Bhuvann Ponnannaa

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).
Career.
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. He was a contestant in the fourth season of the Kannada reality television show "Bigg Boss".
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, and as Raana, a person with an unpleasant past. 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." 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". Ponnannaa suffered a neck and back injury while filming a stunt sequence for the film.