Actor Puneeth Rajkumar’s untimely demise has shook the entire film industry. Not only the Sandalwood industry, but also many Bollywood, Tollywood, Mollywood and Kollywood celebs have mourned the death of the Power Star. Puneeth was 46 and he died of massive heart attack on Friday (October 29). He was rushed to hospital and was admitted to the ICU as his condition was critical. After few hours of his hospitalisation, Appu took his last breath.
A couple of days back, Puneeth attended the pre-release event of Kannada film Bhajarangi 2, that released on Friday. A video from the event has now gone viral where Rajkumar was seen dancing his heart out alongside his brother Shiva Rajkumar and KGF actor Yash.
Take a look at the video here.
Jai Shivanna😍 age is just a number for him.#Bhajarangi2 Pre release event@TheNameIsYash #KGFChapter2 . pic.twitter.com/x61LsFqfLj
— SKB🗯️ (@AdheeraSukka) October 26, 2021
Puneeth Rajkumar, son of Sandalwood’s late legend Dr Rajkumar, started his acting career as a child artist with Prema Kanike. He also won the National Award for Best Child Actor for his performance in Bettada Hoovu. He acted in 29 films in his career. Apart from being an actor, he was also a singer, television presenter and producer.
Celebs like Nagarjuna, Chiranjeevi, Dulquer Salmaan, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Boney Kapoor, Ajay Devgn, Suniel Shetty, among others offered condolences on social media.
Puneeth’s last rites will be performed on Sunday. Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai confirmed that he will be cremated will full state honours.
As per reports, he has donated his eyes. He is survived by wife Ashwini and daughters Vanditha and Dhruthi.