Prejish Prakash (both 24 February 1986) is an Indian

film editor Film editing is both a creative and a technical part of the post-production process of filmmaking. The term is derived from the traditional process of working with film which increasingly involves the use of digital technology. The film edi ...

working primarily in

Malayalam cinema Malayalam cinema is an Indian film industry of Malayalam-language motion pictures. It is based in Kochi, Kerala, India. The films produced in Malayalam cinema are known for their cinematography and story-driven plots. In 1982, '' Elippat ...

. He is also a

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and an

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. Other than feature-film editing he edited various

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s, Film

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etc. in his career.

Early life and education

Prejish Prakash was born on 24 February 1986 in

Pathanamthitta Pathanamthitta (), is a municipality situated in the Central Travancore region in the state of Kerala, India, spread over an area of 23.50 km2. It is the administrative capital of Pathanamthitta district. The town has a population of 3 ...

to a Christian family. He did his schooling from

Mount Bethany EHSS Mount Bethany English Medium Higher Secondary School or Kerala, India. The school began providing education to lower primary level classes in the late 1970s. Later the school added further classes and now serves classes from Kindergarten to 10+ ...

, and graduate with a degree in

Multimedia Multimedia is a form of communication that uses a combination of different content forms such as text, audio, images, animations, or video into a single interactive presentation, in contrast to tradi ...

from

St Joseph College of Communication St Joseph College of Communication, Changanassery (SJCC), is the first university affiliated media college in South India. It is a Christian minority self-financing education institution affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, ...

in 2007.

Editing career

He began his editing career by joining Yes

indiavision Indiavision was an Indian pay television news channel based at Kochi, Kerala, India. It broadcast in Malayalam. History Indiavision was launched on 14 July 2003. The network launched a second channel, YES Indiavision (Youth, Entertainment & Spo ...

Satellite Communications as a

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in 2008. His passion for movies and film editing lead him to step into the film industry. He worked as an associate editor with the editors VT Sreejith and

Arun Kumar Aravind Arun Kumar Aravind is an Indian film director, editor and producer who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema. Biography Arun Kumar Aravind, was better known as the editor of director Priyadarshan, owns to his credit a span of 10 years' ex ...

in various movies. Prejish started working as an independent film editor in the film

Mullassery Madhavan Kutty Nemom P. O. ''Mullassery Madhavan Kutty Nemom P. O.'' ( ml, മുല്ലശ്ശേരി മാധവൻകുട്ടി നേമം പി. ഒ.) is a 2012 Malayalam film by Kumar Nanda, starring Anoop Menon and Sonal Devaraj in the lead roles. Ca ...

in 2012. In 2013, Prejish edited the movie

Philips and the monkey pen ''Philips and the Monkey Pen'' is a 2013 Indian Malayalam language children's film written by Rojin Thomas and directed by Rojin Thomas and Shanil Muhammed. The film stars Sanoop Santhosh, Jayasurya, Remya Nambeesan, Vijay Babu and Joy Mathew. ...

which completed 111 days in theaters and was a huge commercial success at the box-office. This film also won the

Kerala State Film Award for Best Children's Film The Kerala State Film Award The Kerala State Film Awards are the film awards for a motion picture made in Kerala. The awards started in 1969 by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala and since 1998 the awards have be ...

Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist The Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist is an award, begun in 1969, presented annually at the Kerala State Film Awards of India for the best performance by a child actor in the Malayalam cinema. Until 1997, the awards were managed dire ...

and Kerala State Film Award for Best Children's Film Director. Movie

vedivazhipadu ''Vedivazhipadu'' is a 2013 Malayalam sex comedy film scripted and directed by newcomer Shambu Purushothaman, a graduate of Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute. The cast includes Indrajith Sukumaran, Murali Gopy, Saiju Kurup, Anumol, Sr ...

2013 was his next editorial venture which was the maiden production venture of

. Prejish edited the

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movie

1 by Two ''1 by Two'' is a 2014 Indian Malayalam language psychological thriller film directed by Arun Kumar Aravind and written by Jeyamohan. It stars Fahadh Faasil, Murali Gopy, Honey Rose and Abhinaya. Plot Hari and Ravi are identical twins who s ...

in 2014 directed by

and written by

Jeyamohan Bahuleyan Jeyamohan (born 22 April 1962) is an Indian Tamil and Malayalam language writer and literary critic from Nagercoil in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. His best-known and most critically acclaimed work is ''Vishnupuram'', a fantasy ...

He is the founder of the firm Peppino Studios & School Of editing which started in 2015. Peppino is a creative studio offers services in the field of

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where the School of Editing offers Digital Film & Video Editing courses in

Kochi Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) ( the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of ...

Filmography

Film Editor

Promo Editor (Trailer) & Associate Editor

Documentary editor

He edited the documentary "After Life" directed by Sanjeev Sivan, which was based on a real-life incident of a couple of Kerala fighting a legal battle to get access to their dead son's semen in hopes of producing an heir. "Water Whatever" is another

Documentary Film A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a historical record". Bill Nichols has characterized the documentary in te ...

edited by Prejish which has become an official selection of the Stockholm Project Green festival is one of only seven films selected worldwide by festival co-hosts Nomad Films (US) and Sweden's GAP (Global Action Plan) The 35mm film recounts 3 stories based on a single theme,

water scarcity Water scarcity (closely related to water stress or water crisis) is the lack of fresh water resources to meet the standard water demand. There are two types of water scarcity: physical or economic water scarcity. Physical water scarcity is whe ...

. Directed by Sudip Joshiy, Shot in Ladakh, Rajasthan and Kerala by renowned cinematographer

Amal Neerad Amal Neerad (born on 7 October 1976) is an Indian film director, cinematographer and producer who mainly works in Malayalam Cinema. He attended the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, Kolkata (first batch). He was awarded the National F ...

Awards

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Prakash, Prejish Film editors from Kerala Malayalam film editors 1986 births Living people People from Pathanamthitta