Playback Singer – Malayalam	Dulquer Salmaan ("Chundari Penne")	Nominated
		Best Female Playback Singer – Malayalam	Shreya Ghoshal ("Puthumazhayai")	Nominated
Mirchi Music Awards South	27 July 2016	Album of the Year	Charlie Gopi Sundar	Won	[15] [16]
		Listeners Choice Album of the Year		Won
		Music Composer of the Year	Gopi Sundar ("Oru Kari Mukilinu")	Nominated
		Lyricist of the Year	Rafeeq Ahamed ("Oru Kari Mukilinu")	Won
		Male Vocalist of the Year	Vijay Prakash ("Oru Kari Mukilinu")	Won
		Female Vocalist of the Year	Shreya Ghoshal ("Puthumazhayai")	Nominated
		Song of the Year	"Oru Kari Mukilinu"	Nominated
North American Film Awards	24 July 2016	Best Music Director	Gopi Sundar	Won	[17]
		Best Female Playback Singer	Divya S. Menon ("Puthumazhayai")	Won
South Indian International Movie Awards	30 June – 1 July 2016	Best Male Playback Singer – Malayalam	Dulquer Salmaan ("Chundari Penne")	Nominated	[18]
		Best Female Playback Singer – Malayalam	Shakthisree Gopalan ("Pularikalo")	Nominated

Notes

1. Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.
2. Shared with Kali and Pulimurugan (both 2016)

References

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3. "Gopi Sunder continues top form in new 'Charlie' song". Malayala Manorama. 21 December 2015. Archived from the original on 23 July 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
4. "Gopi Sunder to score music for Charlie". The Times of India. 16 January 2017. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
5. "Here comes Charlie". The Hindu. 17 December 2015. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
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