Puneeth Rajkumar is an Indian actor, playback singer, television presenter and producer who works primarily in Kannada. Some of his most popular films include Vasantha Geetha (1980), Bhagyavantha (1981), Chalisuva Modagalu (1982), Eradu Nakshatragalu (1983), Bhakta Prahaladha (1983), Yarivanu (1984) and “Bettada Hoovu” (1985). Puneesh has been involved in the entertainment industry since he was a child and also won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist for his role as Ramu in “Bettada Hoovu”.
Wiki/Biography
Puneeth Rajkumar was born on Monday, March 17, 1975 in Chennai, India (age 46 at the time of death). His zodiac sign is Pisces. He is often called Appu. Born into a family of actors, he has loved acting and singing since he was a child.
Puneeth Rajkumar’s childhood photo with his father
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′ 9″
Eye color: black
Hair color: black
family
Puneeth Rajkumar was born in the Ediga community.
Parents and siblings
Puneeth Rajkumar was born into a Kannada cinema family. His father Dr. Rajkumar was a matinee idol, actor and singer. Puneeth’s mother, Parvathamma Rajkumar, is an Indian film producer and distributor.
Puneeth Rajkumar with his parents and brother
Puneeth Rajkumar is the youngest of five children. He has two brothers and two sisters. His two brothers; Shiva Rajkumar and Raghavendra Rajkumar are actors. His sisters Lakshmi and Poornima do not belong to the entertainment industry.
wife and children
Puneeth Rajkumar married Kannada film producer Ashwini Revanath on December 1, 1999. The two dated for more than a year before getting married. They are parents of two daughters; Drithi (elder) and Vanditha (younger). Speaking about his marriage to Ashwini, Puneesh said,
I still remember how nervous I was when I broached the subject of my marriage to Ashwini to my parents. I have never spoken to them so freely and openly about such issues. This was the first time I stood in front of my father and told him that I wanted to marry the girl I loved. He then asked me to tell my mom and soon things started to fall into place. “
He further added,
My wife is my best critic. Sometimes she would tell me that I was overacting in a particular scene, that my dancing or fight scenes were not up to par. “
Puneesh Rajkumar’s wedding photos
Puneeth Rajkumar with wife and daughter
Profession
Acting (child actor)
Puneeth Rajkumar was just six months old when he first appeared on screen. Kannada director V. Somashekar cast him in his thriller Premada Kanike. Next, at the age of one, he became a part of the Kannada musical film “Sanaadi Appanna”. The film is adapted from the novel “Kuniyitu Hejje Naliyithu Gejje” by Krishnamoorthy Praniks and stars Puneeth, Jaya Prada, Ashok, Balakrishna, R. Sampath , Tulgudeepa Srinivas, Papamaa and Baby Madhavi star in the film. In 1980, Puneeth starred in the romantic drama film “Vasantha Geetha” directed by Dorai-Bhagavan, playing the role of Shyam. He got the opportunity to star in the action thriller “Yarivanu” alongside his father and legendary Sandalwood actor Rajkumar. Puneeth is starring in So What, Raman?, directed by N. Lakshminarayan and based on the novel “So What, Raman?” by Shirley L. Arora. ” became popular as a child artist after the drama film “Bettada Hoovu” was adapted. He also won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist for his role as Ramu in the film.
Stills from Puneeth Rajkumar’s movie Sanaadi Appanna
Puneeth Rajkumar wins National Film Award for Best Child Artist
Acting (playing the leading role)
Puneeth Rajkumar made his acting debut in 2002 with the romantic action comedy film “Appu”. Puneeth plays the role of Appu alongside Rakshita in the action film directed by Puri Jagannadh. His performance in the film was highly appreciated by critics and audiences. The film was a huge box office success and proved to be a breakthrough in Puneeth’s career.
Stills from Puneeth Rajkumar’s film Abhi
In 2003, Puneeth Rajkumar played the role of Abhi in the romantic comedy Abhi written and directed by Dinesh Babu. The following year, he was a part of Veera Kannadiga, a drama directed by Meher Ramesh. He paired up with Anitha and showcased his dancing skills and stunts in the film. Although the film was criticized for its storyline, it was a huge success at the box office in 2004. Since then, he has acted in several commercially successful films such as Akash, Ajay, Milana, Jackie and many more.
singer
Puneeth Rajkumar entered the field of singing in 2002 and sang the song “Taliban Alla Alla” for the movie “Appu”. The song is composed by Gurukiran and directed by Puri Jagannadh. The combination of Puneeth Rajkumar and Gurukiran became a magical singing duo and have created several hit songs together including “Mama Mama Maja Madu”, “Jothe Jotheyali”, “Mylapura Mylari” and “Kaanadanthe Maayavadanu”.
television
Puneeth Rajkumar made his debut on Indian television in 2012 as the host of the first season of Kannadada Kotyadhipati. The show is based on the British show “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” He was greatly appreciated as the host of the show. After the success of the first season of Kannadada Kotyadhipati, he also hosted the second season of the entertainment show. Later, Puneesh served as a judge in the reality dance show “UPstarters” on Udaya TV and Sun TV. The other judges of the show include Dhanush, Rachita Ram, Andrea Jeremiah, Silambrasan and Amala Paul.
Puneeth Rajkumar attended Kannadada Kotyadhipati launch conference
In 2018, Puneeth Rajkumar became the host of the Indian television reality family game show Family Power. The show produced by Pixel Pictures Private Limited aired on Colors Kannada from November 25, 2017 to April 2018. Thereafter, Puneeth hosted the third season of the Kannada language quiz game show ‘Kannadada Kotyadhipati’.
Stills from Puneeth Rajkumar’s Family Power
film maker
Puneeth Rajkumar made his debut as a film producer in 2019 with the film Kavaludaari. This neo-noir thriller stars Rishi, Anant Nag, Achyuth Kumar, Suman Ranganathan and Roshni Prakash. The second film he produced was the crime comedy film “Mayabazar 2016” written and directed by Radhakrishna Reddy. The story of the film is set against the background of the demonetization movement in 2016. It tells the story of an honest policeman, a petty liar, an unemployed youth and a corrupt policeman who meet in the pursuit of justice. money.
Later, Puneesh became a producer of several super hit films, including “Law” and “Bryant.”
Voiceover
Apart from being an actor and film producer, Puneeth Rajkumar has also worked as a voice artist for several films. In his debut film, Puneeth narrated the romantic action-comedy film “Bahadur” directed by Chitsan Kumar. Next, in 2018, he narrated Amoli, a documentary about the commercial sexual exploitation of children.
Awards
- 1982: Won the Karnataka Film Award for Best Child Actor for the film “Chalisuva Modagalu”
- 1983: Won the Karnataka Film Awards for Best Child Actor for the film “Eradu Nakshatragalu”
- 1985: Won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist for the movie “Bettada Hoovu”
- 2007: Won the Filmfare Best Actor Award – Kannada for the movie “Desolation”
- 2007: Won the Karnataka Film Award for Best Actor for the movie “Mirana”
- 2007: Won the Suvarna Film Award for Best Actor for the movie “Mirana”
- 2008: Won the South Scope Best Actor Award for the movie “Vamshi”
- 2009: Won the South Scope Best Actor Award for the movie “Raaj – The Showman”
- 2010: Won the Karnataka Film Award for Best Actor for the movie “Jackie”
- 2010: Won the Suvarna Film Award for Best Actor for the movie “Jackie”
- 2010: Won the Udaya Film Award for Best Actor for the movie “Jackie”
- 2011: Won the Kannada Filmfare Best Actor Award for the movie “Hudugaru”
- 2011: Won the West Malaysia Award for Best Actor – Kannada for the movie “Hudugaru”
- 2012: Won the Suvarna Film Award for Favorite Actor for the movie “Anna Bond”
- 2015: Won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada for the film “Rana Vikrama”
- 2015: Won the SIIMA Award for Best Actor – Kannada for the film Rana Vikrama
- 2017: Won the Love Lavike Readers’ Choice Award for Best Actor for the movie “Raajakumara”
- 2017: Won the Zee Kannada Hemmeya Kannadiga Award for Best Actor for the movie “Raajakumara”
- 2017: Won the Kannada Filmfare Award for Best Actor for the film “Raajakumara”
- 2017: Won the SIIMA Award for Best Actor – Kannada for the film Raajakumara
- 2021: Karnataka Ratna Awards (announced by Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai in November 2021)
die
On October 29, 2021, Puneeth Rajkumar suddenly collapsed while exercising in the gym and was admitted to Vikram Hospital in Bengaluru. Later, doctors at Vikram Hospital revealed that he suffered a fatal cardiac arrest and declared him dead. The sudden death of Puneesh Rajkumar has shocked the nation. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter to express condolences over the actor’s sudden death, calling it a “cruel twist of fate.”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi takes to Twitter to express condolences to Puneesh Rajkumar’s family after death
Facts/Trivia
- As a tribute to his late father, Puneeth Rajkumar has written a biography of Dr. Rajkumar titled The Man Behind the Personality.
- In 2010, Puneeth Rajkumar was signed as the brand ambassador of Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket team Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Puneeth Rajkumar cheers for Royal Challengers Bangalore
- Puneeth is associated with many popular brands such as Karnataka Milk Alliance’s Nandini Milk products, LED Bulb Project, 7 Up (PepsiCo), F-Square, Dixcy Scott, Malabar Gold and Manappuram.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hk-7dCDK6e0
- Puneesh was the face of many social activities carried out by the government and he used to support social causes free of charge. He has used his influence to support many social causes, including spreading awareness of the legislation through a series of newspaper and television ads, calling on parents to send their children to school, working to reduce school dropout rates, and more. .
- After Puneeth Rajkumar’s death, his cornea was successfully transplanted into the eyes of four patients. The doctor who performed the surgery, Dr. Shetty, explained how he used Puneeth’s cornea to divide it into four people because,
“We plan to split the cornea in half and give the front part to two people with anterior corneal colobomas. And two people with posterior corneal colobomas in the back. We’ve never done this before with two eyes of one person. It has never been done with all 4 eyes on the same day.”
He further added,
It’s a logistical challenge, but definitely worth all the effort. It requires a large team. It took a team of 6 cornea specialists and nearly 8 hours of surgery in 3 operating rooms to get the job done because he deserved it. “
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