Kiccha Sudeep pays emotional tribute to his childhood friend Puneeth Rajkumar: A place is left empty and no one can fill it

Kannada actor Puneeth Rajkumar took his last breath on October 29 due to cardiac arrest. His untimely demise has taken everyone by shock. Actors, politicians, sports personalities and fans have mourned the death of the Power Star on social media. Puneeth’s childhood friend Kiccha Sudeep today penned an emotional tribute for him. In the eulogy, Sudeep wrote about their childhood days how they spent times with each other and then growing up together becoming colleagues of the same film industry.

Sudeep wrote, “A Born Star . It’s been a journey from childhood . He was already a Star when I first met him at Shimoga ( Shivamogga ) . He was on a successful tour of “Bhagyavantha” which was a monstrous hit . Since my father was a familiar name amongst the film people , Puneeth was brought home by his people for lunch post his theater visit . It was then I first met him and probably the age factor made us hit it off instantly . He was more curious about my toys than the huge lunch spread.” He added, “Not just a friend anymore , he was a great competitor too . A fabulous actor , dancer , fighter and a great guy . I have enjoyed this competition as it did make me deliver my best . I’m happy and honoured to have come for the same generation of actors as him.”

The Vikrant Rona actor further wrote, “Seeing him sleeping that was was like a mountain on everyone’s chest . Too many questions and too many thoughts . Why , How !!!! For the first time I couldn’t breath normally . Here was a colleague , a friend , who was where he shouldn’t have been . I couldn’t look at him for long . That sight is still haunting me.”

Towards the end of his post, he wrote, “A place no one can fill . A place which belonged to only one great Human ,, ” PUNEETH ” …. our beloved “APPU” . Go in Peace , REST IN POWER my friend.”

Take a look at Kiccha’s post here.

An irreplaceable Void. pic.twitter.com/fjqhvyahZZ

— Kichcha Sudeepa (@KicchaSudeep) October 30, 2021

Puneeth’s last rites will be performed on Sunday with full state honours.

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