Shehnad Jalal | |
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| ഷഹനാദ് ജലാൽ | |
| Born | Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
| Years active | 2002- present |
| Parent | 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. |
Shehnad Jalal is a cinematographer based in Kerala, India. He made his debut as a Cinematographer in the film Chitrasutram . The film won him the Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematography in the year 2010. [1] The documentary, A Pestering Journey 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 (film) (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 is a member of the Indian Society of Cinematographers (ISC).
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.
| Year | Title | Director | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Chitrasutram | Vipin Vijay | Malayalam |
| 2012 | Ee Adutha Kaalathu | Arun Kumar Aravind | Malayalam |
| 2013 | Chennaiyil Oru Naal | Shaheed Kader | Tamil |
| Left Right Left | Arun Kumar Aravind | Malayalam | |
| Kanyaka Talkies | K. R. Manoj | Malayalam | |
| Vedivazhipadu | Shambhu Purushothaman | Malayalam | |
| Vishudhan | Vysakh | Malayalam | |
| 2015 | Nirnayakam | V. K. Prakash | Malayalam |
| 2016 | Loktak Lairembee | Haobam Paban Kumar | Meiteilon |
| Kavi Uddheshichathu..? | Thomas Kutty & Liju Thomas | Malayalam | |
| Velutha Rathrikal | Razi Muhammed | Malayalam | |
| 2017 | Irattajeevitham | Suresh Narayanan | Malayalam |
| Vimaanam | Pradeep M. Nair | Malayalam | |
| 2019 | Sathyam Pranjaal Viswasikkuvo | G. Prajith | Malayalam |
| Kamala | Ranjith Sankar | Malayalam | |
| 2022 | Bhoothakaalam | Rahul Sadasivan | Malayalam |
| 2023 | Madanolsavam [6] | Sudheesh Gopinath | Malayalam |
| 2024 | Bramayugam | Rahul Sadasivan | Malayalam |
| Ullozhukku | Christo Tomy | Malayalam | |
| 2025 | Diés Iraé † | Rahul Sadasivan | Malayalam [7] |
| Year | Film | Director | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Curry & Cyanide: The Jolly Joseph Case | Christo Tomy | English Netflix Original |
| 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 |
| Year | Film | Director | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | The way she is venerated in love | Manilal | Malayalam |
| 2009 | Charulatha-the tale untold | Sangeetha Padmanabhan | Malayalam |
| 2009 | French Revolution | Manu | Malayalam |
| 2006 | Ngaihak Lambida (English: Along The Way) | Haobam Paban Kumar | Meiteilon |
| Year | Film | Director | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Funeral of a native sons | Muhsin Parari | Malayalam |