Appu Prabhakar

Appu Prabhakar
അപ്പു പ്രഭാകർ
EducationSatyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, National Institute of Technology Calicut
OccupationCinematographer
Years active2018–present

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 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

YearFilmLanguageNotes
2018Certain Lives in TwilightMalayalam
2019Bhalobashar ShohorBengaliSegments Kolkatar Kobitara and Pori
NimtohNepali
Robibaar [4]Bengali
2020Uma Maheswara Ugra RoopasyaTelugu
2021 Thimmarusu Telugu
BinisutoyBengali
2022Abhijaan [5]Bengali
2023 Aaro Ek Prithibi Bengali
Palan[6] Bengali
2024Level CrossMalayalam[7]
2025RekhachithramMalayalam[8]
Narayaneente MoonnaanmakkalMalayalam[9]

Awards and nominations

Year Award CategoryWork Result Notes Ref.
2018 65th National Film AwardsBest Non-Feature Film CinematographyEye Test WonWon the award along with Arnold Fernandes for Dawn [10]

References

  1. ↑ "'A Film Like Eye Test Allows You To Experiment': Cinematographer Appu Prabhakar After Winning The National Award". 27 April 2018.
  2. 1 2 Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (13 July 2020). "Appu Prabhakar: Venkatesh Maha didn't want anything glossed over". The Hindu.
  3. ↑ Thomas, Elizabeth (18 April 2018). "Shooting to fame". Deccan Chronicle.
  4. ↑ Service, Statesman News (12 August 2022). "Atanu Ghosh's Robibaar is a Cinematic Herbarium of Unjaded Romance". The Statesman. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Ganguly, Ruman. "Kaushik Ganguly's next is a tribute to Mrinal Sen". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  7. ↑ Madhu, Vignesh (12 October 2024). "Asif Ali, Amala Paul-starrer Level Cross all set for OTT release". Cinema Express. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  8. ↑ Madhu, Vignesh (24 December 2024). "Rekhachithram trailer has Asif Ali as a cop trying to unravel past mysteries". Cinema Express. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  9. ↑ Madhu, Vignesh (15 January 2025). "Narayaneente Moonnaanmakkal release postponed". Cinema Express. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  10. ↑ 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.