Rajinikanth, Akshay Kumar's 2.0 gets sound editing nomination at Golden Reel Awards

Rajinikanth-starrer _2.0_ has been nominated in the category of Sound Editing - Foreign Language Feature by The Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) at the 66th Golden Reel Awards, state reports. Resul Pookutty, who is an Academy Award-winning sound designer, took to his official Twitter handle and announced the news.

Absolutely delighted to announce #2Point0 is nominated for the highest recognition in Sound Design , Golden Reel Award at @mpseorg in USA, I’m elated... Indian Cinema march forward... thank you so much #TeamCanaries @shankarshanmugh @arrahman @rajinikanth pic.twitter.com/cLb9UYWkph

— resul pookutty (@resulp) January 19, 2019

2.0 was also touted as the most expensive film ever made in Indian cinema. Resul shared a screen grab of the confirmation mail that he received, talking about the nomination. He further shared that such kind of recognition is the most cherished affirmation to the technical innovation to him and his team.

This is the 5th time team at #CanariesPostSound is nominated for this prestigious award... absolutely shattering record and acceptance for India’s technical brilliance at the highest level ..

— resul pookutty (@resulp) January 19, 2019

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The other contenders in the Awards are films such as A Quiet Place , Mission: Impossible - Fallout , First Man and Roma which are all leading with three nominations each. Golden Reel Awards is one of the highest recognitions that sound editors receive.