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Amal Neerad
Amal Neerad
Neerad at a function
Born
1976-10-7 (age 50)
Kollam, Kerala, India


Occupation
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Amal Neerad (born on 7 October 1976) is an Indian film director, cinematographer and producer. He attended the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, Kolkata (first batch). He was awarded the National Film Award for best cinematography (special mention) in 2001 for his diploma film Meena Jha (short feature section).

Early and personal life

Amal Neerad born in Kollam, Kerala. He attended school and college in Kochi.[1] He was the college union chairman of Maharaja's College, Ernakulam in two consecutive terms (1992–93 and 1993–94). [2]

He married actress Jyothirmayi on 4 April 2015.[3]

Career

Amal joined Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute in 1995.[4] He is a winner of National Film Awards for best cinematography. After his graduation from the institute he worked as a cinematographer with Ram Gopal Varma's production company for the films such as James, Darna Zaroori Hai and Shiva. His debut movie in Malayalam as cinematographer was Black, directed by Ranjith.

In 2007, he made his directorial debut Big B starring Mammootty and Nafisa Ali. Even though the movie was an average grosser at the box office, the stylish narrative and technical brilliance that the film possessed apparently gave the movie an iconic stature and cult following.[5][6][7][8][9] The movie also introduced cinematographer Sameer Thahir and editor Vivek Harshan. His next film was Sagar Alias Jacky starring Mohanlal, a sequel of 1987 film Irupatham Noottandu. In 2010, He directed Anwar with Prithviraj and Prakash Raj in lead roles.

Amal Neerad launched his production company Amal Neerad Productions through the 2012 film Bachelor Party directed by himself. In 2013, he produced the anthology film, 5 Sundarikal. Amal directed the segment Kullante Bharya starred Dulquer Salmaan and handled camera for the segment Aami, directed by Anwar Rasheed. He directed and co-produced (with Fahad Faasil) the period thriller Iyobinte Pustakam starring Fahadh Faasil, Lal, and Jayasurya in 2014. In 2017, he produced and directed Comrade In America starring Dulquer Salmaan. His latest movie as a director is Fahadh Faasil starred Varathan (2018). The movie was jointly produced by Neerad and Fahadh Faasil. Amal joined hands with Anwar Rasheed again as a cinematographer for the movie Trance, starring Fahadh Faasil.[10] .He joined hands with Mammotty again after 15 years for the movie Bheeshma Parvam which emerged as one of the biggest hits in Mollywood industry.

Filmography

Year Title Language Director Cinematographer Producer Notes
2004 Black Malayalam Template:No Template:Yes Template:No
2005 James Hindi Template:No Template:Yes Template:No
2006 Shiva Hindi Template:No Template:Yes Template:No
2006 Darna Zaroori Hai Hindi Template:No Template:Yes Template:No
2007 Big B Malayalam Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:No
2009 Sagar Alias Jacky Reloaded Malayalam Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:No
2010 Anwar Malayalam Template:Yes Template:No Template:No
2010 Tournament Malayalam Template:No Template:Yes Template:No A song only (Nila Nila).
2012 Bachelor Party Malayalam Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes
2013 5 Sundarikal Malayalam Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Anthology film.
Director of "Kullante Bharya".
Cinematographer of "Aami"
2014 Iyobinte Pustakam Malayalam Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Winner: Kerala state film award for best cinematography
2017 Comrade in America Malayalam Template:Yes Template:No Template:Yes [11][12]
2018 Varathan Malayalam Template:Yes Template:No Template:Yes Co-produced with Nazriya Nazim
2020 Trance Malayalam Template:No Template:Yes Template:No
2022 Bheeshma Parvam Malayalam Template:Yes Template:No Template:Yes Also co-writer
2023 Bilal Malayalam Template:Yes Template:No Template:Yes [13][14]

Awards and recognitions

His film Iyobinte Pustakam bagged best film in 2014 Asianet Film Awards. [15]

2014 Kerala State Film Awards[16]

References

  1. ↑ Archived copy. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  2. ↑ The 'Maharaja' is poor at maths(2011-04-11). Retrieved 2013-08-29.
  3. ↑ Amal Neerad marries Jyotirmayi(6 April 2015). Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  4. ↑ Archived copy. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  5. ↑ Mammootty's 'Big B': Revisiting Malayalam cinema's cult action film(3 December 2017).
  6. ↑ Mammootty's Bilal: Here's an Exciting Update on the Star Cast of the Project!(13 February 2020).
  7. ↑ 10 years of Big B: "Mammootty changed our lives" says Amal Neerad(13 April 2017).
  8. ↑ Big-B.
  9. ↑ 10 Years of Mammootty's Big B: Here Are the Film's Big Contributions to the Industry!(13 April 2017).
  10. ↑ High expectations over 'Trance'. The Hindu(12 September 2019).
  11. ↑ The crossing. The Hindu(2017-05-05). Retrieved 2018-02-21.
  12. ↑ Dulquer Salmaan's connection to Che Guevara in Comrade in America revealed – Times of India. The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
  13. ↑ Fahadh Faasil-Amal Neerad-Anwar Rasheed's film Trance's poster is here – Times of India. The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
  14. ↑ Amal Neerad to plunge into Bilal after Trance. The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
  15. ↑ 17th Asianet Film Awards
  16. ↑ State Film Awards: Nazriya, Nivin, Sudhev bag top honours. Malayala Manorama(10 August 2015). Retrieved 10 August 2015.

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