Academy Award-winning sound designer Resul Pookutty says he is very careful when working with South Indian actors.
Pookutty is currently working on Tamil film Remo, out on October 6 in the UAE. In the romantic-comedy, actor Sivakarthikeyan plays a double role — a boy next door and a female nurse.
Pookutty said he had sleepless nights while working non-stop to get the perfect voice texture for the female part Sivakarthikeyan plays.
“In the last seven days I haven’t slept. You have to understand this in the context of South Indian movies. A cine star is not just a cine star anymore. To the people, they are far more bigger. They are almost like demigods,” he said.
“To be able to manifest or manipulate their physical attributes for the sake of the story, is something which [cannot be forgive] by their true fan-base,” Pookutty added.
“That is what I am tampering with. Of course, that tampering is done for story and to take it further,” he said.
The 45-year-old, who has been a key element in bringing the right sound in films such as Highway, Ra.One and Slumdog Millionaire, which bagged him an Oscar, felt the same pressure while working on Rajinikanth’s Robot.
“Similarly, Siva is like Ranbir Kapoor. He has a huge fan following. To be able to manipulate to this level was not an easy task,” he said.
“You have to be convinced about what you are doing, and that what you’re doing is right for the story,” he said.
