Prasad Murella
{{short description|Indian cinematographer}}
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{{BLP sources|date=June 2017}}
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Prasad Murella is an Indian cinematographer who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. He debut film was Azhagana Naatkal in Tamil.
Personal life
He was born in Vijayawada where he completed his schooling and his higher studies. Due to his passion for films, he travelled to Chennai and assisted many cinematographers, such as Ravi Yadav and D. Shanker.
Career
He started his career with the Tamil film Azhagana Naatkal directed by Sundar C in 2000. Later he made his debut in Telugu with the film Venky, directed by Srinu Vaitla in 2004, and shot another film called Chanti in the same year. He went back to Tamil films in 2004 with Devathayai Kanden and was there until the year 2006 working for the films Chinna and Rendu.
In 2007, he started shooting Telugu films with the film Dhee and has remained in this film industry. He was awarded with the 2010 Nandi Award for Best Cinematographer for the film Namo Venkatesa.{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/nandi-honours-for-balakrishna-nitya-menon/article2329396.ece|title=Nandi honours for Balakrishna, Nitya Menon|date=6 August 2011|accessdate=4 April 2018|via=www.thehindu.com|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180404104344/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/nandi-honours-for-balakrishna-nitya-menon/article2329396.ece|archivedate=4 April 2018}} It is an award given by Andhra Pradesh state government. He also won the SIIMA Award for Best Cinematographer (Telugu) for the 2013 film Attharintiki Daaredhi {{cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/siima-2014-pawan-kalyans-attarintiki-daredi-mahesh-babu-bag-awards-winners-list-608995|title=SIIMA 2014: Pawan Kalyan's 'Attarintiki Daredi', Mahesh Babu Bag Awards [Winners List]|first=Sangeetha|last=Seshagiri|website=ibtimes.co.in|accessdate=4 April 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151110023216/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/siima-2014-pawan-kalyans-attarintiki-daredi-mahesh-babu-bag-awards-winners-list-608995|archivedate=10 November 2015}}
Filmography
- All films in Telugu unless otherwise noted
See also
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|2027776}}
{{SIIMA Award for Best Cinematographer – Telugu}}{{Authority control}}
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Category:Artists from Vijayawada
Category:Telugu film cinematographers
Category:Tamil cinematographers
Category:Film directors from Andhra Pradesh
Category:21st-century Indian photographers