Pratap attended Film and Television Institute of India, Pune and graduated in the year 2004.
After graduating from FTII, Pratap moved to Mumbai to pursue a career in cinematography.
He is best known for films like Mundrothuruth,[2] August Club and Reti.
He worked in film production jobs in Mumbai, Hyderabad and Chennai, including associate cameraman, Camera Assistant and Camera Operator.
Pratap has to his credit, more than fifty documentaries, short films and tv commercials and continues to work as a Director of Photography splitting his time between Mumbai, Kolkata and Trivandrum.