Charlie (2015 soundtrack)

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Soundtrack album by
Gopi Sundar
Released7 December 2015 (2015-12-07)
Recorded2015
StudioSound Factory, Cochin
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length36:25
Language Malayalam
Label Muzik 247
Producer Gopi Sundar
Gopi Sundar chronology
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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]

Contents

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.TitleLyricsSinger(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

AwardDate of ceremony [lower-alpha 1] CategoryRecipient(s)ResultRef.
Asiavision Awards 18 November 2016Best Music Director Gopi Sundar [lower-alpha 2] Won [11]
Filmfare Awards South 18 June 2016 Best Music Director – Malayalam Gopi SundarNominated [12]
Best Lyricist – Malayalam Rafeeq Ahamed ("Oru Kari Mukilinu")Nominated
IIFA Utsavam 28—29 March 2017 Best Music Director – MalayalamGopi SundarWon [13]
[14]
Best Lyricist – MalayalamSanthosh Varma ("Chundari Penne")Won
Best Male Playback Singer – MalayalamDulquer Salmaan ("Chundari Penne")Nominated
Best Female Playback Singer – Malayalam Shreya Ghoshal ("Puthumazhayai")Nominated
Mirchi Music Awards South 27 July 2016Album of the YearCharlie Gopi SundarWon [15]
[16]
Listeners Choice Album of the YearWon
Music Composer of the YearGopi Sundar ("Oru Kari Mukilinu")Nominated
Lyricist of the YearRafeeq Ahamed ("Oru Kari Mukilinu")Won
Male Vocalist of the YearVijay 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 Awards24 July 2016Best Music DirectorGopi SundarWon [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)

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