Pratap P. Nair

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| name = Pratap P Nair

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| birth_place = Trivandrum

| occupation = Cinematographer

| yearsactive = 2002- present

| alma_mater = Film and Television Institute of India, Pune

| nationality = Indian

| parents = G. Prabhakaran Nair & Sambhavi Devi

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Pratap. P. Nair born in Thiruvananthapuram the capital city of Kerala, Pratap is a cinematographer{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/Life-in-all-its-paradoxes/article16444241.ece |title=Life in all its paradoxes |work=The Hindu|date=12 November 2016 |accessdate=2020-01-18}} based in Kerala. Pratap attended Film and Television Institute of India, Pune and graduated in the year 2004. After graduating from FTII, Pratap moved to Mumbai to pursue a career in cinematography. He is best known for films like Mundrothuruth,{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/on-pa-manus-munroe-thuruthu/article8304567.ece |title=On P.A. Manu's 'Munroe Thuruthu' |work=The Hindu|date=2016-03-03 |accessdate=2020-01-18}} August Club and Reti. He worked in film production jobs in Mumbai, Hyderabad and Chennai, including associate cameraman, Camera Assistant and Camera Operator.{{cite web |url=http://www.moviebuff.com/prathap-p-nair |title=Prathap P Nair on Moviebuff.com |website=www.moviebuff.com |access-date=14 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161003125355/http://www.moviebuff.com/prathap-p-nair |archive-date=3 October 2016 |url-status=dead}}

A few among his various other achievements and recognition's are National award, non feature section in the year 2002, UGC national award for best documentary direction in 2005, film critics award (television) 2012.{{cite web|author=Thursday, March 22, 2018 - 14:37 |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/powerful-malayalam-short-film-shows-aftermath-senseless-political-attacks-78325 |title=This powerful Malayalam short film shows the aftermath of senseless political attacks |publisher=The News Minute |date=2018-03-22 |accessdate=2020-01-18}} Pratap has worked as Director of Photography for many Malayalam films and five Marathi films. Pratap has to his credit, more than fifty documentaries, short films and TV commercials and continues to work as a Director of Photography splitting his time between Mumbai, Kolkata and Trivandrum.{{cite web|author=Sunday, June 10, 2018 - 19:37 |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/short-film-director-and-social-activist-indira-zen-passes-away-she-was-54-82807 |title=Short-film director and social activist Indira Zen passes away, she was 54 |publisher=The News Minute |date=2018-06-10 |accessdate=2020-01-18}}