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{{Short description|Indian cinematographer}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Prayag Mukundan
| image = Prayag_Mukundan.jpg
| caption =
| birth_name = Prayag Mukundan
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1991}}
| birth_place = [[kannur]], [[Kerala]], India
| occupation = [[Cinematographer]]
| parents = M.V Mukundan & Prasanna M.M
| yearsactive = 2010–present
| website = {{URL|https://www.prayagmukundan.com}}
| awards = [[Kedamangalam Sadanandan]] memorial award for Best Cinematographer-2013
}}

'''Prayag Mukundan'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Prayag Mukundan |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/content/tags/prayag-mukundan |access-date=2022-07-02 |website=Deccan Chronicle |language=en}}{{dead link|date=June 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=ഡെസ്ക് |first=വെബ് |title=പ്രയാഗിന്‍റെ സിനിമ പ്രയാണം... |url=https://www.madhyamam.com/movies/movies-special/life-cinematographer-prayag-mukundan-movies-article/2018/mar/15/447233 |access-date=2022-07-02 |website=Madhyamam |date=15 March 2018 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title='സന്തോഷ് ശിവനെ പരിചയപ്പെടാൻ മുംബൈയിൽ ചെന്ന പ്രയാഗിനു മനസിലായി, ഒന്നും അത്ര എളുപ്പമല്ല..' |url=https://archives.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/features/prayag-mukundan-about-bollywood-film-p-k-experience-santhosh-sivan-1.3272750 |access-date=2022-07-02 |website=Mathrubhumi Archives |date=November 2018 |language=en}}</ref> is an Indian cinematographer working predominantly in [[Malayalam]], [[Kannada]] and [[Hindi]] film industries. With an educational background in VFX and Animation filmmaking and cinematography, he received mentorship from VFX director Biju Dhanapalan and cinematographers like [[C. K. Muraleedharan]], [[Sujith Vaassudev]] and Sudheer Palsane. Prayag's early body of work includes documentaries, advertisements, short films and government projects, including research collaborations with [[IIT Bombay]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nagarajan |first=Saraswathy |date=2022-06-02 |title=Sudesh Balan's short film 'Saakshatkaaram' to be screened at MIFF |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/sudesh-balans-saakshatkaaram-on-humanity-universal-emotions/article65480070.ece |access-date=2022-07-02 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He made his feature film debut as Director of photography with the Kannada film ''Thurthu Nirgamana'' (Emergency Exit).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Khajane |first=Muralidhara |date=2022-06-24 |title=Thurthu Nirgamana movie review: A unique coming-of-age fantasy drama |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/thurthu-nirgamana-movie-review-a-unique-coming-of-age-fantasy-drama/article65560673.ece |access-date=2022-07-02 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="margin-right: 0;"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" | Notes
|-
| 2013
! scope="row" | ''[[Punyalan Agarbattis]]''
| rowspan="1" |Assistant Camera
| rowspan="1" |Second Camera Operator
|-
| 2014
! scope="row" | ''[[PK (film)|PK]]''
| rowspan="1" |Camera Intern
| rowspan="1" |
|-
| 2015
! scope="row" | ''Anischit'' (Short)
| rowspan="2" |Assistant Camera
| rowspan="1" |
|-
| 2016
! scope="row" | ''[[School Bus]]''
| rowspan="1" |
|-
| 2017
! scope="row" | ''Baale'' (Short)
| rowspan="6" |Cinematographer
| rowspan="1" |
|-
| 2019
! scope="row" | ''Killimangalam Vazhi'' (Documentary)
| rowspan="1" | Won Kerala Kalamandalam Award
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2020
! scope="row" | ''Pottakinar'' (Short)
| rowspan="1" |
|-
! scope="row" | ''Saakshaathkaram'' (Short)
| rowspan="1" | Won the best short fiction film in the international competition of MIFF 2020
|-
| 2022
! scope="row" | ''[[Thurthu Nirgamana]]'' (Kannada Debut)
| rowspan="1" | Kannada Debut
|-
| 2023
! scope="row" | ''Penmudra'' (Documentary)
| rowspan="1" |
|-
| 2025
! scope="row" | ''Sangharsha Ghadana: The Art of Warfare''
| rowspan="2" | Director of Photography
| rowspan="1" |
|-
| 2026
| {{Pending film| Masthishka Maranam}} ||<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-02-09 |title=Krishand’s Masthishka Maranam gets a release date, teaser out |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2026/Feb/09/krishands-masthishka-maranam-gets-a-release-date-teaser-out |access-date=2026-02-10 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|9601380}}

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[[Category:1991 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Malayalam film cinematographers]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian photographers]]
[[Category:Cinematographers from Kerala]]

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