The Sound Story is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language film written and directed by Prasad Prabhakar, starring sound designer Resul Pookutty in the lead role, marking his acting debut.[1] The films narrates the story of a sound designer who strives hard to realize his dream of recording all the sounds of the Thrissur Pooram. The film was released on 5 April 2019.[2] The film also contains Tamil, English and Urdu dialogues/lyrics.[3] The film was dubbed and released in Hindi under the same title and in Tamil as Oru Kadhai Sollattuma.[4]
| The Sound Story | |
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| Directed by | Prasad Prabhakar |
| Screenplay by | Prasad Prabhakar |
| Produced by | Rajeev Panakkal |
| Starring | Resul Pookutty |
| Cinematography | Neil D'Cunha |
| Edited by | Unni Malayil Antony |
| Music by | Songs: Rahul Raj Score: Sharreth |
Production companies | Palmstone Multimedia Prasad Prabhakar Productions |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Entertainment Films India |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Cast
edit- Resul Pookutty as a fictional version of himself
- Joy Mathew as George
Production
editThe project was initially planned as a documentary about the temple festival Thrissur Pooram, it later evolved into a feature film about a sound engineer's endeavor to record the sounds of the event for the visually impaired people.[5] After a four-month long pre-production, over 80 technicians from Hollywood and India worked on capturing the sounds of the Pooram festival featuring 300 artists and crowd, live.[6][7] Filming was completed in 17 days.[5]
Soundtrack
editThe original songs of the movie are composed by Rahul Raj. The audio rights have been acquired by Sony Music India.[2]
A. R. Rahman launched the audio along with director S. Shankar on 12 November 2017.[8] Rahul Raj had to be in Berklee, Spain in October 2018. Realizing he would not have the time to complete the background score, he opted out. Composer Sharreth was thus brought in to do the background score.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Beetein Na Yeh Pal" | Fouzia Abubacker (Urdu), Sunitha Sarathy (English) | Rahul Raj, Sunitha Sarathy | |
| 2. | "Pooram" | Ranjini Hannah Saban, Manjari Jayendran, Shyam Mohan, Prasad McCoy, Ajay Sathyan | ||
| 3. | "Panja Vadyam" | Kongadu Madhu | ||
| 4. | "Panjari Velam" | Peruvanam Satheeshan Marar | ||
| 5. | "Ilanjithara Melam Live (Pandimelam)" | Peruvanam Kuttan Marar |
Release
editThe film was released on 5 April 2019.[9]
References
edit- ^ "The sound hunter". The Week.
- ^ a b "Oscar-winning sound designer Resul Pookutty makes acting debut". 4 November 2017.
- ^ "The Sound Story Review: A documentary-type film that is let down by its over-the-top backstory". Cinema Express. 6 April 2019.
- ^ "Oru Kadhai Sollattuma: Oscar winner Resul Pookutty to make acting debut — India Live Today Movies". 2 November 2017.
- ^ a b Shrijith, Sajin (28 March 2019). "We shot 'The Sound Story' without a script: Resul Pookuttyl". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "Oscar award winning Resul Pookutty to turn actor in Oru kadhai Sollattuma — Tamil Movie News — IndiaGlitz". 31 October 2017.
- ^ "ஆஸ்கர் நாயகன் ரசூல் பூக்குட்டி நாயகனாக நடிக்கும் படம் - 4 மொழிகளில் ரிலீஸ்". 2 November 2017.
- ^ "AR Rahman and Shankar to attend Oru Kadhai Sollattumaa audio launch". 8 November 2017.
- ^ "Mera Naam Shaji, The Sound Story release today (April 5)". Sify. 5 April 2019. Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.