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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Charles Shafiq Karthiga<br />
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| writer = <br />
| starring = [[Sharran Kumar]]<br>[[Jai Quehaeni]]<br>Mishal<br>[[Narayan Lucky|Narayan]]<br>Vimal<br />
| director = S. Sathiyamoorthy<br />
| producer = C. Srinivasan<br />
| music = [[Siddharth Mohan]]<br />
| cinematography = Sreesaravan<br />
| studio = SS Film Factory<br />
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| released = {{Film date|2015|03|28|df=yes}}<br />
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| country = [[India]]<br />
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]<br />
| editing = Sounder Raja<br />
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'''''Charles Shafiq Karthiga''''' is a 2015 [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] thriller [[film]] directed by S. Sathiyamoorthy. The film stars [[Sharran Kumar]] and [[Jai Quehaeni]] in the lead roles while Mishal, [[Narayan Lucky|Narayan]] and Vimal among others form an ensemble cast. Music for the film was composed by [[Siddharth Mohan]] and the film opened to positive reviews in March 2015.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Sharran Kumar]] as Charles<br />
* Mishal as Shafiq<br />
* [[Jai Quehaeni]] as Karthiga<br />
* [[Narayan Lucky|Narayan]] as Sanjay<br />
* Vimal<br />
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==Production==<br />
Directed by debutant Sathiyamoorthy, an erstwhile assistant of [[Prakash Raj]], ''Charles Shafiq Karthiga'' was produced by newcomer Saravanan. Having worked with [[Sharran Kumar]] during ''[[Inidhu Inidhu]]'' as an assistant director, Sathiyamoorthy signed him to play the lead role alongside [[Jai Quehaeni]], who had previously worked on ''[[Aarohanam (2012 film)|Aarohanam]]'' (2012).<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 March 2013 |title=CSK – Charles Shafiq Karthika |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/previews/csk-charles-shafiq-karthika/articleshow/18859792.cms |work=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-03-28 |title=Charles Shafiq Karthiga |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/charles-shafiq-karthiga/articleshow/46726012.cms |access-date=2021-09-03 |website=The Times of India}}</ref> The film began production in early 2013 and was completed by March 2014.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Raghavan |first=Nikhil |date=18 May 2013 |title=Etcetera: Now CSK, the film |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/etcetera-now-csk-the-film/article4727331.ece |work=The Hindu |via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><br />
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Throughout production, the project's title was abbreviated and publicised as ''CSK'', after the cricket team, [[Chennai Super Kings]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Charles Shafiq Karthika Tamil Movie Preview cinema review stills gallery trailer video clips showtimes |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/charles-shafiq-karthika-tamil-movie-preview-17320.html |website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref> For a particular scene, actress Jai Quehaeni sat in a drum filled with 300 liters of water and the shoot took two full days to complete.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Two days in a drum full of water, Charles Shafiq Karthika, CSK |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-10/two-days-in-a-drum-full-of-water-charles-shafiq-karthika-csk-07-03-13.html |website=www.behindwoods.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=7 March 2015 |title=My stunts in 'CSK' gave me confidence: Jai Quehaeni |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/my-stunts-in-csk-gave-me-confidence-jai-quehaeni-115030700139_1.html |via=Business Standard}}</ref><br />
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==Release==<br />
The film had a low-key release but won positive reviews after its release in March 2015, with the makers choosing to use its cricket-based title to release it during the ongoing [[Cricket World Cup 2015]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 March 2015 |title='CSK will be like a Nail-biting T20 Match' |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2015/mar/24/csk-will-be-like-a-nail-biting-t20-match-732722.html |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> Baradwaj Rangan of ''[[The Hindu]]'' praised the film and stated it was a "well written thriller".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rangan |first=Baradwaj |date=28 March 2015 |title=CSK: A modestly mounted but well-written thriller |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/csk-a-modestly-mounted-but-wellwritten-thriller/article7043421.ece |work=The Hindu |via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> ''The Hindu'' later listed it amongst their list of top 20 Tamil films of the year.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rangan |first=Baradwaj |date=26 December 2015 |title=2015 Round-up: Top 20 Tamil films |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/roundup-of-top-20-tamil-films-of-2015/article8031697.ece |work=The Hindu |via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><br />
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In contrast, ''[[Sify]]'' stated "''CSK'' is yet another film where we get impressed with one or two interesting ideas and sequences but as a movie, the effect is certainly not appealing, may be a better writing and performances would have done the trick".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-03-28 |title=Charles Shafique Karthiga |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/charles-shafique-karthiga-review-tamil-pd2jF6eiihjhg.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150328161915/http://www.sify.com/movies/charles-shafique-karthiga-review-tamil-pd2jF6eiihjhg.html |archive-date=28 March 2015 |access-date=2021-09-03 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|8108228}}<br />
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[[Category:2015 films]]<br />
[[Category:2015 Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:2015 Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films about revenge]]<br />
[[Category:Indian thriller films]]<br />
[[Category:2015 directorial debut films]]<br />
[[Category:2015 thriller films]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]<br />
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