Kannada superstar Puneeth Rajkumar passed away on Friday. He was admitted to a private hospital in Bengaluru on Friday morning after he suffered a heart attack. He was 46.
The youngest son of Kannada cinema legend Rajkumar, Puneeth is referred to as 'Power Star' by fans. Puneeth started his acting career as a child artist along with his father. He won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist for his role of Ramu in Bettada Hoovu (1985).
Puneeth's first leading role came opposite Rakshita in Appu (2002), a highly successful romantic drama directed by Puri Jagannadh. He won the Filmfare Award for his performance in Arasu and the Karnataka State Film Award for Milana (2007).
In 2012, he made his television debut by hosting Kannadada Kotyadhipati, the Kannada version of the quiz show Kaun Banega Crorepati.
He was last seen in Yuvarathnaa, directed by Santhosh Ananddram. He had recently wrapped shooting for Chethan Kumar's James.
Shocked by the actor's sudden demise, celebrities are taking to social media to share tributes.
OMG!!!!!!!! Nooooooo. This can’t be true! How can this be? My deepest condolences to the family. May your soul rest in eternal peace. Gone too soon 💔 #PuneethRajkumar
— Lakshmi Manchu (@LakshmiManchu) October 29, 2021
Heartbroken 💔
— sonu sood (@SonuSood) October 29, 2021
Will always miss you my brother. #PuneethRajkumar
Saddened to hear about the passing away of #PuneethRajkumar . Warm , and humble, his passing away is a great blow to Indian cinema. May his soul attain sadgati. Om Shanti. pic.twitter.com/YywkotiWqC
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) October 29, 2021
Deeply shocked to know of the sudden demise of @PuneethRajkumar A powerful actor who won the hearts of people with his incredible body of work. Condolences to the family #RIP #Gonetoosoon #PuneethRajkumar pic.twitter.com/YuP08U2t8E
— Boney Kapoor (@BoneyKapoor) October 29, 2021
