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 National Institute of Technology Calicut (NIT Calicut or NITC), formerly Regional Engineering College Calicut, is a public technical university and an institute of national importance governed by the NIT Act passed by the Parliament of India. ...

, and studied cinematography at

Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI) is a film and television institute located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Named after Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray, the institute provides higher and professional education and technical exp ...

. He worked as a second camera operator for the Malayalam film ''

Comrade in America ''Comrade in America'' (abbreviated as ''CIA'') is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language adventure film directed by Amal Neerad, starring Dulquer Salmaan and Karthika Muralidharan in the lead roles. The music is composed by Gopi Sundar, and Renad ...

'' (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 The National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Cinematography is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It is one of ...

. He worked on several films in Malayalam, Bengali, and Nepali before making his Telugu film debut with ''

Uma Maheswara Ugra Roopasya ''Uma Maheswara Ugra Roopasya'' () also known by the initialism ''UMUR'', is a 2020 Indian Telugu-language comedy drama film directed by Venkatesh Maha, and produced by Shobu Yarlagadda, Prasad Devineni and Vijaya Praveena Paruchuri for thei ...

'' (2020).

Filmography

Awards and nominations

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Prabhakar, Appu Living people Malayalam film cinematographers Bengali film cinematographers Year of birth missing (living people)