Prithviraj started his career as Engineer and retired as Assistant Manager in
Indian Telephone Industries, Bengaluru. His interest in acting and Amateur Theater attracted him to films and his film career started in a role in the Kannada Film
Accident by the Malgudi Days Fame Director and Kannada Actor
Shankar Nag. Prithvi has acted in around 116 Kannada films in Supporting Actor Role of which his memorable roles were in the Movies
Jeevana Chaitra,
Parashuram,
Odahuttidavaru with Dr.
Rajkumar and in the movie
Doctor Krishna with Dr.
Vishnuvardhan. He has also done many movies with other popular stars of Kannada cinema
Ambareesh in Saptapadi,
Gandu Sidigundu, and
Anant Nag's
Ganeshana Madhuve,
Ondu Cinema Kathe,
Gauri Ganesha, Malla with Ravichandran. He also worked in Supporting Character roles for younger generation of Kannada Actors like Shivaraj Kumar, Sudharani, Puneeth Rajkumar, Sudeep and many more. He was one of the Sought after Supporting Actors of Kannada Cinema and Television Serials. ==Television==