Resul Pookutty winner of the academy award for his sound engineering in Slumdog Millionaire has also done the sound editing and mixing for 3. Working in tandem with Dhanush and Anirudh, the great man said that he enjoyed the experience immensely and they were all just boys with toys and had fun together. About the sound of 3 he said, "It's fun, lovely, nostalgic, at times as if thick oil is poured into your ears!".
Dhanush was equally complimentary and said that it was an honor to work with the academy award winner and that he was a great man and a superb human being. He added that what Resul has done for the sound of 3 is truly special.