This movie is a treasure for artistic mind and creative people. The story is amusing and art direction, cinematography is mind blowing. Hats off to the whole production team.

Zahir - someone or something which, once we have come into contact with them or it, gradually occupies our every thought, until we can think of nothing else. This is what Tessa(Parvathy) goes through, who while running away from her family and their expectations, finds anonymity in a secluded small town/village somewhere in Kerala. She moves into a small unkempt apartment which is full of things belonging to a previous mysterious owner who goes by the name "Charlie" (Dulquer) the plot of the movie is Tessa falling in love with Charlie - a person whom she has seen only 1 small photograph with a bunch of children and what from she learns about him from the people whose life he has touched and changed.Tessa finds an incomplete comic illustration in the apartment and her initial quest is to simply find out how does the comic end, she meets various characters sketched by Charlie and they in paint an image of Charlie which she slowly starts falling in love with. She eventually does find out how the comic ends, but by that time she is crazy in love with Charlie and meeting him is the only thing that matters in her life.Charlie however is very elusive, and they both don't meet until the climax before which there are a bunch of near misses.Good Things - Parvathy Menon as Tessa , Dulquer as Charlie are good, although all that 24x7 effervescent bubbling portrayal of the ever optimist Charlie does get on your nerves at times. There is a lot of thought into characterization, even the side characters are memorable and give credible performances.Not so good things - The movie is too much sweet at times, which is alright if you are a 17 year old. but mature audiences might end up wanting more emotions from the movie than just feeling awesome all the time. All characters are shown as very positive people in their life - as in there's nothing negative about them - which kinds of makes you feel like you are watching some Utopian movie, and might end up with you mumbling to yourself - this doesn't happen like this in real life at all. I am not a fan Dulquer, but this is his best performance in my opinion, and is a welcome change from the brat,speaking in accent rich man's son with issues portrayal he usually does in his other movie. All in all if you are young and/or are in love - do watch this movie. Otherwise also its a one time watch.

2015 would be the year where I had an on and off relation with the cinemas, but I made it to Charlie in the very first day...so like a new year, the film was full of promise. Charlie gripped and hugged me. I hope 2016 will do the same.There is a culture that is growing with malayalam cinema, one that has its headquarters at Kochi. lets call it the biennale. Charlie pictures some characters from this community in the first half. I believe that group is heavily overrated and they are trying to paint themselves as superior thinkers than the lesser mortals. but at places in the film, we get a feeling that they are trying too hard and using a speaker that is too loud. but I like this group, and to observe them like a spy is extremely rewarding.. may be we can give them a taste of their own medicine. Now then, when you see their art work, in the first half of the film. its like the teaser for the next bienalle. just sublime. Since I enjoyed the frames and the sweet cakes ie the artwork. I was hooked but the crowd perhaps felt that the first half was a little dry. but that all changed in the better half The heroine Tessa drives the story, she stumbles upon many breadcrumbs that lead her to the Jin. she picks up stories that are pieces of jigsaw puzzles to the Jin's stories and she falls in love with the unseen hero. the journey continues, the chase continues, picking up pace and blending more and more emotions as it goes along. I enjoyed the way the director painted the picture.Dulquer Salmaan has to be credited for his choice of films. he looked a little out of place in a few initial shots, but the Jin rented a space in ur heart at the end of the film. Parvathy wasn't acting, she was living her dreams. It was good to see an actor having that 'don't care' attitude about her looks and physique. Another striking feature was the smile of both the leads. they were contagious.I don't want to burden you guys with the story line and spoil the fun. but Carlie is a good watch. its a ride that will refresh you or dope you. The touch of emotions that blew across your face like a cool wind will make you content, if not thrilled. Watch Charlie and join the ride 6.5/10

Charlie is a shout out to the inner spirit within us straining to get out of its self-imposed restraints, a joyous call to the wild and free. This is not as much a movie of strong plot line as a palette of fresh colors and exuberance, at the center of which are two characters unrelenting in their search for meaning in the disorderly and their sheer rejection of the order which familiar society tries to impose on them.The story? We have Tessa, played by a luminous Parvathy escaping from the confined environs of her extended family (and from a job in Bangalore), especially her mother, who want to impose order and compliance onto her supposed wayward lifestyle by getting her betrothed to one of the present party. She ends up in a ramshackle rented room in one of the less savory parts of Kochi, and is captivated by the fascinating remnants of the life of the previous occupant (Dulqar Salman) of the place. As she tries to trace this seemingly almost mythical presence, she gets further emotionally drawn into this kindred spirit who appears to have perfected the art of living for anecdotal episodes of an unpredictable life, while at the same time leaving a mark with his humanity on the lives he has touched. The episodes with disparate characters are wonderfully captured. There is the thief who tries to break into his place, but who ends up being accompanied by Charlie on a night of unpredictability. The young woman whose life is indelibly influenced by Charlie also has a poignant tale to tell, while the long suffering Kunjappan (Nedumudi Venu) may hold the key to the hopeful final meeting of the two. The story arc involving Kalpana is another touching and bittersweet portion of the movie which endears all the characters to us. This is one of my favorite Malayalam films of the year and also one of the best pairs I've seen in a while, though the actual number of scenes in which they are together is quite few. The climactic reveal amidst the vibrant colors and pomp of the Thrissur pooram is delightfully handled, and this is one movie where a sequel may be genuinely warranted, if only to see where these characters end up.Speaking of which, Parvathy finally seems to be holding up her end of the bargain and finally fulfilling the immense promise she showed from her Notebook and City of God days. Here she captures the viewers as the throbbing heart of the movie and wins us over. Dulqar Salman as the titular character also exudes some great screen presence and has great chemistry with Parvathy. The supporting cast too is flawless, and adds on to make this one of the best movies of the year.