# Renganaath Ravee

Renganaath Ravee is an Indian sound designer, sound editor and documentary filmmaker.

## Biography

Ranganath Raveendran known professionally as Renganaath Ravee is a sound designer, supervising sound editor, and documentary filmmaker with extensive experience in the film industry. He grew up as a classically trained musician and an avid violinist.
To date, he has worked on over 150 feature films across eleven languages, English, Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Ladakhi, Marathi, Nepali, Arabic and Portuguese. His expertise extends beyond feature films to documentaries, short films, advertisements, and poetry installations. In addition to his work in sound design, Renganaath Ravee has also produced documentaries and a musical video.
He is also noted for his unique contributions to the intersection of art and sound. His poetry installation, which creatively combines sound, sculpture, and poetry, is the first of its kind in art history and earned him a place in the Limca Book of Records in 2015.
He has used sound to interpret over ten poems written by distinguished poets from around the world.

## Early Life/ Background

Renganaath Ravee was born on 5th May 1981 in Vypin, an island in West Kochi, Kerala as the son of Raveendran O.B. and Rajaky N.K. From an early age, Renganaath displayed a strong aptitude for music. His parents recognised and encouraged him to learn the Carnatic violin. He began learning the violin at the age of eight, further deepening his connection with music.
With the desire to pursue music professionally, he sought admission to the Swati Thirunal College of Music in Thiruvananthapuram. However, his parents did not support his wish. Renganaath then undertook his pre-degree program at Cochin College, Fort Kochi and later graduated from Sree Narayana College, Varkala. He attempted post-graduate studies at Government College, Kariavattom but ultimately discontinued.
In 2002, during his graduation, he and two of his friends formed a music band that they initially named ‘Namaha’ but later changed to ‘The Hymn’. The band performed at clubs, events, and functions, and they eventually tried in vain to bring out a music album with 12 Hindi songs. During this time, Renganaath taught himself Western classical piano and guitar. Although he wanted to pursue music further, his band members did not share the same aspirations, leading to the disbanding of the group.
Later, Renganaath wished to study audio engineering at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune. Despite applying three times and clearing all attempts, he was unable to join the institute due to various reasons. Interestingly, later in 2010, Renganaath worked on an FTII diploma film directed by Kamal K.M.
He believes that if he had not become a sound designer, he would have been a live musician or a violinist, staying true to his deep passion for music.

## Accolades

| Year | Awards | Title | Category | Outcome |
| 2022 | 52nd Kerala State Film Awards | Churuli | Kerala State Film Awards for Best Sound Designer | Won |
| 2021 | 15th Asian Film Awards, Busan | Labyrinth | Best Sound | Nominated |
| 2021 | Golden Reel International Film Festival, Chennai | Vuja De | Best Sound Designer | Won |
| 2020 | J.C. Foundation Awards | Varthamanam | Best Sound Designer | Won |
| 2020 | Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Awards | Jallikattu | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Foreign Language Feature | Nominated |
| 2020 | Aurangabad International Film Festival | Jallikattu | Best Sound | Won |
| 2019 | CPC Cine Awards | Jallikattu | Best Sound Designer | Won |
| 2019 | Movie Street Film Awards | Jallikattu | Best Sound Designer | Won |
| 2018 | CPC Cine Awards | Ee.Ma.Yau | Best Sound Designer | Won |
| 2018 | Movie Street Film Awards | Ee.Ma.Yau | Best Sound Designer | Won |
| 2018 | 48th Kerala State Film Awards | Ee.Ma.Yau | Kerala State Film Awards for Best Sound Designer | Won |
| 2017 | Indywood Post Production Awards | Various Films | Best Sound Designer | Won |
| 2017 | Kerala Film Critics Association Awards | Naval Enna Jewel | Best Sound Designer | Won |
| 2017 | Janmabhumi Film Awards | The Great Father, Villain | Best Sound Designer | Won |
| 2017 | 12 Months International Film Festival, Romania | Vuja De | Best Sound Designer | Nominated |
| 2016 | Indywood Advertising Excellence Awards | Samsung j7 | Best Sound Designer | Won |
| 2016 | 46th Kerala State Film Awards | Ennu Ninte Moideen | Kerala State Film Awards for Best Sound Designer | Won |
| 2015 | Limca Book of Records | Poetry Installation | National Record | Awarded |

## Career

In 2005, Renganaath joined K.J. Yesudas' Tharangini Studio in Thiruvananthapuram as an independent recording engineer.
During this time, he collaborated with documentary filmmaker, P. Balan, who introduced Renganaath to director Amit Dutta's FTII diploma film, Kshya Tra Ghya.
In 2010, Renganaath worked on an FTII diploma film directed by Kamal K.M.
His poetry installation created by Raveendran was included in the Limca Book of Records in 2015.