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Puneeth's first 2009 release was Raaj – The Showman. Although the film (directed by Prem) was criticised, his performance was praised. [29] His other film Raam, with Priyamani, was a remake of the Telugu hit Ready. [30] Puneeth returned to the limelight in 2010 with back-to-back hits.
Puneeth Rajkumar, one of the biggest stars of India’s Kannada-language film industry, died of a cardiac arrest in Bengaluru on Friday. He was 46. Puneeth was born to Rajkumar, the biggest star ...
The Tamil and Hindi soundtracks were released at a later date. Following Puneeth Rajkumar's death, a single titled "Nagu Nagutha Ninu" to the tune of "Paatashaala" was added to the soundtrack and released on what would have been Puneeth Rajkumar's 47th birthday, 17 March 2022.
Puneeth Rajkumar in 2020. Puneeth Rajkumar was an Indian actor known for his work in Kannada films. As a six-month-old infant, he made a cameo appearance in V. Somashekar's Premada Kanike (1976) and followed it with Sanaadi Appanna (1977) when he was a year old. Most of his earlier films had his father Rajkumar playing his reel father as well.
Ashwini took over the production house fully after Puneeth's death in October 2021 and continued their objective of supporting and bring in fresh faces and ideas into the industry. [11] In 2023, they released the comedy drama movie Aachar & Co . directed and acted by Sindhu Sreenivas Murthy with a majority of cast as newbies and women.
James is a 2022 Indian Kannada-language action thriller film directed by Chethan Kumar and produced by Kishore Pathikonda under Kishore Productions. [6] [7] The film stars Puneeth Rajkumar in his posthumous film, alongside an ensemble cast of R. Sarathkumar, Srikanth, Priya Anand, Anu Prabhakar, Madhusudhan Rao, Mukesh Rishi, Adithya Menon, Avinash, Sadhu Kokila, Chikkanna and John Kokken. [8]
The Karnataka Health Department on 31 October 2023 launched Dr. Puneeth Rajkumar Hrudaya Jyoti Yojana to treat people suffering from sudden heart attacks and cardiac issues. [25] The second phase of the scheme was launched in March 2024. [26] A few Bengalureans, on 5 December 2023, paid tribute to him by painting a mural in Basavanagudi. [27]
[77] Sanjith Sridharan of OTTplay gave 3.5/5 stars and wrote "An all-out mass-entertainer that has Puneeth Rajkumar in top form and also delivers a message without being too preachy." [ 78 ] Vivek M. V. of Deccan Herald gave 3/5 stars and wrote "‘Yuvarathnaa’ is an unapologetic and sporadically entertaining star-vehicle."