Pratap P. Nair

Pratap. P. Nair born in Thiruvananthapuram the capital city of Kerala, Pratap is a cinematographer^[1] based in Kerala. Pratap attended Film and Television Institute of India, Pune and graduated in the year 2004. After graduating from FTII, Pratap moved to Mumbai to pursue a career in cinematography. He is best known for films like Mundrothuruth,^[2] August Club and Reti. He worked in film production jobs in Mumbai, Hyderabad and Chennai, including associate cameraman, Camera Assistant and Camera Operator.^[3] A few among his various other achievements and recognition's are National award, non feature section in the year 2002, UGC national award for best documentary direction in 2005, film critics award (television) 2012.^[4] Pratap has worked as Director of Photography for six Malayalam films and five Marathi films. Pratap has to his credit, more than fifty documentaries, short films and tv commercials and continues to work as a Director of Photography splitting his time between Mumbai, Kolkata and Trivandrum.^[5]

Pratap P Nair
Born	Trivandrum
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	Film and Television Institute of India, Pune
Occupation	Cinematographer
Years active	2002- present
Parent	G. Prabhakaran Nair & Sambhavi Devi

Filmography

Feature films

Year	Film	Director	Language
2007	Kaliyorukkam	S Sunil	Malayalam
2009	Natch tuchaz lagin hai	Milind Shinde	Marathi
2010	Bhakthajanangalude Sradhakku	Priyanandanan	Malayalam
2011	Gulam bhegam badsha	Raju firke	Marathi
2012	August Club	K B venu	Malayalam
2015	Mundrothuruth	Manu	Malayalam
2016	Reti	Suhas Bhosle	Marathi
2017	Re Raya	Milind shinde	Marathi[6]
2018	Idam	Jaya Jose Raj	Malayalam
2019	Kenjira	Manoj Kana	Malayalam

Short films

Year	Film	Director	Language
2018	Catharsis (Silencing Revelations)	Indira Zen	Malayalam[5]
2017	Oru raathriyude kooli	Madhupal	Malayalam
2013	Oru yathrayil	Priyanandanan	Malayalam
2012	Manjupole	Prasanth Kanathur	Malayalam
2010	Aval	Prasanth Kanathur	Malayalam

Awards

• Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematography for Idam and Kenjira in the year 2019.

References

1. "Life in all its paradoxes". The Hindu. 12 November 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
2. "On P.A. Manu's 'Munroe Thuruthu'". The Hindu. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
3. "Prathap P Nair on Moviebuff.com". www.moviebuff.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
4. Thursday, March 22, 2018 - 14:37 (22 March 2018). "This powerful Malayalam short film shows the aftermath of senseless political attacks". The News Minute. Retrieved 18 January 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
5. Sunday, June 10, 2018 - 19:37 (10 June 2018). "Short-film director and social activist Indira Zen passes away, she was 54". The News Minute. Retrieved 18 January 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
6. "Re Raya Movie Review {2.0/5}: Critic Review of Re Raya by Times of India". The Times of India. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2020.

External links

• Pratap P. Nair at IMDb