Over 1200 students performing over eight hours of non-stop Rahman’s music is a perfect way of paying tribute to the music prodigy. The DAV Institute of Management, Faridabad had a unique style of celebrating their 12th anniversary by creating a fusion of A R Rahman's greatest hits.

And when we speak of an event organised to pay tribute to the man who brought Oscars to India, how can we forget another musical genius – Resul Pookutty.

Indiainfo.com got a chance to interact with this world-wide appreciated sound engineer, who has just finished his second work with Rahman for the film Blue.

Dressed in a black shirt and blue denims, chewing a gum, the prodigy had just stepped into the VIP room, after missing his flight from Los Angeles. However, he didn’t decline the request of a quick interview though he was drop-dead tired.

The industry has several great technicians who have never been credited much for their work. You were one of them. How and when did your journey begin?

I started my career in 1995. At that time my goal was to create a library of live sounds and revive the trend of live recording. The reason why European movies feel so close to heart is because of this technique.

The journey from Vilakkupaara (Kerala) to Los Angeles wasn’t an easy ride. I started with a small budget film with Rajat Kapoor – Private Detective. My first commercial venture was Boom, and then followed by films like Mathrubhoomi, Split Wide Open, everybody says I’am Fine, Musafir etc.

So when did your tryst with fame and recognition begin?

Oh, Sanjay’s (Sanjay Leela Bansali) Black was the turning point. It was the first film in which people recognised the importance of sound in the movement of a story. It really set up a benchmark for others to recognise the importance of sound recording. Then came Sawariyan, and now Blue.

It took you 14 years to get the fame and recognition; do you feel bad that it took the industry so long to recognise your talent?

“Not at all,” he retorts with a smiling face. “In fact I feel that the recognition has come too early. See, it’s like Obama getting the Oscars, while some factions of people believe that he has received it too early, others feel it’s too late.”

But Bollywood has still not learnt its lessons; many technicians are still not given the credit for their emphatic work.

My 14 years of perseverance in the Bollywood earned me the chance to work with Danny. Today, Bollywood is willing to change. The technicians are given respect; it’s the media who doesn’t pay much attention to us!

You seem a totally changed person, on the stage when you won the Oscars, everyone thought you were an introvert and shy sort of person.

Who said that? I have always been like this. As I said the media never had time to focus their energies on technicians like me. It’s sometimes sad to see that the media always focuses its energies on the faces, and never on those who are the reason behind those faces. Craftsmen are never appreciated.

Resul had to rush in for the event where he was invited as the chief guest, after which he had dinner plans with the Defence Minister at his official residence. So we winded off with a final question.

You just completed a Malayalam movie – Parashiraja with Bharat Mammootty and a Hindi movie Blue with A.R Rahman. So what are your forthcoming projects?

Parashiraja was a great experience. As far as Rahman is concerned, at the moment there are no projects lined-up with him that I know of. Blue is slated to release this Diwali, it’s a huge budget film. I am just keeping the fingers crossed for its success.