Sounding off

Resul Pookutty India’s best-known sound designer and audiographer won an Oscar for his work in Slumdog Millionaire. Sounding Off his autobiography is the amazing odyssey of a village boy from Kerela whose resilience and conviction took him to the very cutting edge of cinematic sound technology---from struggling in the ruthless film world of Mumbai to winning international glory. Already a huge bestseller in Malayalam this definitive translation is a celebration of both cinema and life. About the Author Resul Pookutty is a pioneer of the sync sound technology in India and has worked on blockbusters like Black Ghajini Slumdog Millionaire and Endhiran. Baiju Natarajan is a writer. He specializes in Malayalam language and literature.