Hailing from Ottapalam, T Krishnanunni graduated in Physics from St.Joseph’s College , Devagiri, Kozhikode. He joined the Film and Television Institute of India , Pune to learn Sound Recording & Sound Engineering.
Krishnanunni joined the Space Applications Centre in Ahmedabad as sound recordist in their Khedda Communications Project in1977. He left Ahmedabad in1980 to join Chitranjali Studio under the Kerala State Film Development Corporation in Trivandrum as a Sound Recordist. He is currently freelancing in sound designing and short film making.
During his career in the Chitranjali Studio, he has received the President’s award thrice for Audiography for films Anantharam directed by Adoor Gopalakrishnan , Piravi directed by Shaji.N.Karun and Desadanam directed by Jayaraj. He has also received nine Kerala State Awards for Audiography in various films.
Krishnanunni has authored a book called “Sound in Moving Pictures” published by Mathrubhumi Publications, Kozhikode, Kerala in December 2010.