Appu Prabhakar is a national award-winning Indian cinematographer who is known for his works in Malayalam, Bengali, Telugu and Nepali films.
Career
Appu Prabhakar completed a
Bachelor of Technology
A Bachelor of Technology (Latin ''Baccalaureus Technologiae'', commonly abbreviated as B.Tech. or BTech; with honours as B.Tech. (Hons.)) is an undergraduate academic degree conferred after the completion of a three to five-year program of stu ...
degree from
National Institute of Technology Calicut
National Institute of Technology Calicut (NIT Calicut or NITC), formerly Regional Engineering College Calicut, is a public technical university and an institute of national importance governed by the NIT Act passed by the Parliament of India. ...
, and studied cinematography at
Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute
Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI) is a film and television institute located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Named after Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray, the institute provides higher and professional education and technical e ...
.
He worked as a second camera operator for the Malayalam film ''
Comrade in America
''Comrade in America'' (abbreviated as ''CIA'') is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language adventure film directed by Amal Neerad, starring Dulquer Salmaan and Karthika Muralidharan in the lead roles. The music is composed by Gopi Sundar, and Renadiv ...
'' (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.
He worked on several films in Malayalam, Bengali, and Nepali before making his Telugu film debut with ''
Uma Maheswara Ugra Roopasya'' (2020).
Filmography
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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Living people
Malayalam film cinematographers
Bengali film cinematographers
Year of birth missing (living people)