Renganaath Ravee

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Renganaath Ravee
രംഗനാഥ് രവി
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Born (1981-05-05) 5 May 1981 (age 43)
Kochi, India
Occupation(s) Sound designer
Film producer
Documentary filmmaker
Years active2005-present
Website renganaathravee.com

Renganaath Ravee is an Indian sound designer, sound editor and documentary filmmaker. [1]

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Early life

Renganaath Ravee was born on 5th May 1981 in Vypin, an island in West Kochi, Kerala [2] as the son of Raveendran O.B. and Rajaky N.K. From an early age, Ravee displayed a strong aptitude for music. His parents recognised and encouraged him to learn the Carnatic violin. He began learning the violin at the age of eight, further deepening his connection with music.[ citation needed ]

In 2002, during his graduation, he and two of his friends formed a band initially named Namaha, but was later changed to The Hymn. [3]

Accolades

YearAwardsTitleCategoryOutcome
2022 52nd Kerala State Film Awards Churuli [4] Kerala State Film Awards for Best Sound Designer Won
2021 15th Asian Film Awards, Busan Labyrinth [5] Best SoundNominated
2021Golden Reel International Film Festival, Chennai Vuja DeBest Sound DesignerWon[ citation needed ]
2020 J.C. Foundation Awards Varthamanam Best Sound DesignerWon
2020 Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Awards Jallikattu [6] Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Foreign Language Feature Nominated
2020Aurangabad International Film Festival Jallikattu [7] Best SoundWon
2019 CPC Cine Awards Jallikattu [8] Best Sound DesignerWon
2019Movie Street Film Awards Jallikattu [9] Best Sound DesignerWon
2018 CPC Cine Awards Ee.Ma.Yau [10] Best Sound DesignerWon
2018Movie Street Film Awards Ee.Ma.Yau [11] Best Sound DesignerWon
2018 48th Kerala State Film Awards Ee.Ma.Yau [12] Kerala State Film Awards for Best Sound Designer Won
2017Indywood Post Production AwardsVarious FilmsBest Sound DesignerWon[ citation needed ]
2017 Kerala Film Critics Association Awards Naval Enna Jewel Best Sound DesignerWon[ citation needed ]
2017 Janmabhumi Film Awards The Great Father, Villain Best Sound DesignerWon[ citation needed ]
201712 Months International Film Festival, RomaniaVuja DeBest Sound DesignerNominated[ citation needed ]
2016Indywood Advertising Excellence AwardsSamsung j7Best Sound DesignerWon[ citation needed ]
2016 46th Kerala State Film Awards Ennu Ninte Moideen [13] Kerala State Film Awards for Best Sound Designer Won
2015 Limca Book of Records Poetry InstallationNational RecordAwarded[ citation needed ]

Career

In 2005, Renganaath joined K.J. Yesudas' Tharangini Studio in Thiruvananthapuram as an independent recording engineer. [14] [15]

During this time, he collaborated with documentary filmmaker, P. Balan, [16] who introduced Renganaath to director Amit Dutta's FTII diploma film, Kshya Tra Ghya. [17] [18]

In 2010, Renganaath worked on an FTII diploma film directed by Kamal K.M. [3]

His poetry installation created by Raveendran was included in the Limca Book of Records in 2015. [19] [20]

Filmography

YearTitleLanguageCreditDirectorNotes
2010Leaving Home [21] [ verification needed ]Sound EditorJaideep Varma
2013 Shutter [22] Malayalam Sound Designer & Sound Editor Joy Mathew IFFK (2012): Silver Crow Pheasant Award for Best Feature Film (Audience Poll) Official Selection IFFI 2013

Awards

YearAwardsTitleCategoryOutcome
2015 Limca Book of Records Poetry InstallationNational RecordAwarded [19]
2020Aurangabad International Film FestivalJallikattuBest SoundWon [23]
2021 15th Asian Film Awards, Busan LabyrinthBest SoundNominated [24]
2022 52nd Kerala State Film Awards Churuli Best Sound Designer Won [25]

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