Pruthvi Ambaar | |
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Born | |
Other names | Nagaraj Ambaar |
Education | St. Aloysius College, Mangalore, India |
Occupation(s) | Radio jockey, Actor |
Spouse | Parul Shukla [1] |
Pruthvi Ambaar is an Indian actor who works in Kannada and Tulu films. He started his career as a radio jockey. His performance in the Kannada film Dia (2020) gained him recognition.
Ambaar started his career as a radio presenter in Mangaluru. [2] In the initial days of his career, he directed and acted in many short films. He was known as RJ Nagaraj. He made his debut entry as an actor in the Tulu film Barke in 2014.[ citation needed ]
In the same year, he had a lead role in the film Pilibail Yamunakka along with Sonal Monteiro, directed by K Sooraj Shetty. It was a hit for the Tulu film industry. Later he acted in many Tulu and Kannada films.[ citation needed ]
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes | Ref. |
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2014 | Barke | Tulu | [3] | ||
The Flow | Kannada | Short films; Credited as Nagraj Ambaar | |||
Yenchi Saav Maare | |||||
2016 | Pilibail Yamunakka | Gautham | Tulu | [4] | |
Karvva | Hacker | Kannada | Uncredited role | [5] | |
2017 | Rajaru | [6] | |||
2018 | Ammer Polisa | Tulu | Guest appearance | [7] | |
Pammanne The Great | [8] | ||||
2019 | DK Boss | Kannada | [9] | ||
Golmaal | Tulu | [10] | |||
Aati Donji Dina | [11] [12] | ||||
English | [13] | ||||
2020 | Dia | Adi | Kannada | [14] | |
Kudkana Madme | Tulu | [15] | |||
Enna | [16] | ||||
2 Ekre | [17] | ||||
2022 | Dear Dia | Adi | Hindi | Hindi film debut | [18] |
Bairagee | Vaatapi | Kannada | |||
Sugarless | Venkatesh | [19] | |||
VIP'S Last Bench | Tulu | [20] | |||
2023 | Dooradarshana | Kannada | [21] [22] | ||
Pentagon | Anthology film; segment Karma | [23] | |||
Sari | Adi | Marathi | [24] | ||
2024 | Juni | Partha | Kannada | ||
For Regn | Akshay | [25] | |||
Matsyagandha | Param | ||||
Mazhai Pidikkatha Manithan | Burma | Tamil | [26] | ||
TBA | Bhuvanam Gaganam | TBA | Kannada | Post-production | |
TBA | Life Is Beautiful† | [27] |
Year | Name | Role | Network | Notes |
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2008 | Radha Kalyana | Sheelam | Zee Kannada | |
2014 | Sagara Sangama | Sanju | ||
2015 | Love Lavike | Manu | ||
2020 | Jothe Jotheyali | Neel | Special appearance | |
2023 | Farzi | Sunny | Amazon Prime Video | Dubbed for Kannada version; webseries |
Film | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
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Dia | Chandanavana Film Critics Academy | Best Actor in a Leading Role-Male | Nominated | [28] |
South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Male Debut – Kannada | Won | ||
Santosham Film Awards | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Won | ||
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