Sohanlal
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Sohanlal (born 1976-11-14 in Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram
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) is an India
India
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n film
Film director
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and television director
Television director
A television director directs the activities involved in making a television program and is part of a television crew.-Duties:The duties of a television director vary depending on whether the production is live or recorded to video tape or video server .In both types of productions, the...
, producer
Television producer
The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...
and writer
Writer
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, based in Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
.
Education
He holds a degree in English Literature and a Post Graduate Diploma in Web Design. He studied at St Xaviers College Thumba.Career
He shot into fame in 2006 with the television filmTelevision movie
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Neermathalathinte Pookkal adapted from a short story by Malayalam
Malayalam language
Malayalam , is one of the four major Dravidian languages of southern India. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India with official language status in the state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry. It is spoken by 35.9 million people...
writer Kamala Surayya
Kamala Das
Kamala Suraiyya was a major Indian English poet and literateur and at the same time a leading Malayalam author from Kerala state, South India...
. The film was telecast on Amrita TV
Amrita TV
Amrita TV, launched in 2005, as a 24-hour Malayalam, general entertainment & news satellite channel with a global footprint, has been honoured with 54 State Awards for Excellence in Television—the only channel in India to be bestowed with such a recognition in just two years since inception...
and brought him critical acclaim and several awards.
He started his career as casual production assistant and script writer 1994–2001 with Doordarshan and later was associated with all major television channels in Kerala, including Asianet
Asianet
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, Indiavision
Indiavision
Indiavision is an Indian news channel in Malayalam language based at Kochi, Kerala state. Founded in 2003, it was the first exclusive news channel in Malayalam. It has its registered office at Edappally in Kochi and its telecasting studio is located at Padivattom, Kochi. Indiavision started...
, Jeevan TV
Jeevan TV
Jeevan TV is a 24 hour Malayalam television channel, with its headquarters at Palarivattom, Kochi, India. It uses the slogan "The complete family channel". Further it is a semi news channel. It is promoted by Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Thrissur. Andrews Thazhath, Metropolitan Arch Bishop...
and Kairali TV
Kairali TV
Kairali TV is an Indian television channel broadcasting in the Malayalam language catering to the Malayalam speaking population in Kerala as well as abroad . The channel, headquartered in Trivandrum, has studio facilities in Trivandrum as well as Kochi. Malayalam Communications Limited is the...
. Currently he works for Amrita TV
Amrita TV
Amrita TV, launched in 2005, as a 24-hour Malayalam, general entertainment & news satellite channel with a global footprint, has been honoured with 54 State Awards for Excellence in Television—the only channel in India to be bestowed with such a recognition in just two years since inception...
as senior program producer. He is also the producer and director of Chitranjali, a music based program on Amrita TV.
His directorial venture, Orkkuka Vallappozhum, starring mainstream Malayalam actors, won him the Atlas Film Critics Award for best début director.
Awards
| Year | Film/Programme | Award(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Ezhuthakom Award – Best Poem in Periodicals | |
| 1997 | Sopanam | Sree Chithira Thirunal Smaraka Award |
| 2000 | Pedakam | Malayalam Television Viewers Award (Drisya) – Best Telefilm Director Sree Chithira Thirunal Smaraka Award – Best Telefilm Director Hi-tech Cinema Meghala Award – Best Telefilm Director Kerala Film Critics Special Jury Award – Best Telefilm Director Kerala State Special Jury Award – Best Telefilm Director |
| 2005 | Cinema Vicharana | Thikkurissi Foundation Award for Best Film Based Programme (producer) |
| 2005 | Anjali | Kerala Film and Audience Council Award for Best Music programme Minnalai Television Award for Best Music Programme Cil Award for Best Music Programme |
| 2006 | Neermaathalathinte Pookkal | Federation for Better Films Award for Best Director Kerala Film Audience Council Award for Best Director Film City Award for Best Director Kerala Film Critics Award for Best Scriptwriter Premnazir Foundation's 1st TV Award for Best Director |
| 2008 | Orkkuka Vallappozhum | Atlas Film Critics Award (début director) |