Amal joined the
Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute in 1995. He is a winner of the
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 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 with
Big B starring
Mammootty and
Shereveer Vakil. 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. His next film was
Sagar Alias Jacky starring
Mohanlal, a sequel to the 1987 film
Irupatham Noottandu. In 2010, he directed
Anwar with
Prithviraj in the lead role. 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 which 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. He later directed
Fahadh Faasil starred
Varathan in 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. Later, he joined Mammootty again after 15 years for the movie
Bheeshma Parvam which emerged as one of the biggest hits in
Mollywood industry. ==Controversies==