Charlie

“Charlie” is a 2015 Indian Malayalam-language adventure drama film. Martin Prakkat directed the film, and Prakkat and Unni R. wrote it. Produced by Prakkat, Joju George, and Shebin Becker, the film features Dulquer Salmaan and Parvathy in leading roles. The film's music is composed by Gopi Sundar, with Jomon T. John handling cinematography. "Charlie" was released on December 24, 2015, and received critical acclaim, winning eight awards at the 46th Kerala State Film Awards, including Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, and Best Cinematography. The film was later remade in Marathi as "Deva" and in Tamil as "Maara." The plot revolves around Tessa, a graphic artist who flees her home to escape an unwanted arranged marriage. With her journalist friend's assistance, she secures a rented apartment in a dilapidated house. Although she initially despises the rundown place, she discovers it was once occupied by a carefree vagabond named Charlie. As Tessa cleans the room, she comes across a photo and a graphic novel that recounts events from a previous New Year's Eve when a small-time thief attempted to rob Charlie's room. The novel abruptly ends with sketches of the stunned faces of Charlie and the thief, leaving Tessa curious about the rest of the story and the previous occupant. The cast includes Dulquer Salmaan as Charlie, Parvathy as Tessa, Aparna Gopinath as Kani, Nedumudi Venu as Kunjappan, Chemban Vinod Jose as Mathai/Pathrose, Kalpana as Queen Mary/Mariya, Soubin Shahir as Sunikuttan/Mr. D'souza, Neeraj Madhav as Ansari, P. Balachandran as Usman Ikka, and K.P.A.C. Lalitha as Rahel Ammachi.