''Char Khooneh'' or ''Charkhooneh'' ( fa, چارخونه, italic=yes, ''Tattersall'') is a 2007 Iranian television

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. It recounts life in the Jamali household and set in the four-unit apartment building they own. A total number of 108 episodes in Friday time 10:00 p.m. were aired.

The Title

The title is a

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: Char Khooneh means "

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" as well as "four houses." In the first episode, Mrs. Shokouh Jamali and her daughter Parastoo live in one apartment, one apartment is for Mr. Mansour Jamali when he's

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with his wife, one apartment is for the Jamalis' daughter Rana and her husband Hamed, and one apartment is vacant. It is later revealed that the apartment Mr. Jamali stays in really belongs to his son Vahid who is at university abroad in Germany. Later the vacant apartment is occupied by Farzad Paknejad and his father Farokh.

Plot

Mansour works at an Egg and Hen Company where he is gunning for a promotion to manager. When he finally gets it, he runs into some trouble and is replaced by the boss's nephew Farzad Paknejad, who also begins to rent an apartment from Shokouh. Farzad and Parastoo begin to develop feelings for each other and later marry. Parastoo is a third-year psychology major at the local university and likes to try out the things she learns in class on her family. Rana is a flight attendant, and Hamed is a singer who is waiting to be discovered. He sings in nearly every episode and eagerly awaits the day that his album will be available and he'll be famous. Nazir Shanbeh is a sycophantic caretaker, who is given the place in the family by Shokouh. He is known for his various comical accents, high pitched screams and crying when not all things go his way. Despite the crazy adventures the characters go through, at the end of the day they are all one happy family who love each other.

Cast

Reza Shafiei Jam Ahmad-Reza Shafiei-Jam ( fa, احمدرضا شفیعی‌جم, born July 1, 1971) is an Iranian actor . He is famous for his roles in comedy TV series and films. Filmography Cinema * ''Mard-e avazi (The Changed Man)'' * ''Ertefa-e past (Low ...

- Hamed/char shanbeh * Hamid Lolayi - Mansour *

Behnoosh Bakhtiari Behnoosh Bakhtiari ( fa, بهنوش بختیاری, born May 19, 1975) is an Iranian actress. She has a bachelor's degree in French from the Islamic Azad University, Tehran Branch. Behnoosh Bakhtiari was nominated for the Crystal Simorgh for Bes ...

- Parastoo *

Maryam Amir Jalali Maryam Amir Jalali ( fa, مريم امیرجلالی; December 20, 1947) is an Iranian actress. She won a Hafez Award for her acting in ''Sour and Sweet'' (2006) Career Maryam Amir Jalali, a cinema and television actress, is best known for her ...

- Shokouh *

Falamak Joneidi Falamak Joneidi ( fa, فلامک جنیدی; born ) is an Iranian television actress. Career She has appeared in the television series '' Char Khooneh'', '' Jayezeye Bozorg'', ''Marde Do Hezar Chehreh'', '' Mard-e Hezar-Chehreh'' and ''Shabhaye ...

- Rana * Mohammad Shiri - Farokh *

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- Moradi *

Ardalan Shoja Kaveh Ardalan Shoja Kaveh ( fa, اردلان شجاع‌کاوه; born 1963 in Birjand, Iran), is an Iranian actor. He worked with Mohsen Makhmalbaf in the film ''Boycott'' (originally Baykot). Shoja Kaveh is also a famous television actor and has starr ...

- Farzad *

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* Reza Karimi *

Javad Razavian Seyed Javad Razavian ( fa, سید جواد رضویان) is an Iranian film actor, voice actor, presenter and director and television actor, known mainly for appearing in popular sitcom series. Filmography * ''Harf too harf'' * ''Sib-e Khandeh' ...

- Nazir Shanbeh *

Sahar Valadbeigi Sahar Valadbeigi ( fa, سحر ولدبیگی; born 22 June 1978) is an Iranian actress. She got famous when she participated in some of popular Mehran Modiri's soap operas in 90's and 2000's such as Pavarchin and Noghtechin. Her husband is Ni ...

- Hengameh * Hossein Rahmani Manesh

Crew

*Director:

Soroush Sehhat Soroush Sehhat ( fa, سروش صحت, born in Isfahan) is an Iranian director, screenwriter and actor. He has directed number of Iranian TV series such as '' Char Khooneh'' and ''Iranian Dinner''. Selected filmography Acting * '' Cold Fever (T ...

*Producer: Mohsen Chegini *Writers:

Soroush Sehat Soroush Sehhat ( fa, سروش صحت, born in Isfahan) is an Iranian director, screenwriter and actor. He has directed number of Iranian TV series such as ''Char Khooneh'' and ''Iranian Dinner''. Selected filmography Acting * ''Cold Fever (TV ...

*Singer:

References

*{{IMDb title, tt5833462 Iranian comedy television series 2000s Iranian television series 2007 Iranian television series debuts 2008 Iranian television series endings Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting original programming