Bhuvann Ponnanna turns director with underdog story of boxer

Bhuvann’s debut directorial will be produced by his soon-to-be wife, actress Harshika Poonacha

Bhuvann will play a boxer in his directorial debut

Kannada actor Bhuvann Ponnanna, who was last seen in 2019’s Randhawa, is set to turn director. Just back from his bachelor party trip to Russia, where he managed to lose his passport, Bhuvann addressed the media to announce his directorial debut and his upcoming wedding plans. The actor is getting married to his girlfriend of 12 years, Kannada actress Harshika Poonacha in a traditional Kodava ceremony spread across two days on August 23 and 24 in Madikeri. Both days will only entail kodava rituals, said Bhuvann and Harshika, adding that it gives them great joy to present a part of their culture to their guests.

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The wedding news, though, was not the only good tiding that the couple had to share. Bhuvann and Harshika also took the opportunity to announce their first home production, through the banner Bhuvanam Entertainment, which Bhuvann will direct and act in. The actor has written a script about a boxer from an underprivileged background that then follows his journey and struggle to attain the goals he has been aiming for. Called Bhuvanam Sreshtam Gacchami, the film is likely to go on floors by the end of the year, they said, adding that Harshika will not be in the film and will only serve as producer. Boxing, said Bhuvann, is the hook of the film, but its crux is the pursuit of following one’s dream.

The basic line of the story struck Bhuvann during one of his holiday trips to Cambodia, when he saw a news item on TV six years ago. Over the years, the actor and his team has been working on the script, to give it a modern-day feel. The film will have two heroines, casting of which is yet to be done. At the moment, Bhuvann has not given thought to the prospect of making the film in multiple languages, so the focus will be on a Kannada version, but he does not rule out the possibility of dubbing it later, as the subject has universal appeal.

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