Dulquer Salmaan acted in a film.
Dulquer Salmaan ( born 28 July 1986 ) , referred popularly as DQ , is an Indian film actor who appears predominantly in Malayalam films . He received his first Filmfare Award for Best Actor nomination for his performance in Ustad Hotel ( 2012 ) . He followed it by starring in the ensemble romantic drama Bangalore Days ( 2014 ) , which rank among the highest-grossing Malayalam films . Subsequently , Salmaan garnered acclaim for portraying the title role in the 2015 romantic drama Charlie , winning him the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor . Kali ( Rage ) is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film directed by Sameer Thahir , a story of an angry man .