Puneeth Rajkumar Latest Updates, Puneeth Rajkumar Funeral LIVE Updates: Puneeth Rajkumar died at the age of 46 after suffering a heart attack. His last rites will take place on Sunday.
Kannada actor Puneeth Rajkumar passed away on Friday at Vikram hospital in Bengaluru after suffering a heart attack. He was 46. The actor’s funeral, which was earlier scheduled to take place on Saturday, will now take place on Sunday. The state government took this decision to give people a chance to pay their last respects.
Puneeth complained of chest pain on Friday morning and visited his family doctor for an ECG. Following the ECG, he was asked to rush to the hospital. He arrived at Vikram Hospital in a serious condition, a doctor at the hospital said.
Puneeth Rajkumar was the son of legendary actor Rajkumar and Parvathamma. He married Ashwini Revanth in 1999. He was fondly called Appu by his fans.
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He started his career as a child artist with Bettada Hoovu (1985). The actor won a slew of awards as a child actor, including a National Film Award. He starred in the lead role in over 29 Kannada films, including Abhi, Veera Kannadiga, Arasu, Raam, Ajay, Hudugaru and Anjani Putra. He was last seen in Yuvarathnaa, which released early this year.
Besides being an actor, Puneeth was also a singer par excellence. He had revealed that his remuneration from singing goes to charity. In 2012, Puneeth also hosted the first season of Kannadada Kotyadhipati, modelled on the Amitabh Bachchan-hosted show Kaun Banega Crorepati.
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Puneeth Rajkumar’s family doctor says impossible to tell what happened
Puneeth Rajkumar’s family doctor Ramana Rao has said that the late actor came to him saying he was feeling weak. While speaking to News 18, he said that he was health conscious and the reason for his cardiac arrest cannot be ascertained. “He did not have diabetes, abnormal blood pressure, irregular heartbeat. It is impossible to point to a reason for what happened to Appu,” said Dr Rao.
WhatsApp message from Dr Devi Shetty on why Puneeth Rajkumar died is fake, confirms doctor
Following the death of Kannada film actor Puneeth Rajkumar due to cardiac arrest, a fake message has started being circulated in the name of Dr Devi Shetty, the Chairman and Executive Director of Narayana Health. The message claims a few celebrities, including Puneeth, died because of doing “too much to be fit”. However, the doctor confirmed The Indian Express that it is a fake message and expressed his anguish at his name being used to misguide the public.
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