An inferno destroyed Resul Pookutty's office, which is on the fifth floor of Dilkap Chambers at Veera Desai road in Andheri. Although there weren't any casualties or injuries, the fire charred almost all equipment and property.According to the staff members, who were on the premises, the fire broke out at around 2 pm on the second floor. Deputy Chief Fire officer Atmaram Shinde, said, "The blaze started from Oval Village Film Private Ltd.'s office which is on the second floor of the... Read Full Story
It was the day of the Slumdog at the Oscars! Out of the ten Oscars that it was nominated for, Slumdog Millionaire swept eight Oscars, which included two Oscars for music maestro A R Rahman, Best Director for Danny Boyle and Best Sound Mixing for India's Resul Pookutty. The film opened its Oscar account by winning in the Best Adapted Screenplay category for Simon Beaufoy. After that, there was no looking back as the film went on a dream run to win awards in Film Editing for Chris... Read Full Story
A.R.Rahman has always been good with the music and he was well known and respected ever since he started his career as music director in movies. He won a National Award even for his first movie as a music director "Roja " and since then he has never looked back. And now as we all know after winning two Oscars in the same year, he has shown the world what he has got ?? But the part of Rahman is not just his music but the beautiful, generous and proudless personality that he possesses... Read Full Story
Resul Pookutty is on an all time high. Recently, the Academy Award winner sound engineer was awarded the Chakkulathamma Swaravarsha Puraskaram by the temple trust at Chakkulathukavu Bhagavathy Temple. The award contains a memento, a citation and a cheque of Rs. 25,001. Pookutty was overjoyed on receiving the award, which was given to him by the chief priest of the temple. Read Full Story
Today the sound technology has drawn-out ostentatiously across all standards. As a matter of fact, general audiences indeed have gained are brimmed with profound knowledge about the technical aspect. Well, it’s something we hear straight from the shoulders of academy award winner Resul Pookutty, who clearly adds that he feels bit disappointed over some theatres not equipped with good sound systems. Says Resul: ‘I had to go through many reports that audiences aren’t satisfied with the sound... Read Full Story
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Resul Pookutty won a Sound Mixing Oscar for his work on Danny Boyle's "Slumdog Millionaire" on Sunday, capping an impressive tally of eight trophies for the rags-to-riches romance set in Mumbai's slums. Pookutty, who shared the award with Ian Tapp and Richard Pryke, joined a select group of Indians to have won an Academy Award. Read Full Story
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Resul Pookutty won a Sound Mixing Oscar for his work on Danny Boyle's " Slumdog Millionaire " on Sunday, capping an impressive tally of eight trophies for the rags-to-riches romance set in Mumbai's slums. Pookutty, who shared the award with Ian Tapp and Richard Pryke , joined a select group of Indians to have won an Academy Award.
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Tuesday, February 24, 2009
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Resul Pookutty won a Sound Mixing Oscar for his work on Danny Boyle's " Slumdog Millionaire " on Sunday, capping an impressive tally of eight trophies for the rags-to-riches romance set in Mumbai's slums. Pookutty, who shared the award with Ian Tapp and Richard Pryke , joined a select group of Indians to have won an Academy Award.
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150 Vehicles Welcomes Resul Pookutty In Kerala March 7th, 2009 A grand welcome awaits Oscar winner Resul Pookutty , who will arrive here Friday. A cavalcade of over 100 vehicles will take him to his village, where a reception will be hosted in his honour - the first of a series of felicitation events in Kerala for the Mumbai-based sound technician. "Every villager is excited about Resul coming here. More than 150 vehicles will be at the airport to bring him home," Pookutty’s brother Byju P.T... Read Full Story
Indian composer AR Rahman has won two Oscars for his work in winning film Slumdog Millionaire. Rahman took one Oscar for the best score and another for his song Jai Ho from the film, a rags-to-riches tale set in the slums of Mumbai. He praised Slumdog Millionaire's themes of hope and optimism. Rahman is among five Indians to win an Oscar. Two other Indians, Gulzar and Resul Pookutty, picked up Oscars for original song and sound mixing. Earlier Oscar winners from India were costume designer... Read Full Story
