Remembering Kannada star Puneeth Rajkumar (courtesy PrithviOfficial)
New Delhi:
Kannada star Puneeth Rajkumar died of a coronary heart assault in Bengaluru on Friday on the age of 46. The actor’s sudden demise has come as a shock to his household, colleagues and followers. Born to South cinema icon Rajkumar, Puneeth Rajkumar was one of the vital profitable movie stars within the nation. His expertise for appearing matched his ardour for singing. Along with appearing, he additionally took on the mantle of a producer and TV host to again initiatives he believed in. As followers and lovers of cinema mourn his demise, we take a look at 5 little-known information about Puneeth Rajkumar.
1. Puneeth Rajkumar was born to be a film star. And, we do not imply this flippantly. The truth is, his first appearing function got here to him when he was simply six-months-old when he debuted within the 1976 movie Premada Kanike. He even went on to win the Nationwide Award for Finest Youngster Artist in 1985 for the movie Bettada Hoovu. He has labored in practically 15 movies as a toddler artist and was referred to by his beginning title Lohith.
2. “Energy Star” Puneeth Rajkumar met his spouse, Ashwini Revanth, by a mutual pal. Very similar to a conventional rom-com, the couple began off as mates, fell in love and married on December 1, 1999.
3. Puneeth Rajkumar’s love for singing is well-known. He sang his first tune, Baana Dariyalli Soorya, in 1981 on the age of six. And, like a real hero, the actor made certain that the remuneration for songs he sang – that weren’t made by his household’s manufacturing home – went to charity. Along with this, the actor was additionally a patron of a number of charitable causes.
4. Not simply singing, the actor additionally had a aptitude for dancing. And what was his favorite tune? Mithun Chakraborty’s I Am A Disco Dancer‘. He additionally admired the work of Pankaj Tripathi, who the actor stated he needed to satisfy at an occasion that noticed the likes of Jeff Bezos in attendance.
5. Whereas “Energy Star” and “Yuvarathnaa” would be the standard monikers given to Puneeth Rajkumar by the media and the movie business, he was at all times known as “Appu” by his followers and colleagues. The title got here from the primary movie that featured Puneeth Rajkumar in a lead function, the 2002 hit Appu.
Puneeth Rajkumar is survived by his spouse and two daughters. He leaves behind a legion of followers and followers who’re coming to phrases with the lack of one in all India’s brightest cine stars.
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