Nikhil S. Praveen

Nikhil S. Praveen is an Indian cinematographer working mainly in Malayalam films. The Kottayam native made his debut with the 2017 film Bhayanakam directed by Jayaraj for which he received Best Cinematography award at the 65th National Film Awards.^[1][2]

Nikhil S. Praveen
Born	(1991-10-03) October 3, 1991 (age 33) Mattakkara, Kottayam, Kerala, India
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	Cochin Media School
Occupation	Cinematographer
Years active	2018 - Present
Notable work	Bhayanakam, Rowdram 2018, Kaaval, Fredom Fight
Awards	National Film Award for Best Cinematography, Kerala Film Critics Association Awards for Best cinematographer, Best Cinematographer at Beijing International Film Festival

Filmography

• All films in Malayalam unless otherwise noted

Year	Title	Director	Notes
2015	Kuttanad - A Unique Watery Landscape	Pradeep Nair	Documentary
2017	Crossroad		Anthology film - Kodeshyan
2017	Bhayanakam	Jayaraj	Feature film[3]
2018	Angu Doore Oru Deshathu	Joshy Mathew	Feature film
	Kadammanitta - Prakruthiyude Padayanikkaran	Jayaraj	Documentary
2019	Thelivu	M.A. Nishad	Feature film
	Roudram 2018	Jayaraj	Feature film
2021	Kaaval	Nithin Renji Panicker	Feature film
2022	Freedom Fight - Ration	Francies Louis	Anthology film
	Kappu	Sanju V Samuel	Feature film - Upcoming
2023	Live	V. K. Prakash	[4]
2024	Cup †	Sanju V Samuel	[5]

Awards

• 2018 - National Film Award for Best Cinematography - Bhayanakam
• 2018 - Kerala Film Critics Association Awards for Best cinematographer - Bhayanakam
• 2019 - Best Cinematographer at Beijing International Film Festival - Bhayanakam^[6]