Resul Pookutty

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Resul Pookutty
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Born Resul Pookutty
(1971-05-30) May 30, 1971 (age 53)
Vilakkupara, Kollam, Kerala, India
Residence Mumbai, India
Nationality Indian
Occupation Film sound design
Years active 1997 - present
Spouse(s) Shadia[1]
Children 2

Resul Pookutty (born May 30, 1971)[2] is an Indian film sound designer, sound editor and mixer.[3][4] He, along with Richard Pryke and Ian Tapp won the Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing for Slumdog Millionaire.[5] He has worked in Hollywood, Hindi cinema, Tamil cinema and Malayalam Cinema.

Early life

Born in a family in Vilakkupara, near Anchal about 40 km from Kollam, Kerala. He was the youngest of eight children born to an impoverished family. 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.[6][7]

He did his bachelor's degree in physics from MSM College, Kayamkulam in 1987-1990.[8] He pursued a career in law from Govt.Law college Thiruvananthapuram. However, he was unable to complete it. He is a 1995 graduate from Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, and later in 2014 June he wrote the remaining LLB exam papers at Thiruvananthapuram Govt.law college.And he said that it was Resul's father's desire to make him an advocate.[4]

Career

Pookutty moved to Mumbai 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."[4] 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, 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 (2007) and Dus Kahaniyaan (2007).[3]

Personal life

Pookutty is married to Shadia. They have a son Rayan and a daughter, Salna.[9]

Filmography

Year Film Language Notes
2004 Musafir Hindi
2007 Traffic Signal Hindi
2007 Gandhi, My Father Hindi
2007 Saawariya Hindi
2007 Dus Kahaniyaan Hindi
2009 Slumdog Millionaire English
2009 Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja Malayalam
2010 Enthiran Tamil
2011 Ra.One Hindi
2011 Adaminte Makan Abu'' Malayalam
2012 Nanban Tamil
2012 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel English
2013 Kunjananthante Kada Malayalam
2014 Kochadaiiyaan Tamil
2014 Ankhon Dekhi Hindi
2014 Highway Hindi
2014 Yaan Tamil
2015 Unfreedom Hindi and English
2015 Pathemari Malayalam

Awards

References

  1. ↑ It's been an unbelievable ride' The Times of India, January 24, 2009.
  2. ↑ http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/resul-pookutty-happy-42nd-birthday/
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  6. ↑ Indian Express article
  7. ↑ Tough journey for sound wizard Resul Pookutty The Economic Times, February 24, 2009.
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