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Kannada film actor Puneeth Rajkumar passed away after suffering a massive heart attack on Friday morning. Stay with TOI for all the latest updates.<\/p>\n

Puneeth Rajkumar, 46, one of the marquee names of Kannada film industry and the youngest of the five children of matinee idol Dr. Rajkumar passed away on October 29 after suffering cardiac arrest in the morning. Revenue Minister R. Ashok announced the demise of the actor at Vikram Hospital, Bengaluru. Puneeth Rajkumar is survived by his wife Ashwini Revanth and two daughters Drithi and Vanditha.<\/p>\n

Dr. Ranganath Naik of Vikram Hospital said, \u201cPuneeth Rajkumar complained of chest pain in the morning and was rushed to the private clinic of his family physician where an ECG test was done. It showed a heart attack and he was immediately rushed to Vikram Hospital. When he was brought to the hospital, there was no cardiac activity. We put him on a ventilator and tried to revive him, but all efforts failed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Ashok said the last rites of the actor will be performed on October 30, and the details will be finalised after discussions with the family. He appealed to the actor\u2019s fans not to become emotional and maintain peace. His mortal remains will be kept for public viewing at Kanteerava Stadium.<\/p>\n

Puneeth Rajkumar, christened \u2018Power Star\u2019 by the film industry and lovingly called \u2018Appu\u2019, was associated with the silver screen since he was a toddler. He made his screen debut as a six-month-old baby in Premada Kanike (1976) starring Dr. Rajkumar. He went on to act as a child actor in 13 films, most of them with his father. He won the national award for best child actor for the film Bettada Hoovu in 1985, and two best child actor State film awards for Chalisuva Modagalu in 1982 and Eradu Nakshtragalu in 1983. He also sang several popular songs as a child artist.<\/p>\n

He took a break and debuted as a lead actor in Kannada films in 2002 with the film Appu, directed by Puri Jagannadh. Lead actors Rakshitha and Ramya also made their debut in this film. Puneeth played the role of a college student, and the film went on to become a massive hit.<\/p>\n

He has been the lead actor in 29 films since then, with his last release being Yuvarathnaa, which hit the screens in April earlier this year. Two of his films James and Dvitva were under production.<\/p>\n

He won two State awards for best actor for Milana (2007-08) and Jackie (2010-11). He won a total of five Filmfare awards \u2013 one as a child artist and four as a lead actor. He delivered hits in collaboration with directors \u2018Duniya\u2019 Suri, Yograj Bhat, Jacob Varghese and Milana Prakash. Appu, Arasu, Milana, Jackie, Prithvi, Paramaatma, Raajakumaara were some of his biggest hits.<\/p>\n

Puneeth was considered \u2018ahead of his time\u2019 for the films he produced under his home banner Puneeth Raj Kumar Films, which he started in 2019. PRK Audio is considered to be a new-age digital native audio label in Kannada. Though he starred in commercial potboilers, he produced \u2018new wave\u2019 films \u2013 Kavaludaari, Mayabazar 2016, Law, French Biriyani. He had two films under production \u2013 Family Pack and One Cut Two Cut An Flower is Came.<\/p>\n

He was the first producer to release Kannada films \u2013 Law and French Biriyani \u2013 directly on OTT platforms during the COVID-19 pandemic. He was also one of the first marquee names to take to the small screen by hosting \u2018Kannadada Kotyadhipathi\u2019, a quiz show modelled on \u2018Kaun Banega Crorepati\u2019, and a family game show \u2018Family Power\u2019.\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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