Rating:
3.0/5
Star
Cast:
Rakshit
Shetty,
Charlie,
Sangeetha
Sringeri
Director:
Kiranraj
K
Most
mainstream
films
eulogising
on
the
man-animal
bond
elaborate
on
the
animal's
undying
love
for
his/her
master.
In
777
Charlie,
the
focus
is
on
the
human
(Rakshit
Shetty)
and
the
efforts
he
takes
to
fulfil
his
pet's
dying
wish...sounds
incredibly
trite,
doesn't
it?
You
might
well
ask
how
it
was
possible
for
the
hero
here
to
determine
that
wish.
In
the
film
we
see
the
baby
Labrador
rolling
ecstatically
on
dry
ice
and
like
our
hero,
we
will
have
to
accept
that
that's
signal
enough
to
come
to
a
conclusion
that
our
lovable
and
oh-so
adorable
Charlie
loves
the
snow!
The
hero
is
not
much
of
a
hero
in
the
initial
stages
of
the
film.
Having
lost
his
parents
and
sister
when
he
was
nearing
his
preteens,
the
orphan
boy
turns
into
a
people
and
animal
hater
as
an
adult.
No
chit-chat
with
the
neighbours,
no
small
talk
-
just
living
the
life
of
a
sloth
in
a
messy
house
and
his
own
lonesome
self
for
company.
Even
as
a
machinist
in
a
factory,
he
stays
within
himself
and
keeps
to
the
surly
and
rude
routine.
The
decidedly
anti-social,
Dharma
(Rakshit
Shetty)
begins
metamorphosing
into
a
more
rounded
individual
when
an
adorable
abandoned
light
beige
hued
labrador
walks
into
his
life
and
heart.
Though
it
isn't
love
at
first
sight,
they
learn
to
accept
each
other
eventually.
And
just
when
you
think
it's
gonna
be
a
happily
ever
after,
the
narrative
hits
you
smack
in
the
face
with
a
terminal
illness.
No,
not
Dharma,
it's
Charlie
who
is
ill
and
Dharma
takes
up
the
challenge
of
taking
Charlie
all
the
way
to
the
extreme
north
of
India
to
experience
some
snow.
A
few
subplots
involving
a
little
neighbour
kid
who
eventually
worms
her
way
into
our
surly
hero's
good
books,
a
jocular
veterinarian
who
cons
Dharma
into
keeping
Charlie
and
a
lady
volunteer
Devika
(Sangeetha
Sringeri)
from
the
animal
welfare
board
-
following
Dharma
around
as
though
she
has
nothing
better
to
do
-
add
to
the
extreme
silliness
of
this
enterprise.
The
acting
style
of
the
human
performers
is
typically
clichéd
and
antics
laden,
the
runtime
is
way
too
long
at
over
two
hours
and
dragging-the-narrative-down
kind
of
tedium
and
the
editing
could
have
been
sharper
and
more
economical.
Charlie
Impresses
All
The
Way
But
if
you
can
overlook
the
far-flung
fantasy
route,
the
stupidity
that
some
of
the
characters
indulge
in
here
and
the
rather
ridiculous
storyline,
this
film
does
manage
to
tug
at
your
heartstrings.
The
cinematography
is
eye-catching
and
inviting
but
the
major
attraction
here
is
Charlie.
All
credit
to
the
adorable
Labrador
who
makes
acting
in
a
film
seem
so
simple
and
easy.
But
of
course,
the
production
is
sure
to
claim
that
the
trainer
should
get
equal
credit
for
training
the
pup
to
go
through
the
motions
of
growing
up
while
living
the
life
of
a
scavenging
stray,
getting
domesticated,
going
through
spontaneous
abortion
pains,
frolicking
around
in
near
freezing
temperatures
in
knee
deep
snow
while
being
on
his
last
legs
and
eventually
leaving
the
heartbroken
hero
with
a
ray
of
hope
for
the
future.
Enjoy
this
film!