Resul Pookutty

Resul Pookutty
Pookutty in 2015
Born (1971-05-30) 30 May 1971 (age 53)
Vilakkupara, near Kollam, Kerala, India
OccupationSound engineer
Years active1997 – present
SpouseShadia[1]
Children2
HonoursPadma Shri (2010)

Resul Pookutty (born 30 May 1971)[2] is an Indian film sound designer, sound editor and audio mixer.[3][4] He won the Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing, along with Richard Pryke and Ian Tapp, for Slumdog Millionaire.[5] Pookutty has worked in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu,[6][7] Marathi [8] and Malayalam languages in addition to British films. And now he is a member of the Executive committee of Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (Oscar Committee), Motion Picture Sound Editors Guild (MPSE) and CAS (Cinema Audio Society) of America. Recently Mr. 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.[9] In 2010, the Government of India honored him with the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in the Republic of India, in recognition of his outstanding contributions to cinema.[9][10] In the same year, he was also conferred an honorary Doctorate by the Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, located in Kerala, India.

  1. ^ It's been an unbelievable ride' The Times of India, 24 January 2009.
  2. ^ "Resul Pookutty, happy 42nd birthday!". 30 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Resul – the other Indian Oscar nominee". NDTV Movies. Archived from the original on 14 February 2009. Retrieved 23 January 2009.
  4. ^ K.K. GOPALAKRISHNAN (23 September 2005). "Directing sound". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Archived from the original on 14 September 2006. Retrieved 23 January 2009.
  5. ^ "The 81st Academy Awards (2009) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  6. ^ Pushpa: The Rise - Part 1 (2021) - IMDb, retrieved 23 March 2024
  7. ^ "Oscar-winning Sound Designer Resul Pookutty Joins Allu Arjun's Pushpa". News18. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Resul Pookutty gives music for Marathi film". The Times of India. 19 December 2013. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Resul Pookutty | WEF". 14 June 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  10. ^ IANS. "The 'Oscar Curse': 2009 awardee Resul Pookutty looks back at his struggles". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 23 March 2024.