Harikumar Madhavan Nair is an

Indian film The Cinema of India consists of motion pictures produced in India, which had a large effect on world cinema since the late 20th century. Major centers of film production across the country include Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Ko ...

audiographer and sound designer. He works in

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and

Malayalam cinema Malayalam cinema is an Indian film industry of Malayalam-language motion pictures. It is based in Kochi, Kerala, India. The films produced in Malayalam cinema are known for their cinematography and story-driven plots. In 1982, ''Elippathayam' ...

. He has worked on numerous

documentary film A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional film, motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". Bill Nichols (film critic), Bil ...

s and has won 3

National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Audiography The National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Audiography is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It is one of s ...

Style

Hari prefers to use a distant microphone instead of a

lapel microphone A lavalier microphone or lavalier (also known as a lav, lapel mic, clip mic, body mic, collar mic, neck mic or personal mic) is a small microphone used for television, theater, and public speaking applications to allow hands-free operation. They a ...

. He claims it offers a correct perspective relative to the visual image.

Partial filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Madhavan Nair, Harikumar Living people Film and Television Institute of India alumni People from Thiruvananthapuram district Indian sound designers Best Audiography National Film Award winners Year of birth missing (living people)