Puneeth Rajkumar: Last News

Naman Ramachandran Actor-writer Vishnu Manchu has grand plans for big-budget Indian epic “Kannappa.” The film revisits the folk tale of Kannappa, an atheist hunter who became a devotee of Hindu god Shiva and plucked out his eyes in an act of extreme devotion. The story was previously filmed in the Kannada and Telugu languages as “Bedara Kannappa” and “Kalahasti Mahatyam” in 1954, both starring Rajkumar; in the Hindi language as “Shiv Bhakta” (1955), starring Shahu Modak; in Telugu again as “Bhakta Kannappa” (1976), starring Krishnam Raju; and in Kannada again as “Shiva Mecchida Kannappa” (1988), starring Rajkumar, Shiva Rajkumar and Puneeth Rajkumar.

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NEW DELHI (AP) — Puneeth Rajkumar, a leading star of southern Indian regional cinema, died Friday after a massive heart attack, a hospital said. He was 46.

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, Puneeth Rajkumar, has tragically died aged just 46.Puneeth hosted the Indian version of the hit ITV quiz, which in the UK is currently hosted by Jeremy Clarkson after he took over the role from Chris Tarrant.Puneeth was working out at the gym when he first complained of suffering chest pains, and was rushed to a Bangalore hospital at 11.30 on Friday.He died today (October 29) of a cardiac arrest, the Times of India reports.However, before he tragically passed away Puneeth was in good spirits - even taking to social media to cheer on the cast and crew of upcoming Indian action film Bhajarangi 2.He tweeted: "Best wishes for the entire team of #Bhajarangi2", tagging in his pals from the flick.Puneeth took on the

Naman Ramachandran 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 of Kannada cinema during his lifetime, and producer Parvathamma Rajkumar.Under his birth name Lohit, Puneeth appeared in several films as a child actor including “Vasantha Geetha” (1980), “Bhagyavantha” (1981), “Chalisuva Modagalu” (1982) and “Eradu Nakshatragalu” (1983).