Appu Prabhakar

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Appu Prabhakar
അപ്പു പ്രഭാകർ
NationalityIndian
Alma mater Satyajit 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.

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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
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 MoonnaanmakkalMalayalam [9]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultNotesRef.
2018 65th National Film Awards Best Non-Feature Film Cinematography Eye TestWonWon the award along with Arnold Fernandes for Dawn [10]

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