Prithvi Konanur is an Indian film director, who works in Kannada cinema. For the film Pinki Elli (2020), he won the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Director. In 2024, his directorial film Hadinelentu won him the Filmfare Award for Best Director.
Konanur's first notable film was Railway Children (2016), for which newcomer Manohara won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist. The film premiered at the Jio Mami Mumbai Film Festival where it was nominated for the Golden Gateway Award. The film also won Karnataka State Film Awards for Best Child Actor (male) and was adjudged the Second Best Film.
Pinki Elli (2020) is about a missing baby and features first time actors.
His most recent film is Hadinelentu (2022), a film about an intimate video being leaked; however, the video is deliberately never shown as he felt it was unnecessary to the story.
He next produced Mikka Bannada Hakki (2024) through his production company Konanur Productions, a coming-of-age story, which premiered at the Shanghai International Film Festival under the Asian New Talents section with five nominations including Best Film. The film directed by Manohara K went on to win the Best Actress award for its young protagonist Jayashri.