Prasad Murella


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
YearFilmNotes
2001Azhagana NaatkalTamil
2003WinnerTamil
2004Venky
2004Chanti
2004Devathayai KandenTamil
2005ChinnaTamil
2006RenduTamil
2007Dhee
2007Raju Bhai
2007Chandamama
2008Ready
2008King
2010Namo VenkatesaNandi Award for Best Cinematographer
2010SimhaAdditional cinematography
2011Dookudu
2012Poola Rangadu
2013Shadow
2013Attharintiki DaaredhiSIIMA Award for Best Cinematographer (Telugu)
2015S/O Satyamurthy
2015Soukhyam
2017Katamarayudu
2018[MLA (2018 Telugu language|Telugu film)|MLA]
2018Pantham
2019Venky Mama
2021Tuck Jagadish
2022Macherla Niyojakavargam
2023Ravanasura2 songs and Additional cinematography
2023AadikeshavaAdditional cinematography
2024Devaki Nandana Vasudeva
2025Arjun Son of VyjayanthiAdditional cinematography
2026Bhartha Mahasayulaku Wignyapthi