Malayalam producer Sree Gokulam Gopalan and his son Praveen,  makers of superstar Mammootty's biopic magnum opus historical film Pazhassi Raja, directed by ace director Hariharan, held a press meet on April 29 (Wednesday) at Chennai’s Green Park Hotel to announce that Oscar-winning sound specialist Resul Pookutty has joined the crew to provide sound for this Rs. 25 crore mega project.

Resul Pookutty, who won the Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing for Slumdog Millionaire, voluntarily opted to work for the film, after watching Pazhassi Raja's post production work in Chennai. Resul is said to have been highly impressed by the film.

"For me, it is an emotional moment to be part of a M.T. Vasudevan Nair-Hariharan- Mammootty project. Right from my schooldays in Kollam, I have been seeing their films and loved Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha. Hariharan showed me some rushes of Pazhassi Raja, which impressed me and looked well-crafted, which made me take up the assignment," Resul Pookutty was quoted as saying.

According to sources, Resul Pookutty was initially reluctant to take up another assignment due to his busy schedule with two big Bollywood and one Hollywood film. But it was Mammootty who convinced him to take up the project and do his best  for the project in limited time.

To be simultaneously released in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Hindi with the same title, Pazhassi Raja is scheduled to grace theatres on August 15. The movie, according to its makers, will be the biggest release ever in the history of Malayalam cinema with more than 200 prints.

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