Placement Status of Chetana Graduates

Once our students graduate from Chetana, we help them find placements with professionals/studios, through our contacts in the Film/Broadcast Industry. Till date, we have trained 6 batches of Diploma (Cinematography & Direction) students and 35 batches of Certificate (Non-Linear Editing & Videography) students, most of whom are now working as fulltimers in Film industry, TV channels and Production houses. The following are some of the Chetana alumni who have made their mark in the media industry in India or abroad

Diploma in Cinematography/Direction

Mr. Harishbabu V. H. (2003 Batch) Working as Senior Cameraman at Indiavision, Kochi; winner of the `CNN Cameraman of the year 2006’ and `National Students Video Award’. Worked as Asst. Cameraman in feature films like `Chacko Randaman’. `Pazhassi Raja’ etc.

Mr. Sumesh Thiyyadi (2003 Batch) Working as Cameraman at MMTV, New Delhi

Mr. Vinod K. B. (2003 Batch) Working as Freelance Filmmaker; Short Films ‘Mudrakal’, ‘Mistake’, ‘The Hunt’ Documentaries ‘Wide Eye’, ‘Other Ways’, Music Videos ‘Manjil’, ‘Onnum Parayathe’ and documentation `Puthen Pana’

Mr. Sagir Krishnan (2003 Batch) Working as Creative Producer at Ensky Creative Services, Dubai. Winner `National Students Video Award’.

Mr. Suresh Nair (2003 Batch) Working as Editor at Media City, Dubai

Mr. Sajeev P. K. (2003 Batch) Working as Editor/Sound Recordist and Studio Manager at Chetana Media

Mr. Shameer. K.M (2003 Batch) Works as Assistant Director with Hariharan, I.V.Sasi and others

Mr. Jageshmon P. N (2003 Batch) Working as Freelance Filmmaker; Telefilms ‘Padushayude Meenukal’ and ‘Kalyana Thalennu’

Mr. Jayakrishnan L. R (2003 Batch) Working as Editor in Mumbai

Mr. Nobin Thomas (2004 Cinematography Batch) Working as freelance Cameraman and Editor at Chetana Media, Thrissur. Winner, `Best Editor’ at the Jeevan TV Music Video Contest

Mr. Jose Antony (2004 Cinematography Batch) Working as Cameraman at Divine Vision  TV channel, Muringur

Mr. Siddharthan K.G (2004 Cinematography Batch) Working as Cameraman and Animator at Kairali TV, Trivandrum

Mr. Sooraj (2004 Cinematography Batch) Working as Cameraman at Kairali TV People Channel

Mr. Roney Jacob (2004 Cinematography Batch) Working as Cameraman at Jaihind TV

Mr. Umesh Kellanelloor (2004 Direction Batch) Worked as Asst. Director at Kennyrich Ad Productions, Ernakulam. Assisted in a few feature films. Now working independent

Mr. Sanjay Nair (2005 Direction Batch) Worked as Associate of Shaji Kailas and others, now works independent

Ms. Shibi K P S (2005 Direction Batch) Working as Independent Filmmaker

Mr. Vinodkumar (2005 Cinematography Batch) Working as Cameraman at Indiavision, Calicut

Mr. Ratheesh Nair (2005 Cinematography Batch) Working as Cameraman at Indiavision, Kochi

Mr. Sandeep (2005 Cinematography Batch) Worked as Cameraman at Jeevan TV, Kochi, now freelancing

Mr. Dileepkumar (2005 Cinematography Batch)Working as Camera and Editing Instructor at S.H. College, Thevara, Ernakulam

Mr. Siddhin (2006 Direction Batch ) Working as Associate Director in Tamil films

Mr. Albert Kurien (2006 Direction Batch). Winner of `National Students Video Award’ for his `Xeno’. Now in Canada (higher studies in Filmmaking)

Mr. Shijoy (2006 Cinematography Batch) Assistant to Rana Pratap

Mr. Praveen Prabhakar (2006 Cinematography) Assisting Santhosh Thundyil in Hindi films

Mr. Abraham Simon (2007 Direction) Assisted in telefilms and feature films, now independent producer for Divine Vision channel and freelance productions

Mr. Arun (2007 Direction) runs own post-production studio and organizes productions

Mr. Ashish Nellat (2007 Cinematography) assisting Sanjay Nair and Hazeem in Mumbai and Subhash .M.K in Kerala

Mr. Kurup Sujit (2007 Cinematography) works with Kenn Richards in Ad films and freelancing in Mumbai and Kerala

Mr. Arun Erumapetty (2008 Direction ) assisted in Malayalam feature film `Doctor Patient’ and a couple of music videos and short films like `May Flies’, `Luke 15: 21’

Mr. Sijoy (2008 Cinematography) Assistant cameraman in short films and Public Broadcast service video project on Road safety

Certificate in Non-Linear Editing

Mr. Sasikumar P- Worked as Editor at AYTV, Thiruvalla, now working in Mumbai as Film Editor

Mr. Sajeesh Namboodiri- Senior Editor & Studio Manager at Chetana Media Studios

Mr. Ashok Perumpidy- Video Editor at Asianet, Thiruvananthapuram

Mr. Benny Jacob- Senior Editor at Jeevan TV

Mr. Dhanish M. Haridas- Film / Video Editor at Satyam-Sivam Studio, Mumbai

Mr. Binny Amith Jayan- Video Editor at Media City, Dubai

Mr. Sooraj E. S-  Editor at Lal Media, Ernakulam

Mr. Pinto Varkey T- Video Editor at Lal Media, Ernakulam

Mr. Deepu M. S- Video Editor at Lal Media, Ernakulam

Ms. Susan Elizabeth Cyriac- Editor at Divine Vision, Chalakkudy

Ms. Mary Samuel- Worked as Editor at Shalome Channel

Ms. Feena- Working as Editing Instructor at Little Flower College, Guruvayoor

Mr. Mukesh Subramanian- Video Editor at Cee Dee Digital, Ernakulam

Mr. Mahesh Mohan- Video Editor at Beegees, Kottayam

Mr. Anup Chandran- Video Editor at WE-Kairali, Ernakulam

Mr. Riyas K. B- Video Editor at Three Frames, Ernakulam

Mr. Binny Bethel- Video Editor at Shalom TV, Calicut