Sanal George

Sanal George is an Indian sound designer and production sound mixer who is based in Mumbai. He is the recipient of the 65th National Film Award of India for Best Sound Design for the feature film Walking with the Wind.[1] He was also awarded the Asian Film Academy fellowship in 2013 as part of the Busan International Film Festival, Busan, South Korea. Sanal was awarded the Kerala State Television Award 2016 for the Malayalam short film Chaver.[2]

Sanal George
NationalityIndian
OccupationSound engineer
Years active2010 - present
SpouseC J Alvita (m.2017)
Children1
Websitewww.sanalgeorge.com

Early life

Sanal George hails from Peruvannamuzhi near Calicut, Kerala.[3] He completed his graduation before taking up his post-graduation course in Sound Recording & Design from the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune.[4] While at FTII, he was awarded the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) and Resul Pookutty Foundation Scholarship for academic excellence.[5][6]

Career

He started his career as an Assistant Sound Mixer in Shashant Shah's 'Chalo Dilli' in 2010. Over the years, he has worked in various projects including but not limited to feature films, short films and documentaries as Sound Designer and Production Sound Mixer.

He was associated with Aamir Khan's film Dangal as an assistant sound recordist to Subhadeep Mitra.

He was the recipient of the 65th National Film Award of India for Best Sound Design for the Ladakhi-language feature film Walking with the Wind, released in the year 2017.[1][3] Resul Pookutty expressed his joy over George's win highlighting that he was the winner of the Resul Pookutty-IIFA Foundation Scholarship.[7]

Filmography
Film Year Language Notes Ref
Chalo Dilli 2011 Hindi Hindi-English Bilingual

First assistant sound recordist

 [3][8]
Chaappa Kurish 2011 Malayalam Sound effects recording [8]
Astu - So Be It 2013 Marathi ADR Supervisor [8]
Bangistan 2015 Hindi Assistant sound mixer [8]
Fitoor 2016 Hindi Assistant sound mixer [8]
Sheesh Mahal 2016 Telugu Sound Designer [8]
Dangal 2016 Hindi Assistant sound recordist [3][8]
Walking with the Wind 2017 Ladakhi 65th National Film Awards of India for Best Sound Design [1]
High Jack 2018 Hindi Additional sound recordist [8]
The Wedding Guest 2018 English Second unit sound recordist [8]
Widow of Silence 2018 Urdu Sound designer [8]
Gul Makai 2018 Hindi Sound designer [8]
The Gandhi Murder 2019 English Production sound mixer [8]
Roam Rome Mein 2019 Hindi Production sound mixer [8]

In the media

Sanal George was one of the 200 alumni of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTTI) in Pune who have written a letter to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting expressing disapproval over the institution's decision to no longer allow heads of departments to be a part of the academic council.The letter, which has been signed by numerous prominent alumni including Academy Award winner Resul Pookutty, film directors Anoop Singh and several others.[9]

References
  1. "National Award Winners 2018: Here's The List Of Winners". HuffPost India. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  2. "Pokkuveyil adjudged best TV serial". The Hindu. 21 October 2017. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  3. "Malayali hands behind the best Ladakhi film". OnManorama. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  4. "Sanal George". IMDb. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  5. M, Athira (26 April 2018). "On the same wavelength". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  6. "Resul Pookutty announces scholarships for 3 FTII students". dailybhaskar. 19 June 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  7. "Resul Pookutty boos honour for audiography". Deccan Chronicle. 15 April 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  8. "Sanal George". IMDb. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  9. "FTII Alumni Condemn Institution's 'Antagonistic Attitude' Towards Students, Faculty". The Wire. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
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