Shehnad Jalal
Shehnad Jalal born 28 June 1978, is a cinematographer based in Kerala, India. After completing his Post Graduation in Commerce from the Kerala University, in 2002, he joined the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI), Kolkata for Post Graduate Diploma in Cinematography. After graduating in 2006, he started his career as an assistant to the renowned Cinematographer Venu and went on to work with him in several feature films, documentaries and television commercials. Shehnad Jalal made his debut as a Cinematographer in the film Chitrasutram, directed by Vipin Vijay. The film won him the Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematography in the year 2010.[1] The documentary, A Pestering Journey directed by K R Manoj won him the Navaroze Contractor Award for the Best Documentary Cameraman at the 4th International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala, 2011.,[2] He won a nomination for Achievement in Cinematography at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2017,[3][4] for his work in the movie Loktak Lairembee (Lady of the Lake) in the Meitei language, directed by Haobam Paban Kumar. The film had its world premiere at the Busan International Film Festival 2016 in the New Currents and was selected for the Berlinale FORUM 2017. The film won the Golden Gateway award for Best Film at the Mumbai International Film Festival 2016[5] and the National Award for the Best Indian Film on Environment Conservation, 2016.
Shehnad Jalal | |
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ഷെഹനാദ് ജലാൽ | |
Born | |
Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater | Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute |
Occupation | Cinematographer |
Years active | 2002- present |
Spouse(s) | Soorya Anwar |
Parent(s) | A Jalaludeen & Jahanara Jalal |
Awards | Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematography for a feature film in 2010, for the film Chitrasutram, Navaroze Contractor Award for the Best Documentary Cameraman at the 4th International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala, 2011. |
Education
- 2002–2005 Post Graduate Diploma in Cinematography from Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, Kolkata, India.
- 1996–1999: Graduate Degree in Commerce, University of Kerala, India.
- 1994 SSLC : Al Uthuman School, Kazhakkuttam
Filmography
Feature films
Year | Film | Director | Language |
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2010 | Chitrasutram | Vipin Vijay | Malayalam |
2012 | Ee Adutha Kaalathu | Arun Kumar Aravind | Malayalam |
2013 | Vedivazhipadu | Shambhu Purushothaman | Malayalam |
2013 | Vishudhan | Vysakh | Malayalam |
2013 | Kanyaka Talkies | K R Manoj | Malayalam |
2013 | Left Right Left | Arun Kumar Aravind | Malayalam |
2013 | Chennaiyil Oru Naal | Shaheed Kader | Tamil |
2015 | Nirnayakam | V. K. Prakash | Malayalam |
2016 | Loktak Lairembee (English: Lady of the Lake) | Haobam Paban Kumar | Meitei |
2016 | Kavi Uddheshichathu..? | Thomas Kutty & Liju Thomas | Malayalam |
2016 | Velutha Rathrikal | Razi Muhammed | Malayalam |
2017 | Irattajeevitham | Suresh Narayanan | Malayalam |
2017 | Vimaanam | Pradeep M. Nair] | Malayalam |
2019 | Sathyam Pranjaal Viswasikkuvo | G Prajith | Malayalam |
Documentaries
Year | Film | Director | Language |
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2017 | Work of fire | K R Manoj | Malayalam |
2016 | Kesari | K R Manoj | Malayalam |
2015 | Maruvili – Call from the other shore | Anwar Ali | Malayalam |
2015 | Amma | Neelan | Malayalam |
2014 | adutha bellodu koodi jeevitham arambhikkum | Manilal | Malayalam |
2013 | On the trail of a rain song | Usha Zacharias | English |
2010 | A Pestering Journey | KR Manoj | Malayalam |
2007 | 16mm-Memories, Movement and a Machine | KR Manoj | Malayalam |
Short films
Year | Film | Director | Language |
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2010 | The way she is venerated in love | Manilal | Malayalam |
2009 | Charulatha-the tale untold | Sangeetha Padmanabhan | Malayalam |
2009 | French Revolution | Manu | Malayalam |
2006 | Along the way | Haobam Paban Kumar | Meitei |
Music Video
Year | Film | Director | Language |
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2016 | Funeral of a native sons | Muhsin Parari | Malayalam |
External links
References
- 2010 Kerala State Film Awards
- https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4789171/#cinematographer
- https://www.asiapacificscreenawards.com/apsa-nominees-winners/2017
- https://www.asiapacificscreenawards.com/apsa-nominees-winners/2017/achievement-in-cinematography/shehnad-jalal-lady-lake
- https://www.huffingtonpost.in/2016/10/28/here-is-the-list-of-all-the-winners-from-the-2016-mumbai-film-fe_a_21593715/