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Appu Prabhakar | |
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അപ്പു പ്രഭാകർ | |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, National Institute of Technology Calicut |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
| Years active | 2018–present |
Appu Prabhakar is a national award-winning Indian cinematographer who is known for his works in Malayalam, Bengali, Telugu and Nepali films.
Career
[edit]Appu Prabhakar completed a Bachelor of Technology degree from National Institute of Technology Calicut, and studied cinematography at Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute.[1][2] 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.[3] He worked on several films in Malayalam, Bengali, and Nepali before making his Telugu film debut with Uma Maheswara Ugra Roopasya (2020).[2]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Film | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Certain Lives in Twilight | Malayalam | |
| 2019 | Bhalobashar Shohor | Bengali | Segments Kolkatar Kobitara and Pori |
| 2019 | Nimtoh | Nepali | |
| 2019 | Robibaar [4] | Bengali | |
| 2020 | Uma Maheswara Ugra Roopasya | Telugu | |
| 2021 | Thimmarusu | Telugu | |
| 2021 | Binisutoy | Bengali | |
| 2022 | Abhijaan [5] | Bengali | |
| 2023 | Aaro Ek Prithibi | Bengali | |
| 2023 | Palan[6] | Bengali |
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 65th National Film Awards | Best Non-Feature Film Cinematography | Eye Test | Won | Won the award along with Arnold Fernandes for Dawn | [7] |
References
[edit]- ^ "'A Film Like Eye Test Allows You To Experiment': Cinematographer Appu Prabhakar After Winning The National Award". April 27, 2018.
- ^ a b Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (July 13, 2020). "Appu Prabhakar: Venkatesh Maha didn't want anything glossed over". The Hindu.
- ^ Thomas, Elizabeth (April 18, 2018). "Shooting to fame". Deccan Chronicle.
- ^ Service, Statesman News (2022-08-12). "Atanu Ghosh's Robibaar is a Cinematic Herbarium of Unjaded Romance". The Statesman. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
- ^ Sarkar, Roushni. "Abhijaan review: Soumitra Chatterjee is the guiding star in this fitting tribute". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on April 19, 2022. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
- ^ Ganguly, Ruman. "Kaushik Ganguly's next is a tribute to Mrinal Sen". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
- ^ "National Awards: Sridevi Wins Best Actress Posthumously For MOM, Dadasaheb Phalke For Vinod Khanna". NDTV.com.