| Appu Prabhakar | |
| Native Name: | അപ്പു പ്രഭാകർ |
| Native Name Lang: | ml |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Alma Mater: | Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, National Institute of Technology Calicut |
| Occupation: | Cinematographer |
| Yearsactive: | 2018present |
Appu Prabhakar is a national award-winning Indian cinematographer who is known for his works in Malayalam, Bengali, Telugu and Nepali films.
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).
| 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 |