Senthil Prbhu

Experienced Cinematographer and Filmmaker with 11 years of industry experience after completing PG Diploma in Cinematography from Satyajit Ray Film TV Institute. Specialized in feature films, advertising, documentaries, and web series. Recently served as Senior Associate Professor and HOD of Cinematography department at KR Narayanan National Institute of Visual Science.

Expertise in digital and celluloid cinematography, color grading, lighting design, and visual storytelling across multiple formats and industries.

Senior Associate Professor & HOD of Cinematography Department - KR Narayanan National Institute of Visual Science - Kottayam, Kerala

(2023-09 - 2025-01)

Served as Senior Associate Professor in a Kerala government state funded institute. Worked as HOD of Cinematography department in smooth execution of academic and administrative functions.

• Conducted Workshops, Examinations, and Students Orientation
• Designed Syllabus and curriculum
• Invited prominent Cinematographers to conduct Master classes and Camera demos
• Took guest lectures in various cinematographic and filmmaking topics in media colleges and film schools (Annapurna, Clusters)

Cinematographer - Independent / Multiple Productions - Mumbai, Chennai, Cochin

(2016 - 2018)

Worked as professional Cinematographer on multiple feature films across Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, and Malayalam cinema.

• Acham enbathu Madamayada (Tamil, 2016) - DP: Dani Raymond, Dań Macurther - Director: Gautum Vasudev Menon
• Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo (Telugu, 2016) - DP: Dani Raymond, Dań Macurther - Director: Gautum Vasudev Menon
• Vikram Vedha (Tamil, 2017) - DP: PS Vinod - Director: Gayathri Pushkar
• Kadwi Hawa (Hindi, 2017) - DP: Ramanuj Dutta - Director: Nila Madab panda
• Nirvana INN (Hindi, 2018) - DP: Jayanth Madhavan - Director: Vijay Jayapal
• Careful (Malayalam, 2017) - DP: Dhanesh Raveendranath - Director: VK Prakash

Cinematographer & Filmmaker - Multiple Production Houses - Mumbai

(2019 - 2022)

Worked as professional Cinematographer and filmmaker with advertising, documentary, and fiction content projects. Led and executed projects with large manpower teams.

• Worked in leading 100+ manpower teams and executed projects successfully
• Worked in real location and studio lighting setups in industry workflow
• Good experience in story boarding, scriptwriting, shot breakdown in preproduction level
• Implemented shooting with budget breakdowns, equipment requirements, and technician hiring for rich visual output
• Collaborated with cinematographers Vikas Sivaraman (Product and Fashion shoots, 2019) and Sayak Battacharya (Web Series, Advertising, Digital films, 2019)

PG Diploma - Cinematography (Filmmaking) - Satyajit Ray Film TV Institute (2011 - 2014)

Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical - Anna University