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 born June 28, 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 the three year Post Graduate Diploma in Cinematography. After graduating from Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute 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 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]
