Narayanan Valiya Kollery was a sound recordist from Mahé in

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Work

Kollery worked as a sound recordist and mixer in

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and worked on the following films: * 1985 - ''

Asterix Versus Caesar ''Asterix Versus Caesar'' (also known in France as ''Astérix et la surprise de César'') is a 1985 French–Belgian animated adventure comedy film written by René Goscinny, Albert Uderzo and Pierre Tchernia, and directed by Paul and Gaëtan Br ...

'' - sound recordist * 1983 - '' The Moon in the Gutter'' - sound mixer * 1980 - ''Fantômas'' - sound mixer * 1978 - ''The Spat'' - sound mixer * 1977 - ''Why Not!'' - sound mixer * 1976 - ''Néa'' - sound mixer * 1976 - ''The Wing and the Thigh'' - sound mixer * 1975 - ''

Black Moon Black Moon may refer to: * Black moon, one of four astronomical events involving new or dark moons * Black Moon (person) (c. 1821–1893), Lakota (American Indian) headman * Black Moon or Lilith (hypothetical moon), a hypothetical natural satelli ...

'' - sound recordist * 1975 - ''Chobizenesse'' - sound mixer * 1974 - ''

My Little Loves ''My Little Loves'' (french: Mes Petites Amoureuses from a poem by Arthur Rimbaud) is a French drama film written and directed by Jean Eustache, his second and last feature. It was released in 1974 and stars Martin Loeb (actor), Martin Loeb as an ...

'' - sound mixer * 1973 - ''Don't Know Anything But I'll Tell All'' - sound re-recording mixer He received a

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for his work in the movie ''Black Moon''.

Personal life

He has a son named Christophe Valiya-Kollery, born in the 1960s. Nara Kollery died in Paris on 9 December 2015.

References

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