Appu lives on: Puneeth Rajkumar remembered on death anniversary

Movies By South First Desk Oct 29, 2024 Read the article

Tuesday, 29 October marks the third death anniversary of Puneeth Rajkumar, a superstar of the Kannada film industry.

[{"selector":"#anim-2b075bc2-595d-4d08-a32f-bba005e4643d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a170a2b3-126d-4b2d-ba03-3923313ec749","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 42.39646%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-59205d53-b329-400d-b48c-75ba40c1a756","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-abc94687-4f4b-45f4-9b85-f1c6c1d48c0c","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 151.85183%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-70c00943-b999-4206-9c98-787d5af817b9 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-18.998959383825056%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Read the article Movies

Three years back the actor had a sudden death due to cardiac arrest. His untimely death at 46 years shocked his fans and family, whose lives the actor has influenced greatly.

[{"selector":"#anim-6676c724-343f-4eb6-b3b5-5aa584e21738","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-534891b4-2971-402a-bbd2-1c99162a3868","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 42.39646%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-069ff84c-68ef-46ed-964f-e4fd03920ad8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ddfb1cee-aa60-4d5f-b8ed-68ebf1342471","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 115.79520%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-46a17285-76c0-439a-8bb3-8e84d83c2cbf [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-11.948529180869857%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Read the article Movies

Lovingly called by his fans as Appu—a name he got after playing the lead role in his debut film Appu (2002)— Puneeth Rajkumar gave several memorable movies to Kannada cinema.

[{"selector":"#anim-bf174e48-2243-4889-a605-eef7137c7260","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1dde6a1f-8c8d-4a80-93c6-983cd86645a3","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 42.39646%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1945cb9f-8764-4295-953a-431c3d3cd7b8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fa652e3c-b19c-471d-9e0b-68b4d71c8be9","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 126.83083%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-439ff7ff-6794-4d5d-bf95-c6e21109570c [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(14.795918482779722%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Read the article Movies

Puneeth started his acting career at a very young age and won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist for his role of Ramu in Bettada Hoovu.

[{"selector":"#anim-e66860c1-b018-4fce-bd8b-50bb2f29cfae","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-09b015c2-5be9-408c-baf5-5aeda2899f2f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 42.39646%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b25d6791-18a8-43be-81e1-90bf151e9ae7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3bb79448-c9b2-4c70-83be-72f9532d3216","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 126.83083%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f58b6e5d-b1e4-4077-806d-39c5e4239306 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-12.514648210040342%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Read the article Movies

In 2022, Puneeth Rajkumar was bestowed with the “Karnataka Ratna” award on the Karnataka Rajyotsava day posthumously.

[{"selector":"#anim-f6168bb8-0c8f-4bb5-9374-fc42db6a3781","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-986341e8-3bd2-4801-b44a-cff61448eb50","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 42.39646%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a7d93cc3-92db-4d53-ad71-3f993f9f8db4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b742516a-abd0-43ad-8c3b-92b893045030","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 98.14815%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3cc95769-93fa-4fd1-a3f9-754bbf581865 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-3.9620533581018065%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Read the article Movies

According to a Times Now report, a special pooja was held at Puneeth’s Samadhi at Kanteerava Studio

[{"selector":"#anim-de076423-0c82-4e4b-b013-5282474a4371","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e8fe8c38-b3b6-4e42-bcea-7a57396d4e84","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 42.39646%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-235ebc6a-4191-4300-b056-73df5b04dc17","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-04a64fa5-4df8-4f47-8d50-a3e8306b6b51","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 169.67987%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-efdb2ae1-2153-4b8c-bc76-03ccd7c83832 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(8.834326471841752%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Read the article Movies