Goodbye 'Powerstar' Puneeth Rajkumar

Kaanadante maayavadanu namma Appu

Puneeth Rajkumar (1975- 2021), lovingly known as Appu, passed away in Bengaluru city today. He was legendary actor Dr Rajkumar’s son. Multifaceted Puneeth was an actor, playback singer, television presenter and producer. He leaves behind a vacuum in the Kannada film industry.

The 46-year-old late actor is survived by wife, Ashwini and daughters Drithi and Vanditha. His brothers are actors Raghavendra Rajkumar and Shiva Rajkumar. His mother was the late Smt Parvathamma.

He made his first appearance on the silver screen when he was only six months old. He went on to become a child star with movies like “Vasantha, Geetha, Bhagyavantha, and Bettada Hoovu”. He received the National Film Award for Best Child Artist for the latter. He won his first Kannada State Film Award for Best Child Actor (Male) for “Chalisuva Modagalu” and then for “Yeradu Nakshatragalu”. He acted in several Kannada films with his father, Dr Rajkumar, and his brother Shiva Rajkumar.

In 2002, Puneeth made his debut as the lead in the movie Appu, alongside Rakshita. The tremendous success of the film won him the sobriquet Appu.

He acted in several movies like Abhi, Paramathme, Chakravyuha, Doddmane Hudga, and Rajakumara, the latter broke all box-office records. His latest movie was Yuvarathna, which was about the education system.

Puneeth is the only actor in the Kannada film industry who has given 10 back-to-back hits.

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