Robin Kunjukutty
Robin Kunjukutty | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 January 1991 |
| Alma mater | Sound Engineering Academy, Thiruvananthapuram |
| Occupation | Audio engineer |
| Years active | 2011-present |
| Spouse | Jincy |
| Children | 2 |
Robin Kunjukutty (born 12 January 1991) is an Indian film sound designer, sound editor and re-recording mixer, who predominantly works in various Indian language films and web series including Hindi and Malayalam.[1][2] He is a member of the Motion Picture Sound Editors.[3] He won Kerala Film Critics Association Award 2024 for Best Sound (re-recording mix) for the film Vadakkan.[4] He co-founded Sonic Drops Studio, a sound post-production studio, along with Tony Babu in Mumbai.
Career
[edit]After completing the sound engineering course from Sound Engineering Academy, Trivandrum, Robin moved to Mumbai and assisted sound designer Niraj Gera.[1] Starting his career as an assistant sound editor for B.A. Pass, he then works as independent sound editor, designer and mixing engineer for various films including Ugly, Jolly LLB 2, Raman Raghav 2.0, Eeda, Kala, Meppadiyan, Modern Love Mumbai and Ouseppinte Osiyathu.
Selected filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Film | Web Series | Short Film | Documentary | Credit | Director(s) | Language | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | B.A. Pass | Yes | Asst. sound editor | Ajay Bahl | Hindi | [1] | |||
| Memories and Forgetfulness | Yes | Sound editor | Ani Thomas | English, Hindi, Rajasthani | |||||
| MTV Sound Trippin | Yes | Sound editor Re-recording mixer | Sneha Khanwalkar | Hindi | [5] | ||||
| 2013 | Shahid | Yes | Sound editor | Hansal Mehta | |||||
| Ugly | Yes | Anurag Kashyap | [1] | ||||||
| 2015 | 18 Feet | Yes | Sound designer Re-recording mixer | Renjith Kuzhur | Malayalam | [6] | |||
| Ottaal | Yes | Sound editor Dialogue editor | Jayaraj | [2] | |||||
| 2016 | Raman Raghav 2.0 | Yes | Anurag Kashyap | Hindi | [1] | ||||
| 2017 | Jolly LLB 2 | Yes | Sound editor | Subhash Kapoor | |||||
| Newton | Yes | Amit V. Masurkar | |||||||
| Sakhavu | Yes | Sidhartha Siva | Malayalam | [1] | |||||
| Adventures of Omanakuttan | Yes | Rohith V. S. | |||||||
| Sthir | Yes | Sound designer Re-recording mixer | Anastasiya Ador | Russian | |||||
| Tharangam | Yes | Sound editor | Dominic Arun | Malayalam | |||||
| 2018 | Eeda | Yes | B. Ajithkumar | ||||||
| Who | Yes | Ajay Devaloka | |||||||
| Waft | Yes | Sound designer Re-recording mixer | Vishnu Udayan | [7] | |||||
| 2019 | Kenjira | Yes | Sound designer | Manoj Kana | Paniya | [8] | |||
| 2020 | State of Siege: 26/11 | Yes | Re-recording mixer | Matthew Leutwyler Prashant Singh | Hindi | ||||
| Paatal Lok | Yes | Dialogue editor | Avinash Arun Prosit Roy | ||||||
| Lockdown: India Fights Coronavirus | Yes | Sound designer Re-recording mixer | Sajeed A. | ||||||
| Numen | Yes | Kiran Pullanoor | English | ||||||
| 2021 | Kala | Yes | Re-recording mixer | Rohith V. S. | Malayalam | [2] | |||
| Dhamaka | Yes | Dialogue editor | Ram Madhvani | Hindi | |||||
| Saina | Yes | Amole Gupte | |||||||
| Shoebox | Yes | Re-recording mixer | Faraz Ali | [9] | |||||
| 2022 | Meppadiyan | Yes | Vishnu Mohan | Malayalam | |||||
| Modern Love Mumbai | Yes | Dialogue editor Re-recording mixer | Hindi | ||||||
| Village Cricket Boy | Yes | Final mix | Rahul R. Sarma | Malayalam | |||||
| 2023 | Thadavu | Yes | Re-recording mixer | Fazil Razak | Malayalam | [10] | |||
| 2024 | Dange/Por | Yes | Bejoy Nambiar | Hindi/Tamil | [11] | ||||
| Murder In Mahim | Yes | Raj Acharya | Hindi | ||||||
| 2025 | Vadakkan | Yes | Sajeed A. | Malayalam | [12] | ||||
| Ouseppinte Osiyathu | Yes | Sarath Chandran R. J. | |||||||
| Ground Zero | Yes | Tejas Prabha Vijay Deoskar | Hindi |
Accolades
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Work | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Indian Recording Arts Academy (IRAA) Awards | Best Documentary Mixing | Lockdown: India Fights Coronavirus | [13] |
| Best Sound Designer for Short Films | Numen | |||
| Best Short Film Mixing | ||||
| 2022 | Best Dialogue editor/ADR engineer (Film or Web Release - Hindi) | Saina | ||
| 2024 | Kerala Film Critics Association Awards | Best Sound (Re-recording Mix) | Vadakkan | [14] |
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 J. S., Harikumar (7 November 2018). "Robin Kunjukutty's experiments with sound". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- 1 2 3 U. R., Arya (2 April 2021). "Secret of the sound: Robin Kunjukutty on working in Kala". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ↑ "MPSE Active Members". MPSE. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ↑ "'Feminichi Fathima' wins Best Film Award at 48th Kerala Film Critics Award 2024". The New Indian Express. 15 April 2025. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
- ↑ "Intel MTV Sound Trippin Cast & Crew". Kinorium.
- ↑ "18 Feet (Renjith Kuzhur)". indiancine.ma.
- ↑ "'വാഫ്റ്റ്': കയ്യടക്കത്തിന്റെയും കഥപറച്ചിലിന്റെയും പുത്തൻ ഉദാഹരണം" [Waft Short Film]. Malayala Manorama. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ↑ "Kenjira Malayalam Movie". nowrunning.com.
- ↑ "Shoebox". Letterboxd.
- ↑ "Thadavu Cast & Crew". nettv4u.
- ↑ "POR Movie Official Trailer". NRIPage. 18 January 2025.
- ↑ ""Vadakkan" makes history with first audio trailer, bringing pride to Malayalam cinema". Mathrubhumi. 8 February 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ↑ "IRAA Winners". IRAA. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ↑ "Kerala Film Critics Award: 'Feminichi Fathima' Best Film, Tovino Thomas, Nazriya Nazim and Rima Kallingal win acting honours". The Hindu. 15 April 2025. Retrieved 9 May 2025.