Pramod Thomas

Pramod J. Thomas
Born
Alma materFilm and Television Institute of India, Pune
OccupationsAudio engineer, Sound designer
Years active1995–present
AwardsSee below

Pramod J. Thomas is an Indian audio engineer and sound designer from Pandalam, Kerala. A graduate of the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, he has worked across Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil and Marathi cinema since the late 1990s. He is known for his work on films including Rituparno Ghosh's Raincoat (2004), Anurag Kashyap's Dev.D (2009), and Shankar's Enthiran (2010).[1][2]

He has received national and state-level recognition for his work in sound, including the National Film Award for Best Sound Design for Gandha (2008)[3] and the Kerala State Film Award for Best Sound Mixing for Kaadu Pookkunna Neram (2016)[4] and Aedan (2017).[5]

Career

After completing his training at the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, Thomas began working in sound in Indian cinema in the late 1990s. His early work involved production sound and post-production roles across multiple language industries, including Malayalam, Hindi and Tamil cinema.[6]

By the mid-2000s, he was contributing to feature films in both mainstream and independent cinema, including Rituparno Ghosh's Raincoat (2004). He later worked on films such as Dev.D (2009) and Enthiran (2010). In Malayalam cinema, his work has included films such as Veettilekkulla Vazhi (2011), Kaadu Pookkunna Neram (2016), Rakshadhikari Baiju Oppu (2017) and Eeda (2018), where he was involved in sound mixing and sound design.[7][8]

Alongside feature films, Thomas has continued to work on independent projects and short films, and remains active in Indian cinema in various sound-related roles.[9]

Filmography

Year Film Language Credit
2022 Ela Veezha Poonchira Malayalam sound mixer
Thuramukham
Pada
2021 Nayattu re-recording mixer
2021 PAKA (River of Blood) sound mixer
2019 Thottappan sound designer
Katil Oru Paykappal
2018 Painting Life sound mixer
The Gandhi Murder British-Indian sound recordist
Aedan Malayalam re-recording mixer
Eeda sound desigener
2017 Sound of Silence final mixing engineer
Ayaal Sassi sound mixer
Rakshadhikari Baiju Oppu
2016 Kismath
2016 The Land's Music
2015 Valiya Chirakulla Pakshikal
2014 Happy Journey Marathi re-recording mixer
Perariyathavar Malayalam sound mixer
Ek Hazarachi Note Hindi production sound mixer
2013 Astu Marathi sound mixer
Rajdhani Express Hindi re-recording mixer
2012 Bijuka mixing engineer
Pune tc sound mixer
Akasathinte Niram Malayalam
Jaane Kya Tune Kahi (Short) Hindi
2011 Veettilekkulla Vazhi Malayalam
Gajaar: Journey of the Soul Hindi re-recording mixer
2010 Enthiran Tamil sound mixer
Soch Lo Hindi
Striker re-recording engineer
2009 Aadmi Ki Aurat Aur Anya Kahaniya re-recording mixer
Dev.D mixing engineer
2007 Gauri: The Unborn sound mixer
1971
Traffic Signal surround mixing
2005 Bluffmaster!
2004 Raincoat sound team member

Accolades

Year Award Category Work Ref(s)
2008 National Film Awards Best Sound Design
(shared with Anmol Bhave)
Gandha [10][3]
2016 Kerala State Film Awards Best Sound Mixing Kaadu Pookkunna Neram [4]
2017 Aedan [11][5]

References

  1. ^ "'Manhole' wins best film award in Kerala". news.webindia123.com. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Kerala State Film Awards 2016: Complete winners' list - Times of India". The Times of India. 7 March 2017.
  3. ^ a b "One more from city joins national film awardees list". The Indian Express. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Kerala State Film Awards 2016 announced". The New Indian Express. 8 March 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Kerala State Film Awards - Full List of Winners". The News Minute. 8 March 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  6. ^ Suresh, Meera (14 November 2016). "Meet the trio who handles the sync sound department in Dr Biju's movies". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  7. ^ Suresh, Meera (14 November 2016). "Sounding perfect". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  8. ^ "Finally, AMMA members break silence". The Hindu. 30 June 2018.
  9. ^ "Adrishya Jalakangal: Tovino Thomas, Nimisha Sajayan, and Indrans to headline Dr. Biju's film". The Times of India. 31 May 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  10. ^ "56th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  11. ^ "Revenge of the unseen". Deccan Chronicle. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2025.