# Charlie (2015 soundtrack)

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). 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.

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