Pannaga Bharana is an Indian film director and actor who works in Kannada cinema.
[2] Bharana started working professionally in the film industry at the age of five when he debuted on one of the most-loved television series Tenali Rama, aired on the DD National Channel (1990).
In the same year, he played a crucial role in The Stone Boy, an Indio-Mauritius Project (1990).
[3] Unlike most commercial artists, Pannaga Bharana has pursued theatre while simultaneously working on big budget productions.
Between 2002 and 2009, Pannaga worked closely with the notable director B.V. Karanth on a series of projects like Gokula Nirgamana, Hayavadana, Jokumara Swamy, Kathale Belaku, Tabarana Kathe, and Sattavara Neralu.