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{{Use dmy dates|date = November 2019}}

{{Use Indian English|date = November 2019}}
{{Short description|Indian sound designer}}

{{Infobox person
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| nationality = Indian
| occupation = [[Sound engineer]]
| years active = 2010 - present
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| website = {{URL|www.sanalgeorge.com}}
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'''Sanal George''' is an [[Indian people|Indian]] [[sound design]]er and [[production sound mixer]] who is based in [[Mumbai]]. He is the recipient of the [[65th National Film Awards|65th National Film Award of India]] for [[National Film Award for Best Audiography|Best Sound Design]] for the feature film ''Walking with the Wind''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.in/2018/04/13/national-award-winners-2018-heres-the-list-of-winners_a_23410235/|title=National Award Winners 2018: Here's The List Of Winners|date=2018-04-13|website=HuffPost India|language=en|access-date=2019-11-01}}</ref> He was also awarded the Asian Film Academy fellowship in 2013 as part of the [[Busan International Film Festival]], [[Busan|Busan, South Korea]]. Sanal was awarded the Kerala State Television Award 2016 for the [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] [[short film]] ''Chaver''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/pokkuveyil-adjudged-best-tv-serial/article19898166.ece|title=Pokkuveyil adjudged best TV serial|date=2017-10-21|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-11-01|others=Special Correspondent|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Sanal George hails from [[Peruvannamuzhi]] near [[Kozhikode|Calicut]], [[Kerala]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2018/04/19/the-kerala-connection-to-the-national-award-winning-ladakhi-film.html|title=Malayali hands behind the best Ladakhi film|website=OnManorama|access-date=2019-11-01}}</ref> He completed his graduation before taking up his post-graduation course in [[Sound recording and reproduction|Sound Recording & Design]] from the [[Film and Television Institute of India|Film and Television Institute of India (FTII)]], [[Pune]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3478047/bio|title=Sanal George|website=IMDb|access-date=2019-11-01}}</ref> While at FTII, he was awarded the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) and [[Resul Pookutty]] Foundation Scholarship for academic excellence.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/justin-jose-and-sanal-george-on-their-national-awards/article23667253.ece|title=On the same wavelength|last=M|first=Athira|date=2018-04-26|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-11-01|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://daily.bhaskar.com/news/MAH-PUN-resul-pookutty-announces-scholarships-for-3-ftii-students-2201249.html|title=Resul Pookutty announces scholarships for 3 FTII students|date=2011-06-19|website=dailybhaskar|language=en|access-date=2019-11-01}}</ref>

== Career ==
He started his career as an Assistant Sound Mixer in Shashant Shah's 'Chalo Dilli' in 2010. Over the years, he has worked in various projects including but not limited to feature films, short films and documentaries as Sound Designer and Production Sound Mixer.

He was associated with [[Aamir Khan]]'s film [[Dangal (film)|Dangal]] as an assistant sound recordist to Subhadeep Mitra.

He was the recipient of the [[65th National Film Awards|65th National Film Award of India]] for Best Sound Design for the [[Ladakhi language|Ladakhi]]-language feature film Walking with the Wind, released in the year 2017.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /> Resul Pookutty expressed his joy over George's win highlighting that he was the winner of the Resul Pookutty-IIFA Foundation Scholarship.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/150418/resul-pookutty-boos-honour-for-audiography.html|title=Resul Pookutty boos honour for audiography|date=2018-04-15|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en|access-date=2019-11-01}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Film
!Year
!Language
!Notes
!Ref
|-
|[[Chalo Dilli]]
|2011
|[[Bollywood|Hindi]]
|Hindi-English Bilingual
First assistant sound recordist
|<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3478047/|title=Sanal George|website=IMDb|access-date=2019-11-01}}</ref>
|-
|[[Chaappa Kurishu|Chaappa Kurish]]
|2011
|[[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]]
|Sound effects recording
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|Astu - So Be It
|2013
|[[Marathi cinema|Marathi]]
|ADR Supervisor
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|[[Bangistan]]
|2015
|Hindi
|Assistant sound mixer
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|[[Fitoor]]
|2016
|Hindi
|Assistant sound mixer
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|Sheesh Mahal
|2016
|[[Telugu cinema|Telugu]]
|Sound Designer
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|[[Dangal (film)|Dangal]]
|2016
|Hindi
|Assistant sound recordist
|<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1" />
|-
|Walking with the Wind
|2017
|[[Ladakhi language|Ladakhi]]
|65th National Film Awards of India for Best Sound Design
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
|[[High Jack (film)|High Jack]]
|2018
|Hindi
|Additional sound recordist
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|[[The Wedding Guest (2018 film)|The Wedding Guest]]
|2018
|[[English language|English]]
|Second unit sound recordist
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|Widow of Silence
|2018
|Urdu
|Sound designer
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|[[Gul Makai]]
|2018
|Hindi
|Sound designer
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|[[The Gandhi Murder]]
|2019
|English
|Production sound mixer
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|[[Roam Rome Mein]]
|2019
|Hindi
|Production sound mixer
|<ref name=":1" />
|}

== In the media ==
Sanal George was one of the 200 alumni of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTTI) in Pune who have written a letter to the [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting]] expressing disapproval over the institution's decision to no longer allow heads of departments to be a part of the academic council.The letter, which has been signed by numerous prominent alumni including Academy Award winner Resul Pookutty, film directors Anoop Singh and several others.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thewire.in/education/film-television-institute-india-alumni-letter|title=FTII Alumni Condemn Institution's 'Antagonistic Attitude' Towards Students, Faculty|website=The Wire|access-date=2019-11-01}}</ref>

== References ==
<references />
{{National Film Awards|state=collapsed}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:George, Sanal}}
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian sound designers]]
[[Category:Film musicians from Kerala]]
[[Category:Musicians from Kozhikode]]
[[Category:Film and Television Institute of India alumni]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian composers]]
[[Category:Best Audiography National Film Award winners]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]

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