Hari Kumar Pillai is a sound mixer and designer based in Mumbai, India. He has over 25 years of experience working on documentaries, films, television shows, and commercials. Some of his most notable credits include the films Peepli Live and Chittagong. He has received recognition for his work at several film festivals. Pillai aims to continue growing his experience in the film and television industry.

1. Production Sound Mixer/Sound designer
Hari Kumar Pillai
Member: #847(Mumbai),WIMPSEA, GRAFTII
http:/ /www.graftii.com /list_details.aspx?ID=1749&SpecializationID=Course
Address:
A-302, Gardenia, Valley of Flowers
Thakur Village, Kandivali (E),
Mumbai –101, India
Email: cineaudio@gmail.com /mumbaihari@gmail.com
Contact No Cell# 0091-98203-52704
Education:
Graduate in Science-BSc (Calcutta University-1987)
P.G. Diploma in Cinema, Specializing in SRSE (Sound Recording Sound
Engineering) from FTII – Film and Television Institute of India (PUNE) 1992
Credits /Work History:
These are some of the films, videos and Documentaries I've worked on.
Let yours be the next.
1 Documentaries And Short Films: 1994-
With Foreign channels:
1. Hockey -CHANNEL 4
2. Prasad Chikitsa -New York TV
3. Bombay Blush -B.B.C.
4. Leprosy -B.B.C.
5. Wisdom of India-Tribal series -FORD Foundation
6. Zubin Mehta -ISRAEL TV.
7. Joys of Childhood - New York TV

2. 8. Ship Building -ZDF
9. Ship Wreckers -NFBC, National Geographic
10 Running Dry -Carnegie Foundation.
11 Four Seasons -CBC (CANADA)
12 The Third Sex -Alexandra McQueen
13 TCF Foundation -United Nations
14 Vallbhattakalari -Herma De Walle
15 Mission for Vision-TCF
With Indian channels:1996-
Memories of fear –Madhusree Datta ( Majlis productions)
( DISTINCTION-BEST FILM FOR SOCIAL CAUSE
1996)
1. The Other Wealth-Sudipto Sen. ( Divya creations)
2. Unusual Professional-Soumitra Ranade.
3. Baazigar Karigar, Gandhi ka Charkha, J.C.Kumarappa-
(K.V.I.C).1997
4. Writing on the wall- Dir-Yusuf Mehta, Prod( Cinema vision),FD,1998
5. Pallavoor Appu Marar- ( Bhagyashree productions),1998
6. Literacy-HRD program ( Vinar Media)
7. Dilip Chhabria.Dir-Yusuf Mehta ( Mareech Media)
8. Yatra-Maharaj Ji ( Zee TV )
9. Dust Mite-WHO.
10. Indian Railway-Ashutosh Deshmukh.Vinar Media.
11.Tribal India -Hivos,Netherlands,2007
12. Mobile Theatre-B.Kotoky.Dhruv Creative Production
13. Mohua Memoirs -Vinod Raja,Grassroots Media,2007
14.Nirman Mazdoor Sangh-Bhavna Kapoor, 2009
15.The Confluence-Anandabrato Ghosh,Mooshak Productions,2009
16 Folk and Traditional art forms of Himachal-Mangal D Negi, Captive TV, 2010
17.Ayurveda-Mahiema Anand,Zonsta Creations,Ohm TV, Netherlands,2010
II. Films – As Recordist: 1994-

3. . Rajnimukh-Diploma Film (FTII)-1991
DISTINCTION-OBERHAUSEN (GERMANY) FILM
FESTIVAL – 1992
SANMARCATTANI (ITALY) FILMFESTIVAL-1992
1.,Memories of fear –Madhusree Datta ( Majlis productions)
( DISTINCTION-BEST FILM FOR SOCIAL CAUSE
1996)
2. Yaadein-Prabal Baruah (Vinar Media)-1998
3. Bitter Medicine-Nitin Bhardwaj(Bhardwaj productions)-2002
4. Detour-Anand Sivakumaran - 2002
5. Life is like That-J.De.Smalen.-2003
6. Sweet Dreams-Gunther Loewenthal.-2003
7. Willy’s Tricks-Karel Dakter.-2003
8. Ludo-Bhavna Kapoor 2005
9. Monsoon -Shyam Balse-2005
10. Shunyata -Rohan Sabherwal-2006
11.God s Own Devil -Alka Mehta -2007
12 Queen Ratnamala-SNB Murthy -2008
13.Peepli live(Sound designer) -Anusha Rizvi,Aamir Khan productions-2008-09
14 11Weeks-Dipesh Jain, USC,2008
15 The Road Home-Rahul Gandotra,2008
16 Heartland-Fred Holmes,Vxcel Entertainment-2009
17-Chittagong-Bedabrata Pain, June B films, 2010
III. Films -As Associate-1992-94
1. Vasthuhara-G.Aravindan ( KFDC)
(KERALA STATE AWARD –1990)
2. Miss Beattys Children-Pamela Rooks ( NFDC)
3. Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naan-Kundan Shah ( Legend Films)
4. Raajkumar- Pankaj Parasher ( TVTV Films )
5. Meri Biwi ka Jawab Nahin-Pankaj Parasher ( TVTV Films )
6. 1942-A Love Story-Vinod Chopra ( Vinod Chopra Productions)

4. IV. Corporates /Audio Visual/Commercials: 1994-
1. APPLE Computers Educational Video
2. TATA INFOTECH Promo Film
3. ISABGOL
4. Dahanu Thermal power plant
5. BP Monitor
6. Mahindra British Telecom
7. Shopboys Training program-ASIAN Paints
8. Hindustan Lever
9. Pulse polio Immunisation
10. L&T corporate film
11. Nirali kitchen ware
12. Lucky Ali –EPK Kit
13. AIDS Awareness-PSA
14. Abu Jani/ Sandeep Khosla Show
15. Gymnedine-Visual Basics
16. Transocean
17. BMC training film.
18. Manas Krushi Farm
19. Microsoft-Universal-Dir/Dop-Lance Accord
20. National Egg Coordination Committee-Audio Campaign
21. Femina Miss India-2006,Behind the scenes
22. GMR-Songline Films-
23-Pantaloom promo-Bhaskar Baruah, 20009
24-Tide Commercial-Salmaan Khan, Film Philosophy,2010
25-Nokia Commercial-Priyanka Chopra,Film Philosophy,2010
V. Have worked on about twenty-five Indian serials: 1994-2002
1. AB AAYEGA MAAZA
2. SURABHI
3. BAAP RE BAAP
4. RANG HAI RANGACHARI

5. 5. P.A.SAAB
6. MRITYUNJAYA
7. EK AUR MAHABHARAT
8. GOOD FOOD SHOW
9. KALEIDOSCOPE
10. OUT KAR DOONGA
11. APRADHI
12. NAYA ZAMANA
13. SMARAN GAATHA
14. MISSING
15. DAAYRE
16. PEHLI KIRAN
17. LIVING ON THE EDGE-CEASE FIRE
18. TIMIR KATHA
19. SWAYAM –EK EHSAAS
20. SAARE JAHAN SE ACHHA
21. DIGIT-I.T. SERIAL
22. AMAANAT
23. DIL KI BAAT
24. ALL THE BEST
25. PIYA KA GHAR
26. COOK NA KAHO.
Recognitions
Rajnimukh------Diploma Film (1991)
DISTINCTION-OBERHAUSEN (GERMANY) FILM FESTIVAL –
1992
SANMARCATTANI (ITALY) FILM FESTIVAL-1992
Memories of fear-1995
Madhusree Datta (Majlis productions)
( DISTINCTION-BEST FILM FOR SOCIAL CAUSE 1996)
S H I P W R E A K E R S-2003
MEMBER OF SOUND RECORDING TEAM

6. NOMINATED FOR GOLDEN SHEAF AWARD, CANADA, MAY
2005(BEST-SOUND, NON FICTION).
PRODUCERS- NATGEO, NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA,
STORYLINEENTERTAINMENT (CANADA).
G o d s O w n d e vil-2007
Dir-Alka Mehta
Film selected for Cannes film festival in the Shorts Category-2007
T ulsi C h a n r ai F o u n d atio n Fil m-2007
Dir-Rajat Nagpal
Gold for best fillm in the Corporate Documentary Category at IDPA (Indian
Documentary Filmmakers Assn)awards in Golden Jubilee year 2007 at
Mumbai,India
Mohua Memoirs-2005-06
Dir-Vinod Raja
Best film in the Cinema Of Resistance Category at the Signs 2007,
International Video Festival in Trivandrum
1-The Silver Conch for Second Best DOCUMENTARY Film / Video at MIFF 2008,Mumbai
2-Indian CRITICS Award
The link to the awards-http://www.miffindia.in/AwardsNational.aspx
The Road Home-2008
-Dir Rahul Gandotra
Selected for Student Oscar 2010
http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100506.html
Peepli Live-2008-10
Dir-Anusha Rizvi
The 1st
Indian Feature film ever selected fro Sundance Film Festival
http://www.akpfilms.com/peeplilive/crew5.html

7. PROFESSIONAL LISTINGS
http:/ /www.imdb.com /name /nm3492300 /
http:/ /www.linkedin.com /myprofile?trk=tab_pro
http:/ /www.e-scension.com /profile /HARIKUMARPILLAI
http:/ /www.spock.com /Harikumar-Pillai-TWOiu1po
http:/ /pulse.plaxo.com /pulse /profile /show /115964416623?pk=80ba49acd4e9ad2
486e304e5418ba064c6c481d4
http:/ /www.4shared.com /dir /1503845 /e2077f59 /sharing.html
Links to work
www.storylineentertainment.ca, click on SHIPWREAKERS
www.runningdry.org , click on Indian shoot
www.monsoonfilm.com,
www.heartlandthemovie.com
www.vallabhattakalari.com
http:/ /www.mediahqs.net,click on acclaim /recent credits, go to Four Seasons
Mosaic.
http:/ /www.akpfilms.com/peeplilive/video.html
www.11weeksmovie.com
www.metronome.co.uk /2010 /theroadhome
References:
Peter Starr Producer, NFB, Toronto, Canada
Michael Kot Producer, Director, History Channel, Toronto, Canada
James Thebaut Producer /Director, Thebaut Productions, United States
Karen Hawes Producer, Media Headquarters, Toronto, Canada
Ed Barreveld Produce, Storyline Entertainment, Toronto, Canada
Shyam Balse Producer /Director, Los Angeles, United States
B.Sreenivas Rao,Executive Producer, Aamir Khan Productions,India
Jehangir Chaudhuri DOP, Mumbai, India
Derek Rodgers DOP, Toronto, Canada
Fred Holmes,Director,USA
Dr. Chandraprakash Dwivedi Director, Mumbai, India

8. Sunny Virmani,Producer, Vxcel Productions, USA
Cathy King,Line Producer, USA
Paul Dowidchuk,1st AD,USA
Rajesh Latkar Producer/Director, Basic Vision.Mumbai, India
Jaideep Punjabi Producer,New York,USA
Based in India, Mumbai