N. Harikumar Explained

N. Harikumar
Birth Date:19 July 1955
Birth Place:Kollam, Kerala, India
Alma Mater:Adyar Film Institute
Occupation:Sound designer
Mixing engineer
Yearsactive:1979present
Notable Works:Manju, Anantaram, Mathilukal, Mazha
Spouse:Shalini Harikumar

Narayanan Nair Harikumar (born 19 July 1955) is a sound editor, designer and mixing engineer, known for his works in Malayalam films. He has won two National Film Awards and nine Kerala State Film Awards for audiography. He has worked for many Adoor Gopalakrishnan movies like Anantaram, Mathilukal, Nizhalkuthu, Naalu Pennungal, Oru Pennum Randaanum etc.[1] He worked as Chief Sound Engineer and Studio Manager at Kerala State Film Development Corporation's Chithranjali Studio and later as the Chief Audio Engineer at Aries Vismayas Max.

Early life

N. Harikumar was born on 19 July 1955 in Kollam. He completed his schooling from Kollam Govt. Model Boys High School, Thumba St.Xaviers College and diploma in sound engineering from M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute. He started his career as a sound recordist at Delhi Doordarshan Kendra. In 1979, he joined Chitranjali Studio as sound recordist under renowned sound engineer P. Devadas.

Awards

National Film Awards
[9 times [Kerala State Film Award for Best Sound Recordist|Kerala State Film Awards]]
Other awards

Notes and References

  1. Book: Adoor Gopalakrishnan: A Life in Cinema . Penguin Books, India . Goutaman Bhaskaran . 8 July 2010 . 4 August 2014 . 59, 91, 92, 149, 194, 201, 209, 210. 9780670081714 .
  2. Web site: 35th National Film Awards. Directorate of Film Festivals. 1 September 2020 . 44, 45.
  3. Web site: 37th National Film Awards. Directorate of Film Festivals. 1 September 2020 . 50, 51.
  4. Web site: Kerala State Film Awards 2000-2012. Kerala I & PRD. 4 August 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150707210332/http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawards4.htm. 7 July 2015.
  5. Web site: Oridam - Awards . www.oridam.com . 7 August 2014.
  6. Web site: Oridam awards . OneIndia.in . 7 August 2014.
  7. Web site: Signs 2011 Opening and Closing Ceremonies . Federation of Film Societies of India . 7 August 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140810210047/http://www.ffsi.in/gallery2.html . 10 August 2014 . dead .