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Charlie

Charlie

20157.62h 10m

Overview

A young, nonconforming woman named Tessa gets entangled in a cat-and-mouse chase in the by-lanes of Kerala, hunting for a mysterious artist who previously lived in her apartment.

Directed by Martin Prakkat
Written by Unni R., Martin Prakkat, Rafeeq Ahammed
Produced by Joju George, Shebin Backer, Martin Prakkat
Box OfficeBudget: $1.9MRevenue: $5.9M

Top Cast

Parvathy Thiruvothu

Parvathy Thiruvothu

Tessa

Dulquer Salmaan

Dulquer Salmaan

Charlie

Aparna Gopinath

Aparna Gopinath

Kani

Chemban Vinod Jose

Chemban Vinod Jose

Mathai/Pathrose

Nedumudi Venu

Nedumudi Venu

Kunjappan

Kalpana

Kalpana

Queen Mary/Mariam

Soubin Shahir

Soubin Shahir

Kallan Suni/De Souza

Tovino Thomas

Tovino Thomas

Joji

Neeraj Madhav

Neeraj Madhav

Ansari

Seetha

Seetha

Tessa's Mother

Themes & Keywords

artscomic booklovejinnfake deathhippyold-age homemunnarthrissur pooram

About Charlie

Charlie is a drama, romance film released in 2015 exploring themes of arts, comic book, love, jinn, fake death, hippy. Directed by Martin Prakkat, it stars Parvathy Thiruvothu, Dulquer Salmaan, Aparna Gopinath. A young, nonconforming woman named Tessa gets entangled in a cat-and-mouse chase in the by-lanes of Kerala, hunting for a mysterious artist who previously lived in her apartment.

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