Sound designer Resul Pookutty , who has won an Oscar and a BAFTA for sound mixing, responded to criticism that Siva’s Kanguva was ‘loud’. The film, starring Suriya, Disha Patani and Bobby Deol, was released in theatres on November 14 and received lukewarm reviews. (Also Read: Kanguva box office collection day 1: Suriya has career-best opening, but fails to beat Vijay's GOAT, Rajni's Vettaiyan ) ‘Our craft caught up in loudness’ Resul posted a screengrab of India Today calling Kanguva ‘one of the loudest films in theatres’ on his Instagram.
He said a friend who’s a re-recording mixer sent him this clip. He wrote, “It is disheartening to see a review about sound in our popular films like this. Our craft and artistry caught up in the loudness war.
.. who is to blame?!” Resul added that it’s time for the film fraternity to put their foot down and not compromise on a film’s quality, “The sound guy?! or the innumerable fixes comes at the last moment to satiate all insecurities.
High time our fraternity to put your foot down and say things loud and clear. No film will have a repeat value if the audience walk out with head ache!” A post shared by Resul Pookutty (@resulpookutty) When the film was released, one of its biggest criticisms was that Devi Sri Prasad’s background score was messy and loud and that Suriya and the other characters constantly yelled in intense scenes. While Suriya’s performance was praised, Siva was criticised for his shoddy writin.