[3][4] Bhuvann Ponnannaa's first on-screen appearance came in a guest role in Sudeep's 2010 Kannada film Just Maath Maathalli.

[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.

[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".