He was admitted to a private hospital in Bengaluru after experiencing chest pain. The 46-year-old star passed away following a cardiac arrest on Friday. Kasturi Nivasa (1970) Error: please try again. Rajeeva comes to the village to visit his sister only to find that she's in financial trouble and has lost her husband. Son of matinee idol Rajkumar, Puneeth is fondly called 'Appu' by his fans. Bangarada Manushya (1972) Error: please try again. #rippuneethrajkumar may god give strength to the family, friends and fans#gonetoosoon Om Shanti." Other stars including Sudheer Babu, Sreedhar Pillai and Parvati among others also mourned the demise of the 'Yuvarathnaa' star, on social media. She posted a picture of the late actor and captioned it with a heartbreaking note that read, "This is heart breaking and so shocking. A huge loss to the Kannada / Indian film fraternity as a whole.Strength to all to cope with this tragic loss!" Kajal Aggarwal mourned the demise of Puneeth on her Instagram handle. Rest in Peace! My deepest sympathies and tearful condolences to the family. RIP #PuneethRajkumar." South star Chiranjeevi also paid his tribute to the late actor with an emotional note and tweeted, "Shocking devastating & heartbreaking! #PuneethRajkumar gone too soon. My deepest condolences to Puneeth's family and loved ones. It is a huge loss for the film fraternity. Broken heart, #PuneethRajkumar." National award-winning actor Mammootty also tweeted, "Shocking and Heart breaking to know that Puneeth is no more.
'Baahubali' actor Tamanna Bhatia also mourned the demise of the late actor and wrote, "Shocked, saddened and in loss of words. Praying to the almighty to give Puneeth Sirs family, friends and his ocean of fans the strength to cope with this irreplaceable loss." You will be missed." Rana Daggubati also wrote, "Gone too soon brother!! Extremely shocked and saddened." Actor Dulquer Salmaan tweeted, "One of the kindest and warmest Actors/gentlemen. My deepest condolences to his family and diehard fans. He not only successfully took the legacy forward of his late father Rajkumar Garu with his acting but also with his kindness. I wish them strength & comfort to cope with this loss." South superstar Jr NTR took to his Twitter and wrote, "Heartbroken! Can't believe you have gone so soon." Taking to his Twitter handle actor Ram Charan also expressed grief over the sudden demise of the actor, "My dearest brother #PuneetRajkumar Garu is one of the most warmest people ever. My thoughts & prayers go out to his family with whom I share a close bond. It feels as though I have lost a younger brother. Padma Bhushan awardee actor Mohanlal tweeted, "The loss of Puneeth Rajkumar has come as a terrible shock. Celebrities from the South film fraternity have sent their condolences to the friends and family members of the late actor on social media.
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He made his debut in the Kannada film industry with the movie ‘Appu’ in 2002.New Delhi, October 29 (ANI): The untimely demise of Kannada actor Puneeth Rajkumar has shaken the entire film industry. He won the National Film Award for Best Child Artiste for his role in ‘Bettada Hoovu’. He acted in more than 29 films and has also appeared in many films as a child artiste. He was also a singer, television presenter and producer. Puneeth was born on Maand was fondly known as ‘Appu’. “We have made all attempts to revive cardiac activity, but he could not be revived,” he said. Puneeth was born to Rajkumar, the biggest star of Kannada cinema during his lifetime, and producer Parvathamma Rajkumar. He further stated that the doctors tried to resuscitate Puneeth for three hours. Puneeth Rajkumar, one of the biggest stars of India’s Kannada-language film industry, died of a cardiac arrest in Bengaluru on Friday. When he was brought to hospital, there was no cardiac activity,” he explained. En route to hospital he suffered a massive cardiac arrest.
“When, ECG results showed his condition was serious he was referred to our hospital. He has consulted a family doctor and undergone ECG test. He went to see my parents,” he said.ĭr Ranganath Nayak who treated Puneeth, explained that he developed chest pain after two hours of workout at a gym. He brought me back from the hospital safely. Raghavendra Rajkumar, elder brother of Puneeth, said that his younger sibling took him to hospital when he had suffered heart attack twice earlier. He is survived by wife Ashwini and daughters Vanditha and Dhruthi.