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{{Short description|Indian film actor}}
{{Undisclosed paid|date=July 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date = February 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Bhuvann Ponnannaa
| image              = Bhuvann Profile2.jpg
| alt                =
| caption            = Ponnannaa while filming with ''Randhawa'', 2019
| birth_name         =
| birth_date         = 30 December<ref name="birthday">{{cite web |title=Harshika Poonacha plans a fun pre-birthday bash for cousin Bhuvann Ponnannaa |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/harshika-poonacha-plans-a-fun-pre-birthday-bash-for-cousin-bhuvann-ponnannaa/articleshow/73015969.cms |website=The Times of India |accessdate=17 August 2020 |language=en |date=29 December 2019}}</ref>
| birth_place        =
| nationality        = Indian
| other_names        = Bhuvan Ponnanna
| alma_mater         =
| occupation         = Actor, model
| yearsactive        = 2009–present
| relatives          =
| spouse             = [[Harshika Poonacha]]<ref name="birthday"/><ref name="entering"/>
}}
'''Bhuvann Ponnannaa''' is an Indian actor who predominantly appears in [[Cinema of Karnataka|Kannada film]]s. 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).<ref>{{cite web |last1=M. N. |first1=Rakshitha |title=On My Pinboard - Actor Bhuvann Ponnannaa |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/metrolife/metrolife-lifestyle/on-my-pinboard-actor-bhuvann-ponnannaa-743251.html |website=Deccan Herald |accessdate=27 August 2019 |language=en |date=27 June 2019}}</ref><ref name="toi1">{{cite web |last1=Joy |first1=Prathibha |title=Randhawa is a film I will be forever proud of: Bhuvann Ponnanna |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/randhawa-is-a-film-i-will-be-forever-proud-of-bhuvann-ponnanna/articleshow/70723652.cms |website=The Times of India |accessdate=27 August 2019 |language=en |date=19 August 2019}}</ref>
== 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=I will be proud throughout my career of being part of Randhawa, says actor Bhuvan Ponnnanna |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2019/aug/22/i-will-be-proud-throughout-my-career-of-being-part-of-randhawa-says-actor-bhuvan-ponnnanna-2022322.html |website=The New Indian Express |access-date=27 August 2019 |date=22 August 2019}}</ref> He was a contestant in the [[Bigg Boss Kannada (season 4)|fourth season]] of the Kannada [[reality television]] show ''[[Bigg Boss Kannada|Bigg Boss]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Daithota |first1=Madhu |title=In this industry, it is best to keep one's mouth shut: Sanjana Chidanand |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/kannada/in-this-industry-it-is-best-to-keep-ones-mouth-shut-sanjana-chidanand/articleshow/59831499.cms |website=The Times of India |accessdate=27 August 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
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,<ref name="toi1"/> and as Raana, a person with an unpleasant past.<ref name="tnie1">{{cite web |last1=Sharadhaa |first1=A. |title='Randhawa' review: clearly lacks a constructive narrative |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2019/aug/24/randhawa-review-clearly-lacks-a-constructive-narrative--2023365.html |website=The New Indian Express |access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> 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."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Suresh |first1=Sunayana |title=Randhawa Movie Review {2.0/5}: Critic Review of Randhawa by Times of India |website=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/randhawa/movie-review/70797807.cms |accessdate=27 August 2019}}</ref> 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".<ref name="tnie1"/> Ponnannaa suffered a neck and back injury while filming a stunt sequence for the film.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/bhuvann-ponannaa-injured-on-the-sets-of-randhawa/articleshow/63111090.cms|title=Bhuvann Ponannaa injured on the sets of Randhawa|last=Waseem|first=Mohammed|date=1 March 2018|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=19 March 2019}}</ref>  Bhuvann Ponnannaa's wife Harshika Poonacha is also kannada actress<ref name="entering">{{Cite web |date=24 August 2023 |title=ವೈವಾಹಿಕ ಜೀವನಕ್ಕೆ ಕಾಲಿಟ್ಟ ಹರ್ಷಿಕಾ- ಭುವನ್‌ ಜೋಡಿ; ಕೊಡವ ಶೈಲಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ವಿವಾಹ |url=https://vistaranews.com/cinema-film/harshika-poonacha-bhuvan-enter-married-life/434703.html |website=Vistara News |trans-title=Harshika Poonacha: Harshika-Bhuvan couple entering married life; Marriage in Kodava style |language=kn}}</ref>
== Filmography ==
=== Films ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Year
!Film
!Role
!class="unsortable" scope="col" |Notes
|-
|2010
|''[[Just Maath Maathalli]]''
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|-
|2012
|''[[Kool...Sakkath Hot Maga]]''
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|2012
|''[[Manjunatha BA LLB]]''
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|-
|2018
|''Kuchiku Kuchiku''
|Bhuvan
|
|-
|2019
|''Randhawa''
|Randhawa / Robert
|
|-
|}
=== Television ===
* ''[[Sanju Mattu Naanu]]'' (2017)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Daithota |first1=Madhu |title=Pratham bit co-star Bhuvan on the sets of Sanju Mattu Naanu |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/kannada/pratham-bit-co-star-bhuvan-on-the-sets-of-sanju-mattu-naanu/articleshow/59723669.cms |website=The Times of India |accessdate=27 August 2019 |language=en |date=24 July 2017}}</ref>
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[[Category:Bigg Boss Kannada contestants]]
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[[Category:Indian expatriate actors in the United States]]