Appu Prabhakar | |
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അപ്പു പ്രഭാകർ | |
Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater | Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, National Institute of Technology Calicut |
Occupation | Cinematographer |
Years active | 2018–present |
Appu Prabhakar is a national award-winning Indian cinematographer who is known for his works in Malayalam, Bengali, Telugu and Nepali films.
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]
Year | Film | Language | Notes |
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2018 | Certain Lives in Twilight | Malayalam | |
2019 | Bhalobashar Shohor | Bengali | Segments 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 Moonnaanmakkal† | Malayalam | [9] | |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Notes | Ref. |
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2018 | 65th National Film Awards | Best Non-Feature Film Cinematography | Eye Test | Won | Won the award along with Arnold Fernandes for Dawn | [10] |
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