| Bhuvann Ponnannaa | |
| Birth Date: | 30 December[1] |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Other Names: | Bhuvan Ponnanna |
| Occupation: | Actor, model |
| Yearsactive: | 2009–present |
| Spouse: | Harshika Poonacha |
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).[2] [3]
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.[4] He was a contestant in the fourth season of the Kannada reality television show Bigg Boss.[5]
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,[3] and as Raana, a person with an unpleasant past.[6] 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."[7] 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".[6] Ponnannaa suffered a neck and back injury while filming a stunt sequence for the film.[8] Bhuvann Ponnannaa's wife Harshika Poonacha is also kannada actress[9]
| 2010 | Just Maath Maathalli | ||
| 2012 | Kool...Sakkath Hot Maga | ||
| 2012 | Manjunatha BA LLB | ||
| 2018 | Kuchiku Kuchiku | Bhuvan | |
| 2019 | Randhawa | Randhawa / Robert | |