Resul Pookutty (born 30 May 1971) is an Indian film
sound designer
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,
sound editor and
audio mixer.
He won the
Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing
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, along with
Richard Pryke and
Ian Tapp, for ''
Slumdog Millionaire
''Slumdog Millionaire'' is a 2008 British drama film that is a loose adaptation of the novel '' Q & A'' (2005) by Indian author Vikas Swarup. It narrates the story of 18-year-old Jamal Malik from the Juhu slums of Mumbai. Starring Dev Pa ...
''.
Pookutty has worked in
Hindi
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,
Tamil
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, and
Malayalam
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languages in addition to British films.
Early life
Born into a family in
Vilakkupara, near
Anchal
Anchal is one of the fastest developing town located in the centre of Kollam district in Kerala, India.
Etymology
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about 40 km from
Kollam
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,
Kerala
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, India. He was the youngest of eight children. His father was a private bus ticket checker. Pookutty had to walk 6 km to the nearest school and study in the light of a kerosene lamp as his village had no electricity.
He did his bachelor's degree in physics from
Milad-E-Sherief Memorial College, Kayamkulam during 1987–1990. He joined
Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram
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for studying
Bachelor of Laws
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(LLB) degree, however, he was unable to complete it. In 1995, he graduated from
Film and Television Institute of India
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in
Pune
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. In 2014, he wrote the remaining LLB exam papers. Pookutty said that it was his father's desire to make him an advocate.
Career
Pookutty moved to
Mumbai
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after his graduation. He termed it as "a natural immigration as a graduate of the institute." He pointed out that "Ninety-five per cent of the technicians of the Mumbai film industry are alumni of FTII, Pune."
Pookutty made his debut in sound design with the 1997 film ''Private Detective: Two Plus Two Plus One'', directed by Rajat Kapoor. He got his big break with the critically acclaimed 2005 film
Black
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, directed by
Sanjay Leela Bhansali. He subsequently engineered sound for major productions like
Musafir (2004),
Zinda (2006),
Traffic Signal (2007),
Gandhi, My Father (2007),
Saawariya
''Saawariya'' () is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language romance film produced and directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, based on Fyodor Dostoevsky's 1848 short story ''White Nights''. The film marked the debut of Ranbir Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor. Ran ...
(2007),
Dus Kahaniyaan,
Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja (2009) and
Enthiran (2010).
Personal life
Pookutty is married to Shadia. They have two children.
Filmography
Awards
* 2019 :Golden Jury Film Award the best sound designing for Sax by Julius
* 2016 :Golden Reel award the best sound for documentary
India's Daughter
''India's Daughter'' is a documentary film directed by Leslee Udwin and is part of the BBC's ongoing Storyville series. The film is based on the 2012 Delhi gang rape and murder of 23-year-old "Nirbhaya", who was a physiotherapy student. The docu ...
* 2012 :
Zee Cine Award for Best Sound Design for his work in ''
Ra.One''.
*
2010
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:
National Film Award for Best Audiography for his work in ''
Pazhassi Raja''
* 2010 : honorary Doctorate (
D.Litt.) by
Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit
*
2010
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Padma Shri
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by
Government of India
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*
2009
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:
Asianet Film Awards
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–
Special Honour Jury Award
* 2009 : Chakkulathamma Swaravarsha Award
* 2009 :
Bahadoor
Padiyath Kochumoideen Kunjalu (1930 22 May 2000), known by his stage name Bahadoor, was an Indian actor and comedian who, along with Adoor Bhasi, redefined the way in which comedy and funny scenes were perceived in the Malayalam cinema. They ...
Award
*
2009
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:
Academy Award
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for
Best Sound Mixing along with Ian Tapp and Richard Pryke for his work in ''
Slumdog Millionaire
''Slumdog Millionaire'' is a 2008 British drama film that is a loose adaptation of the novel '' Q & A'' (2005) by Indian author Vikas Swarup. It narrates the story of 18-year-old Jamal Malik from the Juhu slums of Mumbai. Starring Dev Pa ...
''.
*
2009
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:
BAFTA Award
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for
Best Sound along with Glenn Freemantle, Richard Pryke, Tom Sayers and Ian Tapp for his work in ''
Slumdog Millionaire
''Slumdog Millionaire'' is a 2008 British drama film that is a loose adaptation of the novel '' Q & A'' (2005) by Indian author Vikas Swarup. It narrates the story of 18-year-old Jamal Malik from the Juhu slums of Mumbai. Starring Dev Pa ...
''.
*2005 :
Zee Cine Award for Best Audiography for his work in ''
Musafir''.
See also
*
List of Indian winners and nominees of the Academy Awards
References
External links
Official Webpage*
at ''
Variety
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Arts and entertainment Entertainment formats
* Variety (radio)
* Variety show, in theater and television
Films
* ''Variety'' (1925 film), a German silent film directed by Ewald Andre Dupont
* ''Variety'' (1935 film), ...
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1970 births
Living people
Indian Muslims
Musicians from Kollam
Best Sound Mixing Academy Award winners
Best Sound BAFTA Award winners
Film musicians from Kerala
Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram alumni
Film and Television Institute of India alumni
People from Kollam district
Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts
Indian sound designers
Indian Academy Award winners
21st-century Indian composers
Best Audiography National Film Award winners