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, while two of the songs—"Chithirathira" and "Chundari Penne" (which was sung by Salmaan)—released separately.
Development Sunder previously collaborated with Prakkat on ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi (2013) that also starred Salmaan. He suggested a new soundscape for the film, as it would target youthful audience and the songs needed to grow with them. 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).
Track listing
Reception Nelson K. Paul of Malayala Manorama wrote "Gopi Sunder continues his top form with the album of Charlie". Karthik Srinivasan of Milliblog summarised "Gopi Sundar delivers again, unsurprisingly, given his scintillating form." Vipin Nair of Music Aloud praised Charlie as the "best soundtrack ever heard" from Sunder and rated 8 out of 10 to the album. Vishnu Varma of The Indian Express wrote "A melodious background score from Gopi Sunder blends in well".
Accolades Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Asiavision Awards 18 November 2016 Best Music Director Gopi Sundar Filmfare Awards South18 June 2016 Best Music Director – Malayalam Gopi Sundar Best Lyricist – Malayalam Rafeeq Ahamed ("Oru Kari Mukilinu") IIFA Utsavam28—29 March 2017 Best Music Director – Malayalam Gopi Sundar Best Lyricist – Malayalam Santhosh Varma ("Chundari Penne") Best Male Playback Singer – Malayalam Dulquer Salmaan ("Chundari Penne") Best Female Playback Singer – Malayalam Shreya Ghoshal ("Puthumazhayai") Mirchi Music Awards South 27 July 2016 Album of the Year Charlie Gopi Sundar Listeners Choice Album of the Year Music Composer of the Year Gopi Sundar ("Oru Kari Mukilinu") Lyricist of the Year Rafeeq Ahamed ("Oru Kari Mukilinu") Male Vocalist of the Year Vijay Prakash ("Oru Kari Mukilinu") Female Vocalist of the Year Shreya Ghoshal ("Puthumazhayai") Song of the Year "Oru Kari Mukilinu" North American Film Awards24 July 2016 Best Music Director Gopi Sundar Best Female Playback Singer Divya S. Menon ("Puthumazhayai") South Indian International Movie Awards30 June – 1 July 2016 Best Male Playback Singer – Malayalam Dulquer Salmaan ("Chundari Penne") Best Female Playback Singer – Malayalam Shakthisree Gopalan ("Pularikalo")
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