Puneeth Rajkumar
Birthday: 1975-03-17 | Place of Birth: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IndiaPuneeth Rajkumar (17 March 1975 – October 29, 2021), affectionately known as Appu, was an Indian actor, playback singer, film producer, television presenter and philanthropist who worked in Kannada cinema. He was the youngest son of legendary actor and matinee idol Dr. Rajkumar. He was one of the most popular actors in Kannada cinema. He appeared as a lead in 32 films. As a child, he appeared in many films. His performances as a child actor in Vasantha Geetha (1980), Bhagyavantha (1981), Chalisuva Modagalu (1982), Eradu Nakshatragalu (1983), Bhakta Prahaladha (1983), Yarivanu (1984) and Bettada Hoovu (1985) were praised. He won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist for his role of Ramu in Bettada Hoovu. He also won Karnataka State Award Best Child artist for Chalisuva Modagalu and Eradu Nakshatragalu. Puneeth's first lead role was in 2002's Appu. In a career spanning three decades, he has won one National Film Award, four Karnataka State Film Awards, six Filmfare Awards South and five SIIMA awards. He was conferred with the Doctorate by Mysuru University. The Karnataka Government conferred the state's highest civilian award, Karnataka Ratna, to Puneeth Rajkumar on 1 November 2022, posthumously.
Known For
Acting
Role
as God
as Himself
as James
as Yuvaraj (Yuva) / Arjun
as Special Appearance in Dance Number
as Narrator (Kannada)
as Himself
as Vamshi
as Aakash
as Basava
as Munna and Shankar
as Abhi
as Appu
as Younger version of Dinna
as Prahlada
as Ramu
as Shyam
as Young Kumar
as Young Hanumanthu
as Baby Shobha
