Pratap. P. Nair born in
Thiruvananthapuram the capital city of
Kerala, Pratap is a
cinematographer
The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the photographing or recording of a film, television production, music video or other live action piece. The cinematographer is the ch ...
based in
Kerala. Pratap attended
Film and Television Institute of India
The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) is a film institute under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of the Government of India and aided by the Central Government of India. It is situated on the premises of the erstwhile ...
,
Pune and graduated in the year 2004. After graduating from FTII, Pratap moved to
Mumbai to pursue a career in cinematography. He is best known for films like
Mundrothuruth,
August Club
''August Club'', also called ''August Club Since 1969'', is a 2013 Malayalam romantic drama film directed by K. B. Venu.It tells the story about the nuances in marital life. The film's screenplay is written by Anantha Padmanabhan and is based on ...
and
Reti. He worked in film production jobs in Mumbai, Hyderabad and Chennai, including associate cameraman, Camera Assistant and Camera Operator.
A few among his various other achievements and recognition's are National award, non feature section in the year 2002, UGC national award for best documentary direction in 2005, film critics award (television) 2012.
Pratap has worked as Director of Photography for six Malayalam films and five Marathi films. Pratap has to his credit, more than fifty documentaries, short films and tv commercials and continues to work as a Director of Photography splitting his time between Mumbai, Kolkata and Trivandrum.
Filmography
Feature films
Short films
Awards
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Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematography for ''
Idam and Kenjira'' in the year 2019.
References
External links
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Living people
Artists from Thiruvananthapuram
Malayalam film cinematographers
Film and Television Institute of India alumni
Cinematographers from Kerala
21st-century Indian photographers
Year of birth missing (living people)