Indian film actor
Bhuvann Ponnannaa |
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Ponnannaa while filming with Randhawa, 2019 |
Born | 30 December[1] |
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Nationality | Indian |
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Other names | Bhuvan Ponnanna |
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Occupation(s) | Actor, model |
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Years active | 2009–present |
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Spouse | Harshika Poonacha[1][2] |
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Bhuvann Ponnannaa is an Indian actor who predominantly appears in Kannada films. He is best known as a contestant in the reality television show Bigg Boss Kannada. In 2012, he became a full-time actor and has since appeared in films such as Kool...Sakkath Hot Maga (2012), Kuchikoo Kuchikoo (2018) and Randhawa (2019).[3][4]
Career
Bhuvann Ponnannaa's first on-screen appearance came in a guest role in Sudeep's 2010 Kannada film Just Maath Maathalli. He subsequently played an antagonist in Kool...Sakkath Hot Maga (2012) and Kuchiku Kuchiku (2018) interspersed between appearances in television soaps.[5] He was a contestant in the fourth season of the Kannada reality television show Bigg Boss.[6]
In 2019, Ponnannaa appeared in Randhawa, an action-thriller, portraying three characters including a namesake as a prince. As Robert, he played a wildlife photographer,[4] and as Raana, a person with an unpleasant past.[7] Reviewing the film for the Times of India, Sunayana Suresh wrote, "Bhuvann Ponnanaa gives it his best, but one wishes he had a better script to showcase the same talent."[8] A. Sharadhaa of the New Indian Express predicted the film to be Ponnannaa's "turning point as a hero", while adding that he "[got] too careful with his character" leaning "heavily on the script and the director".[7] Ponnannaa suffered a neck and back injury while filming a stunt sequence for the film.[9] Bhuvann Ponnannaa's wife Harshika Poonacha is also kannada actress[2]
Filmography
Films
Television
References