Pruthvi Ambaar

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.

Pruthvi Ambaar
Born	Udupi, Karnataka, India
Other names	Nagaraj Ambaar
Education	St. Aloysius College, Mangalore, India
Occupation(s)	Radio jockey, Actor
Spouse	Parul Shukla ​ (m. 2019)​ [1]

Career

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]}

Filmography

Film

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes	Ref.
2014	Barke		Tulu	Debut film; credited as Nagaraj Ambar	[3]
	The Flow		Kannada	Short films; Credited as Nagraj Ambaar
	Yenchi Saav Maare
2016	Pilibail Yamunakka	Gautham	Tulu		[4]
	Karvva	Rahul	Kannada	Uncredited role	[5]
2017	Rajaru				[6]
2018	Ammer Polisa	Himself	Tulu	Guest appearance	[7]
	Pammanne The Great				[8]
2019	DK Boss	Bharath	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	Manu	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]
2025	Bhuvanam Gaganam	Ram	Kannada
	Dear Uma	Dev	Telugu		[27]
TBA	Life Is Beautiful †		Kannada	Post-production	[28]

Television

Year	Name	Role	Network	Notes
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

Awards and nominations

Film	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
Dia	Chandanavana Film Critics Academy	Best Actor in a Leading Role-Male	Nominated	[29]
	South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Male Debut – Kannada	Won
	Santosham Film Awards	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Won