{{short description|Indian cinematographer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Use Indian English|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox person | name = Appu Prabhakar | image = | caption = | native_name = അപ്പു പ്രഭാകർ | native_name_lang = ml | alma_mater = Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, National Institute of Technology Calicut | occupation = Cinematographer | years_active = 2018{{ndash}}present }}
'''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, and studied cinematography at Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://silverscreenindia.com/movies/features/interviews/the-appu-prabhakar-interview-a-film-like-eye-test-allows-you-to-experiment/|title='A Film Like Eye Test Allows You To Experiment': Cinematographer Appu Prabhakar After Winning The National Award|date=27 April 2018}}</ref><ref name="H">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/how-appu-prabhakar-and-venkatesh-maha-reimagined-maheshinte-prathikaram-as-uma-maheswara-ugra-roopasya/article32066978.ece|title=Appu Prabhakar: Venkatesh Maha didn't want anything glossed over|first=Sangeetha Devi|last=Dundoo|date=13 July 2020|work=The Hindu}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/180418/shooting-to-fame.html|title=Shooting to fame|first=Elizabeth|last=Thomas|date=18 April 2018|website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref> He worked on several films in Malayalam, Bengali, and Nepali before making his Telugu film debut with ''Uma Maheswara Ugra Roopasya'' (2020).<ref name="H" />
== Filmography == {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year !! Film !! Language !! Notes |- | 2018 || ''Certain Lives in Twilight'' || Malayalam || |- | rowspan="3" |2019 || ''Bhalobashar Shohor'' || Bengali || Segments '' Kolkatar Kobitara '' and ''Pori'' |- | ''Nimtoh'' || Nepali || |- | ''Robibaar'' <ref>{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Statesman News |date=2022-08-12 |title=Atanu Ghosh's Robibaar is a Cinematic Herbarium of Unjaded Romance |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/entertainment/atanu-ghoshs-robibaar-cinematic-herbarium-unjaded-romance-1503099512.html |access-date=2023-02-02 |website=The Statesman |language=en-US}}</ref>|| Bengali || |- | 2020 || ''Uma Maheswara Ugra Roopasya'' || Telugu || |- |rowspan="2" |2021 |''Thimmarusu'' |Telugu | |- | ''Binisutoy'' || Bengali || |- | 2022 || ''Abhijaan'' <ref>{{Cite web |last=Sarkar |first=Roushni |title=Abhijaan review: Soumitra Chatterjee is the guiding star in this fitting tribute |url=https://www.cinestaan.com/reviews/abhijaan-42805 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220419034203/https://www.cinestaan.com/reviews/abhijaan-42805 |url-status=live |archive-date=19 April 2022 |access-date=2023-02-02 |website=Cinestaan}}</ref>|| Bengali || |- |rowspan="2" |2023 |''Aaro Ek Prithibi'' |Bengali | |- |''Palan''<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ganguly |first=Ruman |title=Kaushik Ganguly's next is a tribute to Mrinal Sen |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/kaushik-gangulys-next-is-a-tribute-to-mrinal-sen/articleshow/89989673.cms |access-date=2023-02-02 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> |Bengali | |- | 2024 || ''Level Cross'' || Malayalam ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Madhu |first=Vignesh |date=2024-10-12 |title=Asif Ali, Amala Paul-starrer Level Cross all set for OTT release |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2024/Oct/12/asif-ali-amala-paul-starrer-level-cross-all-set-for-ott-release |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref> |- | rowspan=2 | 2025 || ''Rekhachithram'' || Malayalam ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Madhu |first=Vignesh |date=2024-12-24 |title=Rekhachithram trailer has Asif Ali as a cop trying to unravel past mysteries |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2024/Dec/24/rekhachithram-trailer-has-asif-ali-as-a-cop-trying-to-unravel-past-mysteries |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref> |- | ''Narayaneente Moonnaanmakkal'' || Malayalam ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Madhu |first=Vignesh |date=2025-01-15 |title=Narayaneente Moonnaanmakkal release postponed |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2025/Jan/15/narayaneente-moonnaanmakkal-release-postponed |access-date=2025-01-18 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref> |- |}
== Awards and nominations == {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Award !Category !! Work !Result !Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Ref. |- | 2018 | 65th National Film Awards || Best Non-Feature Film Cinematography || ''Eye Test'' | {{won}} || Won the award along with Arnold Fernandes for ''Dawn'' |style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/national-awards-sridevi-wins-best-actress-posthumously-for-mom-1837079|title=National Awards: Sridevi Wins Best Actress Posthumously For MOM, Dadasaheb Phalke For Vinod Khanna|website=NDTV.com|first=Gitanjali|last=Roy|date=3 May 2018|accessdate=28 June 2025}}</ref> |}
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == *{{IMDb name|7767091}}
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