Background
Amal Neerad born in Kollam, moved to Kottayam and then settled in Ernakulam due to his father’s and mother’s profession.
Amal Neerad born in Kollam, moved to Kottayam and then settled in Ernakulam due to his father’s and mother’s profession.
He attended the Satyajit Ray Film And Television Institute of India, Kolkata(first batch) and went on to film and direct several movies in India. He attended school and college in Ernakulam.
He is well known for his stylish cinematography. He was awarded National Award in 2001 for best cinematography for the diploma film Meena Jha during graduation (short feature section). At Maharajas College, Ernakulam he was the college union chairman (1992-1993 and 1993-1994) twice.
In 1995 he joined Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute.
He was awarded with both National Award and Ajaykar Award for his work as a cinematographer. While there he shot a 35mm film called "Fourth World", which he wrote and filmed himself.
This film was exhibited in India at the German Festival. After that he did the Malayalam film, Black.
In 2007, he made his directorial debut with the Malayalam film, Big B starring Mammootty and Nafisa Ali.
His next film was Sagar Alias Jacky starring Mohanlal. The film saw the return of the iconic character Jacky from the 1987 film Irupatham Noottandu. The film had Shobhana and Bhavana as the female leads.
In 2010, Amal worked with Prithviraj and Prakash Raj for the thriller Anwar.
2012 marked the start of his own production company, Amal Neerad Productions. The company’s first movie was Bachelor Party, followed by an anthology film, 5 Sundarikalt.
Amal Neerad Productions, along with Fahad Faasil and Friends Private Limited., produced the period thriller Iyobinte Pustakam, starring Fahadh Faasil, Lal, Isha Sharvani, Jayasurya and Padmapriya, which was released in November 2014.
As of February 2016, Amal Neerad Productions has announced their untitled next project directed by Amal Neerad, starring Dulquer Salmaan in the lead.
The movie will have Gopi Sunder composing music & is scheduled to release in the last quarter of 2016. He has also directed commercials and song sequences for other movies. 2014 Kerala State Film.