Bengaluru (Karnataka) : Kannada star Puneeth Rajkumar breathed his last on Friday at the age of 46. The news of his demise has been confirmed by actor Sonu Sood on his Twitter account. “Heartbroken. Will always miss you my brother. #PuneethRajkumar,” Sonu tweeted. Puneeth was taken to the Vikaram Hospital in Bengaluru today morning after he complained of chest pain. However, no official confirmation about Puneeth’s death from the hospital has been given yet. Son of matinee idol Rajkumar, Puneeth is fondly called ‘Appu’ by his fans. He started his career as a child artist with his father in the early 1980s. ‘ Raam’, ‘Hudugaru’, and ‘Anjani Putra’ are some of his memorable movies. He was last seen in ‘Yuvarathnaa’, which was released early this year.
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Superstar Chiranjeevi was devastated by the news of Puneeth Rajkumar’s death. He wrote, “Shocking ,devastating & heartbreaking! #PuneethRajkumar gone too soon. Rest in Peace! My deepest sympathies and tearful condolences to the family. A huge loss to the Kannada / Indian film fraternity as a whole.Strength to all to cope with this tragic loss!”
Shocking ,devastating & heartbreaking! #PuneethRajkumar gone too soon. 💔 Rest in Peace! My deepest sympathies and tearful condolences to the family. A huge loss to the Kannada / Indian film fraternity as a whole.Strength to all to cope with this tragic loss!
Cricketer Virender Sehwag took to Twitter and condoled the death of Puneeth Rajkumar. He tweeted, “Saddened to hear about the passing away of #PuneethRajkumar. Warm, and humble, his passing away is a great blow to Indian cinema. May his soul attain sadgati. Om Shanti.”
Saddened to hear about the passing away of #PuneethRajkumar . Warm , and humble, his passing away is a great blow to Indian cinema. May his soul attain sadgati. Om Shanti. pic.twitter.com/YywkotiWqC
Other celebrities also expressed their shock on the sudden demise of Puneeth Rajkumar and paid their condolences-
Appu, you cannot leave us so shattered. You are a gem I have known. I am not able to take this news. Don't go Appu.. come back..pls come back. Pls. #RIP#PuneethRajkumar 😭😭😭😭😭😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
Extremely sad to know of the passing away of our dear #PuneethRajkumar . My heartfelt condolences to his family, friends and fans. I request his fans to maintain calm and pray for his Sadgati in this excruciating time for the family. Om Shanti 🙏🏼 pic.twitter.com/T3WsUnBS7n
OMG!!!!!!!! Nooooooo. This can’t be true! How can this be? My deepest condolences to the family. May your soul rest in eternal peace. Gone too soon 💔 #PuneethRajkumar
Former PM H D Devegowda mourns the demise of Kannada star Puneeth Rajkumar
Bengaluru (Karnataka) : Former prime minister and Janata Dal (Secular) national president H D Devegowda on Friday condoled the untimely demise of Kannada star Puneeth Rajkumar. “The news of the death of film actor, Yuvaratna Puneet Rajkumar is shocking. I watched Appu starring Prithviraj and rajakumara along with him. Today Karnataka lost yuvaratna,” H D Devegowda said in a statement. Puneeth Rajkumar, fondly called Appu by his fans, died due to a fatal cardiac arrest earlier in the day. He was 46. Mourning the demise of Puneeth, H D Devegowda added, “May the Lord grant peace to His soul. May God bring peace to his family and his fans.” Son of matinee idol Rajkumar, Puneeth started his career as a child artist with his father in the early 1980s. ‘ Raam’, ‘Hudugaru’, and ‘Anjani Putra’ are some of his memorable movies. He was last seen in ‘Yuvarathnaa’, which was released early this year.
