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Appu Prabhakar | |
|---|---|
അപ്പു പ്രഭാകർ | |
| Alma mater | Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, National Institute of Technology Calicut |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
| Years active | 2018–present |
Appu Prabhakar is a national award-winning Indian cinematographer who is known for his works in Malayalam, Bengali, Telugu and Nepali films.
Career
[edit]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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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] |
References
[edit]- ↑ "'A Film Like Eye Test Allows You To Experiment': Cinematographer Appu Prabhakar After Winning The National Award". 27 April 2018.
- 1 2 Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (13 July 2020). "Appu Prabhakar: Venkatesh Maha didn't want anything glossed over". The Hindu.
- ↑ Thomas, Elizabeth (18 April 2018). "Shooting to fame". Deccan Chronicle.
- ↑ Service, Statesman News (12 August 2022). "Atanu Ghosh's Robibaar is a Cinematic Herbarium of Unjaded Romance". The Statesman. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ↑ Sarkar, Roushni. "Abhijaan review: Soumitra Chatterjee is the guiding star in this fitting tribute". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 19 April 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ↑ Ganguly, Ruman. "Kaushik Ganguly's next is a tribute to Mrinal Sen". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ↑ Madhu, Vignesh (12 October 2024). "Asif Ali, Amala Paul-starrer Level Cross all set for OTT release". Cinema Express. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ↑ Madhu, Vignesh (24 December 2024). "Rekhachithram trailer has Asif Ali as a cop trying to unravel past mysteries". Cinema Express. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ↑ Madhu, Vignesh (15 January 2025). "Narayaneente Moonnaanmakkal release postponed". Cinema Express. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
- ↑ Roy, Gitanjali (3 May 2018). "National Awards: Sridevi Wins Best Actress Posthumously For MOM, Dadasaheb Phalke For Vinod Khanna". NDTV.com. Retrieved 28 June 2025.