Appu Prabhakar

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| name = Appu Prabhakar

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| native_name = അപ്പു പ്രഭാകർ

| native_name_lang = ml

| nationality = Indian

| alma_mater = Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, National Institute of Technology Calicut

| occupation = Cinematographer

| yearsactive = 2018{{ndash}}present

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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.{{Cite web|url=https://silverscreenindia.com/movies/features/interviews/the-appu-prabhakar-interview-a-film-like-eye-test-allows-you-to-experiment/|title='A Film Like Eye Test Allows You To Experiment': Cinematographer Appu Prabhakar After Winning The National Award|date=April 27, 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/how-appu-prabhakar-and-venkatesh-maha-reimagined-maheshinte-prathikaram-as-uma-maheswara-ugra-roopasya/article32066978.ece|title=Appu Prabhakar: Venkatesh Maha didn't want anything glossed over|first=Sangeetha Devi|last=Dundoo|date=July 13, 2020|work=The Hindu}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/180418/shooting-to-fame.html|title=Shooting to fame|first=Elizabeth|last=Thomas|date=April 18, 2018|website=Deccan Chronicle}} He worked on several films in Malayalam, Bengali, and Nepali before making his Telugu film debut with Uma Maheswara Ugra Roopasya (2020).

Filmography

Year	Film	Language	Notes
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2018	Certain Lives in Twilight	Malayalam
rowspan="3" \|2019	Bhalobashar Shohor	Bengali	Segments Kolkatar Kobitara and Pori
Nimtoh	Nepali
Robibaar {{Cite web \|last=Service \|first=Statesman News \|date=2022-08-12 \|title=Atanu Ghosh's Robibaar is a Cinematic Herbarium of Unjaded Romance \|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/entertainment/atanu-ghoshs-robibaar-cinematic-herbarium-unjaded-romance-1503099512.html \|access-date=2023-02-02 \|website=The Statesman \|language=en-US}}	Bengali
2020	Uma Maheswara Ugra Roopasya	Telugu
rowspan="2" \|2021 \|Thimmarusu \|Telugu \|
Binisutoy	Bengali
2022	Abhijaan {{Cite web \|last=Sarkar \|first=Roushni \|title=Abhijaan review: Soumitra Chatterjee is the guiding star in this fitting tribute \|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/reviews/abhijaan-42805 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220419034203/https://www.cinestaan.com/reviews/abhijaan-42805 \|url-status=live \|archive-date=April 19, 2022 \|access-date=2023-02-02 \|website=Cinestaan}}	Bengali
rowspan="2" \|2023 \|Aaro Ek Prithibi \|Bengali \|
Palan{{Cite news \|last=Ganguly \|first=Ruman \|title=Kaushik Ganguly's next is a tribute to Mrinal Sen \|work=The Times of India \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/kaushik-gangulys-next-is-a-tribute-to-mrinal-sen/articleshow/89989673.cms \|access-date=2023-02-02 \|issn=0971-8257}} \|Bengali \|
2024	Level Cross	Malayalam	{{Cite web \|last=Madhu \|first=Vignesh \|date=2024-10-12 \|title=Asif Ali, Amala Paul-starrer Level Cross all set for OTT release \|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2024/Oct/12/asif-ali-amala-paul-starrer-level-cross-all-set-for-ott-release \|access-date=2025-01-16 \|website=Cinema Express \|language=en}}
rowspan=2 \| 2025	Rekhachithram	Malayalam	{{Cite web \|last=Madhu \|first=Vignesh \|date=2024-12-24 \|title=Rekhachithram trailer has Asif Ali as a cop trying to unravel past mysteries \|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2024/Dec/24/rekhachithram-trailer-has-asif-ali-as-a-cop-trying-to-unravel-past-mysteries \|access-date=2025-01-09 \|website=Cinema Express \|language=en}}
Narayaneente Moonnaanmakkal	Malayalam	{{Cite web \|last=Madhu \|first=Vignesh \|date=2025-01-15 \|title=Narayaneente Moonnaanmakkal release postponed \|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2025/Jan/15/narayaneente-moonnaanmakkal-release-postponed \|access-date=2025-01-18 \|website=Cinema Express \|language=en}}

Awards and nominations

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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

|style="text-align:center;" |{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/national-awards-sridevi-wins-best-actress-posthumously-for-mom-1837079|title=National Awards: Sridevi Wins Best Actress Posthumously For MOM, Dadasaheb Phalke For Vinod Khanna|website=NDTV.com}}

References

External links

{{IMDb name|7767091}}

Category:Living people

Category:Malayalam film cinematographers

Category:Bengali film cinematographers

Category:Year of birth missing (living people)