Prasad Murella is an Indian cinematographer who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. He debut film was Azhagana Naatkal in Tamil.
Personal life He was born in Vijayawada where he completed his schooling and his higher studies. Due to his passion for films, he travelled to Chennai and assisted many cinematographers, such as Ravi Yadav and D. Shanker.
Career He started his career with the Tamil film Azhagana Naatkal directed by Sundar C in 2000. Later he made his debut in Telugu with the film Venky, directed by Srinu Vaitla in 2004, and shot another film called Chanti in the same year. He went back to Tamil films in 2004 with Devathayai Kanden and was there until the year 2006 working for the films Chinna and Rendu.
In 2007, he started shooting Telugu films with the film Dhee and has remained in this film industry. He was awarded with the 2010 Nandi Award for Best Cinematographer for the film Namo Venkatesa. It is an award given by Andhra Pradesh state government. He also won the SIIMA Award for Best Cinematographer (Telugu) for the 2013 film Attharintiki Daaredhi
Filmography
All films in Telugu unless otherwise noted
Year Film Notes2001Azhagana Naatkal Tamil2003Winner Tamil2004Venky Chanti Devathayai Kanden Tamil2005Chinna Tamil2006Rendu Tamil2007Dhee Raju Bhai Chandamama 2008Ready King 2010Namo Venkatesa Nandi Award for Best CinematographerSimhaAdditional cinematography 2011Dookudu 2012Poola Rangadu 2013Shadow Attharintiki Daaredhi SIIMA Award for Best Cinematographer (Telugu) 2015S/O Satyamurthy Soukhyam 2017Katamarayudu 2018 MLAPantham2019Venky Mama2021Tuck Jagadish2022Macherla Niyojakavargam2023Ravanasura 2 songs and Additional cinematographyAadikeshavaAdditional cinematography2024Devaki Nandana Vasudeva2025Arjun Son of VyjayanthiAdditional cinematography 2026Bhartha Mahasayulaku Wignyapthi
See also Indian cinematographers
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