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{{Short description|Indian film sound editor and re-recording mixer}}
{{Indian patronymic|Robin |Kunjukutty}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Robin Kunjukutty
| image =
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1991|01|12}}
| birth_place = [[Sasthamkotta]], [[Kollam district]], [[Kerala]], India
| alma_mater = Sound Engineering Academy, [[Thiruvananthapuram]]
| occupation = [[Audio engineer]]
| years_active = 2011-present
| known_for =
| spouse = Jincy
| children = 2
| website =
}}
'''Robin Kunjukutty''' (born 12 January 1991) is an Indian film [[sound designer]], [[Sound editor (filmmaking)|sound editor]] and [[re-recording mixer]], who predominantly works in various Indian language films and [[web series]] including [[Hindi]] and [[Malayalam]].<ref name="hindu">{{Cite web |last=J. S. |first=Harikumar |date=2018-11-07 |title=Robin Kunjukutty's experiments with sound |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/sound-designer-and-editor-robin-kunjukutty-has-made-a-mark-in-both-bollywood-and-mollywood/article25436739.ece |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816150445/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/sound-designer-and-editor-robin-kunjukutty-has-made-a-mark-in-both-bollywood-and-mollywood/article25436739.ece |archive-date=2024-08-16 |access-date=2024-08-16 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref name="tnie">{{Cite web |last=U. R. |first=Arya |date=2021-04-02 |title=Secret of the sound: Robin Kunjukutty on working in Kala |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2021/Apr/02/secret-ofthe-soundrobin-kunjukutty-on-working-in-kala-2284546.html |access-date=2024-08-16 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref> He is a member of the [[Motion Picture Sound Editors]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=MPSE Active Members |url=https://digital.copcomm.com/i/1516530-71st-mpse-golden-reel-awards/11? |access-date=2024-08-16 |website=[[Motion Picture Sound Editors|MPSE]]}}</ref> He won [[Kerala Film Critics Association Awards|Kerala Film Critics Association Award]] 2024 for Best Sound (re-recording mix) for the film ''[[Vadakkan]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-04-15 |title='Feminichi Fathima' wins Best Film Award at 48th Kerala Film Critics Award 2024 |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2025/Apr/15/feminichi-fathima-wins-best-film-award-at-48th-kerala-film-critics-award-2024 |access-date=2025-05-21 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref> He co-founded Sonic Drops Studio, a sound post-production studio, along with [[Tony Babu]] in Mumbai.

==Career==
After completing the [[Audio engineer|sound engineering]] course from Sound Engineering Academy, [[Trivandrum]], Robin moved to [[Mumbai]] and assisted sound designer Niraj Gera.<ref name="hindu" /> Starting his career as an assistant sound editor for ''[[B.A. Pass]]'', he then works as independent sound editor, designer and mixing engineer for various films including ''[[Ugly (film)|Ugly]]'', ''[[Jolly LLB 2]]'', ''[[Raman Raghav 2.0]]'', ''[[Eeda]]'', ''[[Kala (2021 film)|Kala]]'', ''[[Meppadiyan]]'', ''[[Modern Love Mumbai]]'' and ''[[Ouseppinte Osiyathu]]''.

==Selected filmography==
{| class="wikitable" border="2"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Film !! Web Series !! Short Film !! Documentary !! Credit !! Director(s) !! Language !! {{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2012 || ''[[B.A. Pass]]'' || {{yes}} || || || || Asst. [[Sound editor (filmmaking)|sound editor]] || Ajay Bahl || [[Hindi]] || <ref name="hindu" />
|-
| ''Memories and Forgetfulness'' || || || || {{yes}} || Sound editor || Ani Thomas || [[English language|English]], Hindi, [[Rajasthani languages|Rajasthani]] ||
|-
| ''[[MTV Sound Trippin]]'' || || {{yes}} || || || Sound editor [[Re-recording mixer]] || [[Sneha Khanwalkar]] || rowspan="3" | Hindi || <ref>{{Cite web |title=Intel MTV Sound Trippin Cast & Crew |url=https://en.kinorium.com/2588944/cast/ |website=Kinorium}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2013 || ''[[Shahid (film)|Shahid]]'' || {{yes}} || || || || rowspan="2" | Sound editor || [[Hansal Mehta]] ||
|-
| ''[[Ugly (film)|Ugly]]'' || {{yes}} || || || || [[Anurag Kashyap]] || <ref name="hindu" />
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2015 || ''18 Feet'' || || || || {{yes}} || [[Sound designer]] Re-recording mixer || Renjith Kuzhur || rowspan="2" | [[Malayalam]] || <ref>{{Cite web |title=18 Feet (Renjith Kuzhur) |url=https://indiancine.ma/BSFZ/info |website=indiancine.ma}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Ottaal]]'' || {{yes}} || || || || rowspan="2" | Sound editor [[Dialogue editor]] || [[Jayaraj]] || <ref name="tnie" />
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Raman Raghav 2.0]]'' || {{yes}} || || || || Anurag Kashyap || rowspan="3" | Hindi || <ref name="hindu" />
|-
| rowspan="6" | 2017 || ''[[Jolly LLB 2]]'' || {{yes}} || || || || rowspan="4" | Sound editor || [[Subhash Kapoor]] ||
|-
| ''[[Newton (film)|Newton]]'' || {{yes}} || || || || [[Amit V. Masurkar]] ||
|-
| ''[[Sakhavu (2017 film)|Sakhavu]]'' || {{yes}} || || || || [[Sidhartha Siva]] || rowspan="2" | Malayalam || rowspan="6" | <ref name="hindu" />
|-
| ''[[Adventures of Omanakuttan]]'' || {{yes}} || || || || Rohith V. S.
|-
| ''Sthir'' || || || {{yes}} || || Sound designer Re-recording mixer || Anastasiya Ador || [[Russian language|Russian]]
|-
| ''[[Tharangam (2017 film)|Tharangam]]'' || {{yes}} || || || || rowspan="3" | Sound editor || Dominic Arun || rowspan="4" | Malayalam
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2018 || ''[[Eeda]]'' || {{yes}} || || || || [[B. Ajithkumar]]
|-
| ''[[Who (film)|Who]]'' || {{yes}} || || || || Ajay Devaloka
|-
| ''Waft'' || || || {{yes}} || || Sound designer Re-recording mixer || Vishnu Udayan || <ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-11-27 |title='വാഫ്റ്റ്': കയ്യടക്കത്തിന്റെയും കഥപറച്ചിലിന്റെയും പുത്തൻ ഉദാഹരണം |trans-title=Waft Short Film |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/short-films/2018/11/27/waft-short-film.html |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=[[Malayala Manorama]]}}</ref>
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Kenjira]]'' || {{yes}} || || || || Sound designer || Manoj Kana || [[Paniya language|Paniya]] || <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kenjira Malayalam Movie |url=https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/25406/malayalam/kenjeera/ |website=nowrunning.com}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2020 || ''[[State of Siege: 26/11]]'' || || {{yes}} || || || Re-recording mixer || [[Matthew Leutwyler]] Prashant Singh || rowspan="3" | Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Paatal Lok]]'' || || {{yes}} || || || Dialogue editor || [[Avinash Arun]] [[Prosit Roy]] ||
|-
| ''Lockdown: India Fights Coronavirus'' || || || || {{yes}} || rowspan="2" | Sound designer Re-recording mixer || Sajeed A. ||
|-
| ''Numen'' || || || {{yes}} || || Kiran Pullanoor || English ||
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2021 || ''[[Kala (2021 film)|Kala]]'' || {{yes}} || || || || Re-recording mixer || Rohith V. S. || Malayalam || rowspan="2" | <ref name="tnie" />
|-
| ''[[Dhamaka (2021 film)|Dhamaka]]'' || {{yes}} || || || || rowspan="2" | Dialogue editor || [[Ram Madhvani]] || rowspan="3" | Hindi
|-
| ''[[Saina (film)|Saina]]'' || {{yes}} || || || || [[Amole Gupte]] ||
|-
| ''Shoebox'' || {{yes}} || || || || rowspan="2" | Re-recording mixer || Faraz Ali || <ref>{{Cite web |title=Shoebox |url=https://letterboxd.com/film/shoebox-2021-1/crew/ |website=Letterboxd}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2022 || ''[[Meppadiyan]]'' || {{yes}} || || || || Vishnu Mohan || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Modern Love Mumbai]]'' || || {{yes}} || || || Dialogue editor Re-recording mixer || || Hindi ||
|-
|''[[Village Cricket Boy]]''|| || || {{yes}} || ||Final mix|| [[Rahul R. Sarma]] || Malayalam
|-
| 2023 || ''[[Thadavu]]'' || {{yes}} || || || || rowspan="6" | Re-recording mixer || Fazil Razak || Malayalam || <ref>{{Cite web |title=Thadavu Cast & Crew |url=https://nettv4u.com/movie-review/malayalam/thadavu |website=nettv4u}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2024 || ''[[Dange (film)|Dange/Por]]'' || {{yes}} || || || || [[Bejoy Nambiar]] || Hindi/[[Tamil language|Tamil]] || <ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-18 |title=POR Movie Official Trailer |url=https://www.nripage.com/boxoffice/trailers/view/por-movie-official-trailer-arjun-das-kalidas-jayaram-tj-bhanu-sanchana-natarajan-bejoy-nambiar |website=NRIPage}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Murder In Mahim]]'' || || {{yes}} || || || Raj Acharya || Hindi ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2025 || ''[[Vadakkan]]'' || {{yes}} || || || || Sajeed A. || rowspan="2" | Malayalam || <ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-08 |title="Vadakkan" makes history with first audio trailer, bringing pride to Malayalam cinema |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/vadakkan-audio-trailer-malayalam-supernatural-thriller-movie-4ad6136d |access-date=2025-05-23 |website=[[Mathrubhumi]]}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Ouseppinte Osiyathu]]'' || {{yes}} || || || || Sarath Chandran R. J. ||
|-
| ''[[Ground Zero (2025 film)|Ground Zero]]'' || {{yes}} || || || || Tejas Prabha Vijay Deoskar || Hindi ||
|}

==Accolades==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:60%; text-align: center;"
|-
! scope="col" style="width:1%;"| Year
! scope="col" style="width:5%;"| Award
! scope="col" style="width:5%;"| Category
! scope="col" style="width:5%;"| Work
! scope="col" style="width:1%;"| {{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2021
| rowspan="4"| Indian Recording Arts Academy ([https://iraa.in IRAA]) Awards
| Best Documentary Mixing
| ''Lockdown: India Fights Coronavirus''
| rowspan="4"|<ref>{{Cite web |title=IRAA Winners |url=https://iraa.in/Winner.aspx |access-date=2024-08-21 |website=IRAA}}</ref>
|-
| Best Sound Designer for Short Films
| rowspan="2"| ''Numen''
|-
| Best Short Film Mixing
|-
| 2022
| Best [[Dialogue editor]]/[[Dubbing (filmmaking)#ADR/post-sync|ADR engineer]] (Film or Web Release - Hindi)
|''[[Saina (film)|Saina]]''
|-
|2024
| [[Kerala Film Critics Association Awards]]
| Best Sound (Re-recording Mix)
| ''[[Vadakkan]]''
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-04-15 |title=Kerala Film Critics Award: 'Feminichi Fathima' Best Film, Tovino Thomas, Nazriya Nazim and Rima Kallingal win acting honours |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kerala-film-critics-award-feminichi-fathima-tovino-thomas-nazriya-nazim-rima-kallingal/article69452021.ece |access-date=2025-05-09 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name | 12396151 | Robin Kunjukutty }}

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[[Category:Indian sound editors]]
[[Category:People from Kollam district]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1991 births]]
[[Category:Malayali people]]
[[Category:Film people from Kerala]]
[[Category:Re-recording mixers]]

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