Puneeth Rajkumar Birth Anniversary :  The Kannada Superstar

Puneeth Rajkumar Birth Anniversary : Know more about the Kannada Superstar

Puneeth Rajkumar was an Indian actor, playback singer, television presenter, and producer, who primarily worked in Kannada cinema

[{"selector":"#anim-96538e8a-949d-4899-8cbf-8af4ffeba604","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6902aa1f-5566-4a0a-b9d8-bf7b339e04a4","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 58.15651%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a6dfc9b5-e19e-4dba-a1d0-d126f53a64ee","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-caa42b42-9b8d-4129-ac9a-f0bec0718650","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 1146.10985%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ffce1ad1-d9a9-40e9-aa27-28fc46f9bf56","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4fa22160-3916-44ca-8aa0-6bcdb41292dc","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 121.85671%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9d5e523b-4c19-4756-afb5-c89717324233 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-7.105427357601002e-15%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}]

Born on March 17, 1975, Puneeth was the son of matinee idol Dr. Rajkumar and Parvathamma Rajkumar. He was the youngest of the five siblings.

[{"selector":"#anim-535a1459-0fb1-4451-a77b-602cb541530d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9b9b270b-684a-4c49-b056-67c219d201e1","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 60.20990%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e7d4be4b-e6f2-4477-abb8-d678e69b52fa","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-76b6eec0-0943-4240-ad1a-809c4ff60456","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 136.98832%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4bd0eab8-3c64-401a-9adf-f280f4748c36","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4c8421c0-8651-4131-bc9c-adc4e1892bda","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 1226.10954%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d941bf49-54d3-467a-94ad-5c2e62df429f [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(12.499999772451451%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

On December 1, 1999, Puneeth married Ashwini Revanth from Chikmagalur. The couple have two daughters Drithi and Vanditha.

[{"selector":"#anim-72254995-ac44-4339-8a86-ba806f3c6830","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-df36acbc-9e6f-4595-8ca0-2fc2df7abc4e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 57.33516%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a0a9bf69-bd8f-4b0c-80cf-e5488a5e0496","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-724963a3-00f7-4514-a6ce-5a665b76fc62","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 144.70487%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a953f9f7-fa01-4cf3-9926-7fc0f15b3499","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-252e4135-9f74-4b63-bfe8-d4da92e34bd8","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 1076.10969%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0ca7b14f-2645-440c-baa7-4d9857a4f5fb [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(24.260602582574382%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] source : freepress

Puneeth left the entire nation shocked when he passed away on October 29, 2021. The 46-year-old died due to a massive cardiac arres

[{"selector":"#anim-52fdaa0f-ac77-4b0c-b2c2-881023bcb2e7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f206346a-3f2e-4982-9d76-87c0c128c78f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 55.69245%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-52554ce1-ee84-4bf5-abae-77c9332cf330","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0d83947f-3fc9-411a-822d-090da42f86b8","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 137.67363%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ba42d654-fba0-4af5-96fa-105c1d76db33","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-634a6786-eb58-47b6-bef1-1f6f7f667352","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 1076.10969%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-225e58ab-8a4d-4b8b-b83c-39a33268c0dd [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(28.90624987200394%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

Before marking his debut as a male lead, Puneeth worked as child artist . He even won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist for his role of Ramu in 'Bettada Hoovu'.

[{"selector":"#anim-b797acf0-5306-4075-885c-c8f0573d84d9","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-eadec25d-d811-4961-b04c-d813cc29f9b6","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 60.41524%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fcbd29e9-48ba-459c-9e5c-c0f44f5e982c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-45a0e69d-b416-45a6-8416-f9d717ed7a29","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 131.06727%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-dd23a36c-3ff2-45e4-845b-a9da9d672251","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-52bfeba7-0f31-41e9-a5bd-77bac045dd30","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 1246.10954%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f3caa827-84c9-41c6-b9f0-e0fa4639dcde [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(10.5839413666643%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

Most of his blockbusters, including 'Appu’, ‘Jackie’, ‘Anna Bond’, ‘Arasu’, and ‘Abhi’ were produced by his mother Parvathamma.

[{"selector":"#anim-892262c7-8521-4d77-83eb-ce489069f1b6","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-103a7616-1741-4cce-94e7-01edcdbf20f6","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 57.74583%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-17b11a55-17ce-4884-957a-c7e8490958b1","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-019e1cfb-39c9-466b-8556-a838369896ba","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 155.64241%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c256be06-2190-47f2-b8a7-07f4b8e9f583","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8b5219fa-789d-4b26-abf8-8fc0c0624006","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 1246.10954%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0216b809-96be-4e6e-be1f-02b3e4813b80 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(28.90624987200394%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

Reportedly, he had 26 orphanages, 15 free schools, 16 old age homes and 19 Goshalas. Post his demise, his eyes were donated as per the actor's wish.

[{"selector":"#anim-4f8d5d0d-ac06-4877-805a-4687ee33776a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-96a1c53e-e216-4602-a5f9-38a4db9ccbb7","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 57.74583%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b254b4f2-f949-434c-ba61-d68d42539da7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-eb27bea8-0e9e-451b-90b0-443411b27684","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 131.06727%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-bde7b8b3-0b76-4517-b350-54982946b92e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-59e7bab0-1577-413f-b1ac-55f68e00ea65","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 1246.10954%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-23cb0424-8c4d-4005-9adf-56ebc3db89ab [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}]

Puneeth Rajkumar was also once the brand ambassador of the IPL team Royal Challengers Bangalore in the year 2010 along with Ramya

[{"selector":"#anim-67536e78-2305-46d6-9fdf-81bddfa07835","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7ba0aa24-ae5f-4360-b21d-9f6c043eff7f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 57.74583%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-235e9746-2a5d-444a-b5c8-828364f08ee1","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-80aa5ff4-b2c7-45ab-b190-a9418458ebe5","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 147.82988%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7c14a790-e4cf-4b4f-baa1-55f8e28580ba","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-491b7e51-2963-4bf2-8515-30f187bcc31b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 1246.10954%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-bdb734be-61c4-4f19-aa3e-7e6bc41738af [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}]