Resul Pookutty (born 30 May 1971)
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.
[ Indian Express article][ Tough journey for sound wizard Resul Pookutty The Economic Times, 24 February 2009.]
He did his bachelor's degree in physics from Milad-E-Sherief Memorial College, Kayamkulam during 1987–1990.
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."
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
Pookutty is married to Shadia.
[ It's been an unbelievable ride' The Times of India, 24 January 2009.] They have two children.
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| 2021 | Kaadan | Tamil
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| 2022 | Radhe Shyam | Telugu, Hindi | |
| Shabaash Mithu | Hindi | |
| 2024 | Malayalam | Kerala State Film Award For Best Sound Design |
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| Kanguva | Tamil | |
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| 2023 | Otta | Malayalam | Debut as a director | |
Awards
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2024: Kerala State film Award for best Sound design for Aadujeevitham – The Goat Life
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2019 : National Film Award for Best Audiography for his work in Oththa Seruppu Size 7
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2019 : Golden Jury Film Award the best sound designing for Sax by Julius
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2016 : Golden Reel award the best sound for documentary India's Daughter
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2012 : Zee Cine Award for Best Sound Design for his work in Ra.One.
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2010 : National Film Award for Best Audiography for his work in Pazhassi Raja
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2010 : Honorary Doctorate (D.Litt.) by Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit
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2010 : Padma Shri by Government of India
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2009 : Asianet Film Awards – Special Honour Jury Award
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2009 : Chakkulathamma Swaravarsha Award
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2009 : Bahadoor Award
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2009 : Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing along with Ian Tapp and Richard Pryke for his work in Slumdog Millionaire.
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2009 : BAFTA Award for Best Sound along with Glenn Freemantle, Richard Pryke, Tom Sayers and Ian Tapp for his work in Slumdog Millionaire.
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2005 : Zee Cine Award for Best Audiography for his work in Musafir.
See also
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List of Indian winners and nominees of the Academy Awards
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