After beginning his career as cinematographer through films such as Bollywood Calling (2001) and Virumaandi (2004), Keshav has prioritised his business ventures since 2011.
[1][2][3][4] After studying filmmaking in Maine, Keshav Prakash apprenticed under cinematographer Ravi K. Chandran during the making of Kamal Haasan's Marudhanayagam in 1998.
[5] A critic wrote Keshav Prakash's "cinematography alternates between documentary rawness and dramatic richness".
[6] Kamal Haasan and Keshav had initially attempted to make the film in high definition during 2003, but later had to abandon the idea owing to technical problems.
[7][8][9] Keshav later worked as the cinematographer of an experimental English film titled The President Is Coming (2009), which he shot using a digital camera.