Kannada actor Puneeth Rajkumar died on Friday at Vikram Hospital in Bengaluru after struggling a coronary heart assault, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai confirmed.
Puneet complained of chest ache on Friday morning and went to his household physician for an ECG. After ECG, he was requested to take him to the hospital. He reached Vikram Hospital in vital situation, a physician on the hospital mentioned.
Puneeth Rajkumar was the son of the nice actor Rajkumar and Parvatamma. He married Ashwini Revanth in 1999. His followers fondly name him Appu.
He began his profession as a toddler artist with Bettada Hoovu (1985). The actor received a number of awards as a toddler artist, together with a National Film Award. He performed lead roles in over 29 Kannada movies, together with Abhi, Veera Kannadiga, Arasu, Rama, Ajay, Hudugaru and Anjani Putra. He was final seen in Yuvaratna, which launched earlier this 12 months.
Apart from being an actor, Puneet was additionally a wonderful singer. He had revealed that his remuneration from singing goes to charity. In 2012, Puneeth additionally hosted the primary season of Kannada Kotyadhipati, which was based mostly on the Amitabh Bachchan-hosted present Kaun Banega Crorepati.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
