Appu Prabhakar
Indian cinematographer
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Appu Prabhakar is a national award-winning Indian cinematographer who is known for his works in Malayalam, Bengali, Telugu and Nepali films.
Appu Prabhakar | |
|---|---|
അപ്പു പ്രഭാകർ | |
| Alma mater | Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, National Institute of Technology Calicut |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
| Years active | 2018–present |
Career
Appu Prabhakar completed a Bachelor of Technology degree from National Institute of Technology Calicut, and studied cinematography at Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute.[1][2] He worked as a second camera operator for the Malayalam film Comrade in America (2017). In 2018, he worked as a cinematographer for the short film, Eye Test, for which he received the National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Cinematography.[3] He worked on several films in Malayalam, Bengali, and Nepali before making his Telugu film debut with Uma Maheswara Ugra Roopasya (2020).[2]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Certain Lives in Twilight | Malayalam | |
| 2019 | Bhalobashar Shohor | Bengali | Segments Kolkatar Kobitara and Pori |
| Nimtoh | Nepali | ||
| Robibaar [4] | Bengali | ||
| 2020 | Uma Maheswara Ugra Roopasya | Telugu | |
| 2021 | Thimmarusu | Telugu | |
| Binisutoy | Bengali | ||
| 2022 | Abhijaan [5] | Bengali | |
| 2023 | Aaro Ek Prithibi | Bengali | |
| Palan[6] | Bengali | ||
| 2024 | Level Cross | Malayalam | [7] |
| 2025 | Rekhachithram | Malayalam | [8] |
| Narayaneente Moonnaanmakkal | Malayalam | [9] | |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 65th National Film Awards | Best Non-Feature Film Cinematography | Eye Test | Won | Won the award along with Arnold Fernandes for Dawn | [10] |