Prejish Prakash
{{short description|Malayalam film editor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Prejish Prakash
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1986|02|24}}
| birth_place =
| occupation = {{hlist|Film Editor|Web Designer|Entrepreneur}}
| spouse = Diana Prejish
| parents =
| website =
| nationality = Indian
| years_active = 2009–present
}}
Prejish Prakash is an Indian film editor working primarily in Malayalam cinema. He is also a web designer and an entrepreneur.
Other than feature-film editing he edited various documentaries, advertisements, Corporate videos, Film trailers etc. in his career.
{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6293287/|title=Prejish Prakash|website=IMDb}}
Early life and education
He did his schooling from Mount Bethany EHSS,{{Cite web |url=http://www.schoollistindia.com/mount-bethany-ehss-mylapra-pathanamthitta_1030149-kl.html/ |title=Incorrect syntax near '/' |access-date=20 August 2014 |archive-date=29 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141029152603/http://www.schoollistindia.com/mount-bethany-ehss-mylapra-pathanamthitta_1030149-kl.html/ |url-status=dead }} and graduate with a degree in Multimedia from St Joseph College of Communication in 2007.{{cite web |url=https://www.sjcc.edu.in/ |title=St Joseph College of Communication |website=sjcc.edu.in}}
Editing career
He began his editing career by joining Yes Indiavision Satellite Communications as a video editor in 2008.{{cite web |url=http://www.yesindiavision.com/ |title=yes indiavision |website=www.yesindiavision.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070202014611/http://www.yesindiavision.com/ |archive-date=2007-02-02}} His passion for movies and film editing lead him to step into the film industry.
Prejish started working as an independent film editor in the film Mullassery Madhavan Kutty Nemom P. O. in 2012.
In 2013, Prejish edited the movie Philips and the Monkey Pen which completed 111 days in theatres and was a huge commercial success at the boxoffice.{{cite web |url=http://www.kerala9.com/event/philips-and-the-monkey-pen-movie-111th-day-celebration-photos |title=Philips And The Monkey Pen Movie 111th Day Celebration Photos - Kerala9.com |website=www.kerala9.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140411213033/http://www.kerala9.com/event/philips-and-the-monkey-pen-movie-111th-day-celebration-photos |archive-date=2014-04-11}} This film also won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Children's Film, Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Kerala-state-film-awards|title = Kerala state film awards: Latest News, Videos and Photos of Kerala state film awards | Times of India|website = The Times of India}} and Kerala State Film Award for Best Children's Film Director.
In 2021, Prejish edited the film Home (2021 film), which garnered significant critical acclaim and received the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam. His work as an editor on this project earned him the Kerala Film Critics Association Awards for Best Editor. This recognition underscores his contributions to the Malayalam film industry and highlights the film's impact on audiences and critics alike.
Entrepreneurship
He is the founder of the Ventures Peppino Studios and School of Editing which started in 2015. Peppino is a creative studio offers services in the field of editing and web design where the School of Editing offers Digital Film and Video Editing courses in Kochi.{{Cite web|url=http://schoolofediting.com/about-school-of-editing/|title=About School of Editing|date=12 December 2016}}
Filmography
=Film Editor=
| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Film !! Language !! Director !! Release Date / Notes | ||||
| rowspan="1"|2012 | Mullassery Madhavan Kutty Nemom P. O. | Malayalam | Kumar Nanda | 10 February 2012 |
| rowspan="2"|2013 | Philips and the Monkey Pen | Malayalam | Rojin Thomas and Shanil Muhammed | 7 November 2013 |
| Vedivazhipadu | Malayalam | Shambhu Purushothaman | 12 December 2013 | |
| rowspan="2"|2014 | Raktharakshassu 3D | Malayalam | R Factor | 28 February 2014 |
| 1 by Two | Malayalam | Arun Kumar Aravind | 19 April 2014 | |
| rowspan="1"|2017 | Avarude Raavukal | Malayalam | Shanil Muhammed | 23 June 2017 |
| rowspan="1"|2020 | Kilometers and Kilometers | Malayalam | Jeo Baby | 31 August |
| rowspan="1"|2021 | Home (2021 film) | Malayalam | Rojin Thomas | Released on Amazon Prime Video on 19 August 2021 |
| rowspan="2"|2024 | Checkmate | Malayalam | Ratish Sekhar | 9 August 2024 |
=Documentary editor=
He edited the documentary "After Life" directed by Sanjeev Sivan, which was based on a real-life incident of a couple of Kerala fighting a legal battle to get access to their dead son's semen in hopes of producing an heir.{{cite web |url=http://www.10.indisches-filmfestival.de/en/2013/programme/all-films/venal-odungathe-endless-summer/ |title=Indisches Filmfestival Stuttgart :: Venal Odungathe - Endless Summer |website=www.10.indisches-filmfestival.de |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141029094124/http://www.10.indisches-filmfestival.de/en/2013/programme/all-films/venal-odungathe-endless-summer/ |archive-date=2014-10-29}}
"Water Whatever" is another Documentary Film edited by Prejish{{citation needed|date=October 2018}} which has become an official selection of the Stockholm Project Green festival is one of only seven films selected worldwide by festival co-hosts Nomad Films (US) and Sweden's GAP (Global Action Plan) The 35mm film recounts 3 stories based on a single theme, water scarcity. Directed by Sudip Joshiy, Shot in Ladakh, Rajasthan and Kerala by renowned cinematographer Amal Neerad{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/tale-older-than-the-sea/article2367230.ece|title = Tale older than the sea|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 18 August 2011|last1 = George|first1 = Liza}}
Awards
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
| Year
! Award ! Film | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Kerala Film Critics Association Awards | Home (2021 film) Best Editor |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|6293287}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Prakash, Prejish}}
Category:Film editors from Kerala