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{{short description|Indian cinematographer}}
{{BLP sources|date=September 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Ram Prasad
| image =
| caption = Image taken on the sets of Subramanyam For Sale movie
| birth_name = C. Ram Prasad
| partner =
| birth_date = 21 October 1966{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}
| birth_place = India
| occupation = [[Cinematographer]]
| yearsactive = 1986 – present
| relatives =
| parents = Madhav Rao & Subbalakshmi
| website =
}}

'''C. Ram Prasad''' is an [[Indian cinematographers|Indian cinematographer]] who predominantly works in the [[Telugu cinema|Telugu films]].<ref name="The lens man">{{cite news |title=The lens man |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/the-lens-man/article3847862.ece |access-date=19 November 2025 |publisher=The Hindu |date=1 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251119132011/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/the-lens-man/article3847862.ece |archive-date=19 November 2025 |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Kavirayani |first=Suresh |date=4 March 2020 |title=Ram Prasad signs on for Balakrishna |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/040320/ram-prasad-signs-on-for-balakrishna.html |access-date=21 October 2023 |website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref> He has done cinematography for more than 50 films. His notable works are ''[[Hanuman Junction (film)|Hanuman Junction]]'' (2001), ''[[Murari (2001 film)|Murari]]'' (2002), ''[[Athanokkade]]'' (2005), ''[[Maryada Ramanna]]'' (2010), ''[[Mirapakay]]'' (2011), ''[[Yevadu]]'' (2014), ''[[Legend (2014 film)|Legend]]'' (2014), ''[[Akhanda]]'' (2021), and ''[[Bhagavanth Kesari]]'' (2023).

==Early life==
Prasad was born to the couple Madhav Rao and Subbalakshmi in 1965. His father was a makeup man and mother a homemaker. He spent his earlier years in [[Chennai]]. While his father inspired Prasad to make a decision about his career. After completing his SSLC, he joined the Film Institute in Chennai to pursue a Diploma in Cinematography (D.F.T.-Diploma in Film Technology). His passion for photography was so much that he dropped out of the institute to join as an assistant to cinematographer [[V. S. R. Swamy]].{{citation needed|date=June 2019}} He later moved to [[Hyderabad]] in 1992.<ref name="The lens man"></ref>

==Career==
Prasad worked as an assistant cameraman in Telugu feature films from 1986 to 1988 and finally got his first break in the film ''Pacha Thoranam''.{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Key
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| Denotes films that have not yet been released
|}
:*''All films in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] unless otherwise noted''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Notes
|-
| rowspan="2" |1994
|''Pacha Thoranam''
|
|-
|''[[Police Alludu]]''
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |1997
|''Ayyinda Leda''
|
|-
|''Kaliyugamlo Gandargolam''
|
|-
|''Hello I Love You''
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1998 || ''[[Hyderabad Blues]]''||English film
|-
|''Swarnakka''
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1999 || ''[[Nee Kosam]]''||
|-
|''Prema Kosam''
|
|-
|''[[Rockford (film)|Rockford]]''
|English film
|-
|''[[Mysterious Girl (film)|Mysterious Girl]]''
|English-Hindi film
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2000 || ''[[Chala Bagundi]]''||
|-
|''[[9 Nelalu]]''
|
|-
|''[[Naa Manasistha Raa]]''
|
|-
|''Sanchalanam''
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2001 || ''[[Murari (2001 film)|Murari]]''||
|-
|''[[Hanuman Junction (film)|Hanuman Junction]]''
|
|-
|''[[Naa Manasistha Raa]]''
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2002 || ''[[Aadi (2002 film)|Aadi]]''
|
|-
|''[[Manasutho]]''
|
|-
|''Kanulu Musina Neevaye''
|
|-
|''[[O Chinadana]]''
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2003 || ''[[Pellam Oorelithe]]''||
|-
|''[[Mysterious Girl (film)|Jodi No. 1]]''
|
|-
|''[[Ottesi Cheputunna]]''
|
|-
|''[[Pellamtho Panenti]]''
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2004 || ''[[Sri Anjaneyam]]''||
|-
|''[[Nenu (film)|Nenu]]''
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2005 || ''[[Athanokkade]]''||
|-
|''[[Chakram (2005 film)|Chakram]]''
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2006 || ''Pothe Poni'' ||
|-
|''[[Veerabhadra (film)|Veerabhadra]]''
|
|-
|''[[Evandoi Srivaru]]''
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2007 || ''[[Munna (2007 film)|Munna]]''||<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=DHNS |title=Balakrishna ropes in top cine-technicians for daughter's wedding |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/archives/balakrishna-ropes-top-cine-technicians-2278877 |access-date=2023-10-21 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Vijayadasami (film)|Vijayadasami]]''
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2008 || ''[[Okka Magadu]]''||
|-
|''[[Hare Ram]]''
|
|-
|''[[Hero (2008 film)|Hero]]''
|
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Saleem (film)|Saleem]]''||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Maryada Ramanna]]''||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Mirapakay]]''||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Rebel (2012 film)|Rebel]]''||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2014 || ''[[Yevadu]]''||<ref name=":2" />
|-
|''[[Legend (2014 film)|Legend]]''
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2015 || ''[[Malini & Co.]]''||
|-
|''[[Subramanyam For Sale]]''
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2016 || ''[[Jakkanna]]''||
|-
|''[[Saptagiri Express (film)|Saptagiri Express]]''
|
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Two Countries (2017 film)|2 Countries]]''||
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Jai Simha]]''||
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2019 || ''[[Prema Katha Chitram 2]]''||
|-
|''[[Burra Katha (film)|Burra Katha]]''
|
|-
|''[[RDX Love]]''
|
|-
|''[[Ruler (film)|Ruler]]''
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|''[[Software Sudheer]]''
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2021 || ''[[Idhe Maa Katha]]'' ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=B |first=Satya |date=2020-11-19 |title=IMK First Look: A Tale Of Four People’s Road Trip |url=https://www.gulte.com/movienews/36215/imk-first-look-a-tale-of-four-peoples-road-trip |access-date=2023-10-21 |website=Gulte |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Akhanda]]''
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nandamuri Balakrishna's Akhanda sets release date |url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/entertainment/cinema/2021/nov/11/nandamuri-balakrishnas-akhanda-sets-release-date-36951.html |access-date=2023-10-21 |website=www.indulgexpress.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |2022
|''[[Maayon (film)|Maayon]]''
|[[Tamil film]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maayon Movie Review: A VFX showreel in search of an intriguing film |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2022/jun/24/maayon-movie-review-a-vfx-showreel-in-search-of-an-intriguing-film-32291.html |access-date=2023-10-21 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Gaalodu]]'' ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sudigali Sudheer’s Gaalodu set to stream on Aha from this date |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/telugu/news/2023/feb/12/sudigali-sudheers-gaalodu-set-to-stream-on-aha-from-this-date-39905.html |access-date=2023-10-21 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2023 || ''[[Organic Mama Hybrid Alludu]]'' ||
|-
|''[[Bhagavanth Kesari]]''
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=NKR 21: Nandamuri Kalyan Ram, Saiee Manjrekar, Vijayashanthi unite for a big-budget saga |url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/nkr-21-nandamuri-kalyan-ram-saiee-manjrekar-vijayashanthi-unite-for-a-big-budget-saga/203b173edd584 |access-date=2023-10-21 |website=OTTPlay |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |2025
| ''[[Arjun Son Of Vyjayanthi]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Akhanda 2: Thaandavam]]''
|
|-
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Award{{efn|Awards, festivals and organizations are in alphabetical order.}}
! scope="col" | Year{{efn|Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.}}
! scope="col" | Category
! scope="col" |Work
! scope="col" |Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
! scope="row" | A.P. Cinegoers Award
| 2005 || Best Cinematographer || ''[[Athanokkade]]''||{{Won}}
|
|-
! scope="row" | [[Nandi Awards]]
| [[Nandi Awards of 2007|2007]] || [[Nandi Award for Best Cinematographer|Best Cinematographer]]|| [[Munna (2007 film)|''Munna'']] ||{{Won}}
|
|-
! scope="row" | Sangam Academy Award
| 2004 || Best Cinematographer || ''[[Nenu (film)|Nenu]]''|| {{Won}}
|
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"|[[Santosham Film Awards]]
|2015
| rowspan="2" |[[Santosham Best Cinematographer Award|Best Cinematographer]]
|[[Legend (2014 film)|''Legend'']]
|{{won}}
|
|-
|[[22nd Santosham Film Awards|2023]]
|''[[Bhagavanth Kesari]]''
|{{won}}
|
|-
! scope="row" |[[South Indian International Movie Awards]]
|[[10th South Indian International Movie Awards|2022]]
|[[SIIMA Award for Best Cinematographer – Telugu|Best Cinematographer – Telugu]]
|''[[Akhanda]]''
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-11 |title=Winners of SIIMA Awards 2022; Clean sweep by Pushpa: The Rise |url=https://www.123telugu.com/mnews/winners-of-siima-awards-2022-clean-sweep-by-pushpa-the-rise.html |access-date=2023-10-21 |website=123telugu.com |language=en}}</ref>
|}

== Notes ==
<references group="lower-alpha" />
==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0997777|Ram Prasad}}

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Telugu film cinematographers]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian photographers]]
[[Category:1966 births]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian photographers]]
[[Category:Santosham Film Awards winners]]
[[Category:South Indian International Movie Awards winners]]
[[Category:Nandi Award winners]]

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