The ‘Oscar Curse’: 2009 Awardee Resul Pookutty Looks Back At His Struggles – FilmyVoice
On the eve of one more Oscar Night time, reminiscences return to the time about 14 years in the past, in 2009, when Resul Pookutty got here again with an Oscar for Sound Design in ‘Slumdog Millionaire’. Pookutty shared the award with Ian Tapp and Richard Pryke. The then 37-year-old Pookutty was an unknown title within the nation, however it was to not stay so after the Oscar.
However the spotlight was when the then Left authorities led by V S Achuthanandan determined to present him a hero’s welcome and the one who was requested to move the welcoming committee was the then Tradition Minister M A Child, at current a CPI-M politburo member.
And on that day in 2009, his tiny village in Kollam district – Anchal – woke as much as welcome their dearest son.
Quickly Pookutty turned the preferred persona in Kerala and tales of his childhood and the way he studied underneath a kerosene lamp and his day by day stroll to the varsity about 10 kms all turned information.
Additionally written was how a bus checker’s son, the youngest of eight kids, the hardworking Pookutty was in a position to rise to the best stage.
Pookutty as is now identified to all, after his commencement gave up his course in legislation, reached the Pune Movie Institute, graduated with flying colors and commenced his movie profession.
His debut in sound design got here with the 1997 movie ‘Non-public Detective’ after which got here, ‘Two Plus Two Plus One’, directed by Rajat Kapoor.
And it was within the 2005 movie ‘Black’, directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, that he firmly inked his title within the business and since then he has gone from power to power.
Then got here ‘Musafir’ (2004), ‘Zinda’ (2006), ‘Visitors Sign’ (2007), ‘Gandhi, My Father’ (2007), ‘Saawariya’ (2007), ‘Dus Kahaniyaan’ and ‘Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja’ (2009), and ‘Enthiran’ (2010).
In 2012, Pookutty was within the information when to honour his father’s want, he accomplished his legislation course and enrolled as an advocate.
In between he was additionally heard saying that he had issue discovering work in Bollywood after successful the Academy Award, however is glad that the Oscar Curse is over.
Pookutty’s assertion got here within the wake of Shekhar Kapur’s tweet to Oscar-winning composer AR Rahman, telling the musician that the Hindi movie business refused to present him work as a result of he had received an Academy Award, which proved “you have got extra expertise than Bollywood can deal with”.
Opening up about his struggles, Pookutty tweeted to look again on the time when he was nearing a “breakdown”.
“Pricey @shekharkapur, ask me about it, I had gone by way of close to breakdown as no one was giving me work in Hindi movies and regional cinema held me tight after I received the Oscar… There have been manufacturing homes who advised me at my face “we don’t want you” however nonetheless I really like my business, for it,” he tweeted.
The sound engineer added that he may have moved to Hollywood however he didn’t.
“My work in India received me the Oscar. I obtained nominated six instances for MPSE and received too… There’ll all the time be individuals to run you down however I’ve way more religion in my individuals than anyone else,” he shared.
Pookutty went on to explain his expertise on account of the ‘Oscar Curse’.
“And far later once I mentioned this with my Academy members associates, they advised me about Oscar Curse. It’s confronted by everyone. I loved going by way of that part, when you’re on high of the world and folks reject you, it’s the largest actuality examine,” he defined and added “Oscar curse is over, We moved on.”
Pookutty since he received the Oscar has labored in 9 Malayalam movies too.
He was adorned with the Padma Shri in 2010 and in the identical yr the Sree Sankaracharya College of Sanskrit within the state gave him an honorary doctorate.
With the years passing by, Pookutty’s title now surfaces on the eve of each Oscar and this time too it has surfaced and can proceed to take action.
–By Sanu George
