Shehnad Jalal

Shehnad Jalal
Shehnad Jalal
ഷെഹനാദ് ജലാൽ
Born	Trivandrum
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.

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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.

Education[edit]

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[edit]

Feature films[edit]

Year	Film	Director	Language
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[edit]

Year	Film	Director	Language
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[edit]

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	Along the way	Haobam Paban Kumar	Meitei

Music Video[edit]

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

External links[edit]

References[edit]

[1] 2010 Kerala State Film Awards

[2] ttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm4789171/#cinematographer

[3] ttps://www.asiapacificscreenawards.com/apsa-nominees-winners/2017

[4] ttps://www.asiapacificscreenawards.com/apsa-nominees-winners/2017/achievement-in-cinematography/shehnad-jalal-lady-lake

[5] ttps://www.huffingtonpost.in/2016/10/28/here-is-the-list-of-all-the-winners-from-the-2016-mumbai-film-fe_a_21593715/

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