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).

Shehnad Jalal
ഷഹനാദ് ജലാൽ
Born
NationalityIndian
Alma materSatyajit Ray Film and Television Institute
OccupationCinematographer
Years active2002- present
ParentA Jalaludeen & Jahanara Jalal
AwardsKerala 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

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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.

Filmography

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Feature films

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Year Film 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

Documentaries

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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

Short films

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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

Music video

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Year Film Director Language
2016 Funeral of a native sons Muhsin Parari Malayalam
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References

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  1. ^ 2010 Kerala State Film Awards
  2. ^ "Shehnad Jalal". IMDb.
  3. ^ "2017 Archives".
  4. ^ "Shehnad Jalal for Lady of the Lake".
  5. ^ "Here is the List of All the Winners from the 2016 Mumbai Film Festival". 28 October 2016.
  6. ^ Service, Express News (4 April 2023). "Suraj's 'Madanolsavam' gets trailer; a crime-comedy?". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 22 January 2024.