Vannadil Puthiyaveettil "V. P." Krishnakumar (born 8 September 1958) is a sound engineer, editor and recordist known mostly for his works in

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films, documentaries and TV series. He has worked with acclaimed film directors including G. Aravindan,

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, T. V. Chandran and K. P. Kumaran. He specializes in

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—for many of his notable works, audio was recorded live. He has also worked on foreign projects, including a documentary with German documentary filmmaker and director Andreas Voigt. After long stints with

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's Chitranjali Studio and Kalabhavan Digital Studios in

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, and

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, he heads the Department of Sound Recording at Chitranjali Studio,

Early life

V. P. Krishnakumar did his schooling in

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and later went to Payyanur College. After completing a course in audio engineering from

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, he joined the

in 1981.

Career

Krishnakumar started his career under the veteran sound engineer at Chitranjali Studio, P. Devadas. He later worked with famed directors like G. Aravindan,

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, T. V. Chandran,

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and K. P. Kumaran. Some of his work include movies like Koodevide, Vasthuhara, Marana Simhasanam,

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Aakasha Gopuram, Nokkukuthi, Ore Thooval Pakshikal, Mukhamukham, Anantaram, Marattam, Rugmini,

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, Sufi Paranja Katha,

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, Anandabhadram, Sancharam and

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. He has also worked on the Hindi movie, Mr. Singh Mrs. Mehta —directed by Pravesh Bhardwaj—and the Anglo-Malayalam movie Before the Rains, directed by

. Other acclaimed works include Chintha Ravi's Ente Keralam TV Series for

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. He has worked with foreign filmmakers like Chitra Neogy of the

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and the German documentary filmmaker and director Andreas Voigt. His recent non-Malayalam works include the

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movie Yarwng and the Franco-German documentary "The Mahouts of Kerala" by Andreas Voigt. on Kerala's elephants and mahouts. Velutha Rathrikal—the

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movie directed by Razi Muhammed, Pathirakalam, Amma—a documentary by veteran journalist Neelan— are some of his recent works. He was recently a member of

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's TV Awards 2016 jury.

Awards

; Kerala State Television Awards for Best Audiographer * 2000 - Annie, directed by

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* 2005 - Koottilekku, produced by

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* 2013 - Parethante Paribhavangal, produced by JaiHind TV

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Krishnakumar, V. P. 1958 births Living people Indian sound designers Film musicians from Kerala Musicians from Thiruvananthapuram Indian male composers 21st-century Indian composers 21st-century male musicians People from Kannur district