Puneeth Rajkumar, one of the biggest stars of India’s Kannada-language film industry, died of a cardiac arrest in Bengaluru on Friday. He was 46.
Puneeth was born to Rajkumar, the biggest star of Kannada cinema during his lifetime, and producer Parvathamma Rajkumar.
Under his birth name Lohit, Puneeth appeared in several films as a child actor including “Vasantha Geetha” (1980), “Bhagyavantha” (1981), “Chalisuva Modagalu” (1982) and “Eradu Nakshatragalu” (1983). For “Bettada Hoovu” (1985), now christened Puneeth for the screen, he won India’s national film award for best child actor.
In 2002, Puneeth debuted as a lead actor with “Appu,” and went on to star in several successful films including “Abhi” (2003), “Veera Kannadiga” (2004), “Mourya” (2004), “Aakash” (2005), “Ajay” (2006), “Arasu” (2007), “Milana” (2007), “Vamshi” (2008), “Raam” (2009), “Jackie” (2010), “Hudugaru” (2011), “Raajakumara” (2017) and “Anjani Putra” (2017).
In 2012, he debuted as the host of “Kannadada Kotyadhipati,” the Kannada-language version of the “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” format.
Puneeth was a crowd-pleasing star catering to mainstream audiences.
Puneeth was born to Rajkumar, the biggest star of Kannada cinema during his lifetime, and producer Parvathamma Rajkumar.
Under his birth name Lohit, Puneeth appeared in several films as a child actor including “Vasantha Geetha” (1980), “Bhagyavantha” (1981), “Chalisuva Modagalu” (1982) and “Eradu Nakshatragalu” (1983). For “Bettada Hoovu” (1985), now christened Puneeth for the screen, he won India’s national film award for best child actor.
In 2002, Puneeth debuted as a lead actor with “Appu,” and went on to star in several successful films including “Abhi” (2003), “Veera Kannadiga” (2004), “Mourya” (2004), “Aakash” (2005), “Ajay” (2006), “Arasu” (2007), “Milana” (2007), “Vamshi” (2008), “Raam” (2009), “Jackie” (2010), “Hudugaru” (2011), “Raajakumara” (2017) and “Anjani Putra” (2017).
In 2012, he debuted as the host of “Kannadada Kotyadhipati,” the Kannada-language version of the “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” format.
Puneeth was a crowd-pleasing star catering to mainstream audiences.
- 10/29/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
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