Resul Pookutty
Resul Pookutty (born 30 May 1971) is an Indian film sound designer, sound editor and audio mixer. He won the Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing in 2008, along with Richard Pryke and Ian Tapp, for Slumdog Millionaire. Pookutty has worked in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi and Malayalam languages in addition to British films.
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- Name
- Resul Pookutty
- Born
- 30 May 1971
- Birthplace
- Vilakkupara, Kollam, Kerala, India
- Occupation
- Sound engineer
- Spouse
- Shadia
- Nationality
- India
- Education
- Film and Television Institute of India
- Honours
- Academy Award for Best Sound · Padma Shri in arts
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Resul Pookutty (born 30 May 1971) is an Indian film sound designer, sound editor and audio mixer. He won the Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing in 2008, along with Richard Pryke and Ian Tapp, for Slumdog Millionaire. Pookutty has worked in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi and Malayalam languages in addition to British films.
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Biography
Biography
He is a member of the Executive committee of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Motion Picture Sound Editors guild (MPSE) and Cinema Audio Society of America (CAS). In 2010, the Government of India honored him with Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in the Republic of India, in recognition of his outstanding contributions to cinema. In the same year, he was conferred an honorary doctorate by Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit. Pookutty was awarded the title Distinguished Engineer by Rocheston, New York. (Distinguished Engineer is an honor awarded to Engineers of repute, selected from across the world in recognition of caliber, technical excellence and accomplishments that are an inspiration to people.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Resul Pookutty • Born — 30 May 1971 • Birthplace — Vilakkupara, Kollam, Kerala, India • Honours — Padma Shri (2010) • Occupation — Sound engineer • Years Active — 1997 – present • Spouse — Shadia • Children — 2
Early life
Early life
Born into a family in Vilakkupara, near Anchal about 40 km from Kollam, Kerala, 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 for studying Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree, however, he was unable to complete it. In 1995, he graduated from Film and Television Institute of India in Pune. He wrote the remaining LLB exam papers and enrolled as an advocate in 2012. Pookutty said that it was his father's desire to make him an advocate.
Career
Career
• Illustration — Pookutty along with Slumdog Millionaire team at the 81st Academy Awards 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." 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), Dus Kahaniyaan, Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja (2009), and Enthiran (2010).
Personal life
Personal life
Pookutty is married to Shadia. They have two children.
Filmography
Filmography
• Year — Film — Language — Notes • 2003 — Matrubhoomi: A Nation Without Women — Hindi • 2004 — Musafir — Hindi • 2007 — Traffic Signal • Gandhi, My Father • Saawariya • Dus Kahaniyaan • 2008 — Slumdog Millionaire — English — Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing • 2009 — Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja — Malayalam — National Film Award for Best Audiography • 2010 — Enthiran — Tamil • 2011 — Ra.One — Hindi • Adaminte Makan Abu — Malayalam • 2012 — Nanban — Tamil • The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel — English • English Vinglish — Hindi • 2013 — Kunjananthante Kada — Malayalam • 2014 — Kochadaiiyaan — Tamil • Ankhon Dekhi — Hindi • Highway • Yaan — Tamil • 2015 — Unfreedom — Hindi and English • Pathemari — Malayalam • 2016 — Remo — Tamil • Niruttara — Kannada • 2017 — Kaabil — Hindi • The Sound Story — Malayalam • 2018 — Kammara Sambhavam • 2.0 — Tamil • 2019 — Kolaambi — Malayalam • Otha Seruppu Size 7 — Tamil — National Film Award for Best Audiography • 2020 — Trance — Malayalam • 2021 — Kaadan/ Aranya/ Haathi Mere Saathi — Tamil Telugu Hindi • Pushpa: The Rise — Telugu • 2022 — Radhe Shyam — Telugu, Hindi • Shabaash Mithu — Hindi • 2024 — Aadujeevitham — Malayalam — |Kerala State Film Award For Best Sound Design • Choo Mantar — Kannada — | • In the Belly of a Tiger — Hindi — | • Kanguva — Tamil • Pushpa 2: The Rule — Telugu • Baby John — Hindi • Vadakkan — Malayalam • 2025 — Tanvi the Great — Hindi • 2026 — Batwara 1947 — Hindi
As director
As director
• Year — Film — Language — Notes — Ref. • 2023 — Otta — Malayalam — Debut as a director
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Awards
• 2024: Kerala State film Award for best Sound design for Aadujeevitham – The Goat Life • 2019: National Film Award for Best Audiography for his work in Oththa Seruppu Size 7 • 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 • 2012: Zee Cine Award for Best Sound Design for his work in Ra.One. • 2010: National Film Award for Best Audiography for his work in Pazhassi Raja • 2010: Honorary Doctorate (D.Litt.) by Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit • 2010: Padma Shri by Government of India • 2009: Asianet Film Awards – Special Honour Jury Award • 2009: Chakkulathamma Swaravarsha Award • 2009: Bahadoor Award • 2009: Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing along with Ian Tapp and Richard Pryke for his work in Slumdog Millionaire. • 2009: BAFTA Award for Best Sound along with Glenn Freemantle, Richard Pryke, Tom Sayers and Ian Tapp for his work in Slumdog Millionaire. • 2005: Zee Cine Award for Best Audiography for his work in Musafir.
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