Char Khooneh
2007 Iranian TV series
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Char Khooneh or Charkhooneh (Persian: چارخونه, Tattersall) is a 2007 Iranian television sitcom. The show chronicles the lives of the Jamali family, set within the four-unit apartment building they own.[1] A total of 108 episodes were aired, every Friday at 10:00pm from 30 June 2007 to 8 January 2008.[2] The possible suggestion that the character of Shanbeh was Afghan[3] stirred controversy among the Afghan community in Iran, who judged the character was an offensive representation of their mores and culture,[4] which led to the series being eventually cancelled.[5]
Bahman Motamedian
Maryam Amir Jalali
Javad Razavian
Reza Shafiei Jam
Ardalan Shoja Kaveh
Falamak Joneidi
Behnoosh Bakhtiari
Mohammad Shiri
Asghar Heydari
Farhad Pour Gorjani
Vahid Mahin-dust
Mohammad Amiri Mehr
Hossein Rahmani Manesh
| Char Khooneh | |
|---|---|
| چارخونه | |
| Developed by | Soroush Sehhat |
| Written by | Soroush Sehhat Bahman Motamedian |
| Directed by | Soroush Sehhat |
| Starring | Hamid Lolayi Maryam Amir Jalali Javad Razavian Reza Shafiei Jam Ardalan Shoja Kaveh Falamak Joneidi Behnoosh Bakhtiari Mohammad Shiri Asghar Heydari Farhad Pour Gorjani Vahid Mahin-dust Mohammad Amiri Mehr Hossein Rahmani Manesh |
| Narrated by | Soroush Sehhat |
| Opening theme | "Mishe Del Be In Bast" by Javad Razavian |
| Ending theme | "Charkhuneh" by Javad Razavian |
| Country of origin | Iran |
| Original language | Persian |
| No. of episodes | 108 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Mohsen Chegini |
| Running time | 40 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 3 (IRIB) |
| Release | 30 June 2007 – 8 January 2008 |
Plot
The title, "Char Khooneh," serves as a pun, meaning both "plaid" and "four houses." The Jamali family occupies and owns a four-unit apartment building. Mansour Jamali, husband of Shokouh Jamali, is employed at an Egg and Hen Company and eagerly anticipates a promotion to manager. Once he secures the position, he encounters difficulties and is replaced by the boss's nephew, Farzad Paknejad. Farzad also rents an apartment from Shokouh and gradually develops a romantic relationship with their daughter, Parastoo. Parastoo, a third-year psychology student at the local university, enjoys applying the concepts she learns in class to her family interactions. The family's other daughter Rana works as a flight attendant, while her husband Hamed, an aspiring singer, performs in nearly every episode, eagerly awaiting the day he achieves fame and releases his album. Nazir Shanbeh, a comically sycophantic caretaker, is welcomed into the family by Shokouh. He is known for his amusing accents, high-pitched screams, and emotional outbursts when things don't go as planned. Despite the wild escapades the characters experience, they ultimately form a loving and tight-knit family.
Cast
- Reza Shafiei Jam - Hamed/Char Shanbeh
- Hamid Lolayi - Mansour Jamali
- Behnoosh Bakhtiari - Parastoo
- Maryam Amir Jalali - Shokouh Jamali
- Falamak Joneidi - Rana
- Mohammad Shiri - Farokh
- Asghar Heydari - Moradi
- Ardalan Shoja Kaveh - Farzad
- Payam Khajooyei
- Reza Karimi
- Javad Razavian - Nazir Shanbeh
- Sahar Valadbeigi - Hengameh
- Hossein Rahmani Manesh
Crew
- Director: Soroush Sehhat[5]
- Producer: Mohsen Chegini
- Writers: Soroush Sehat
- Singer: Javad Razavian