Puneeth Rajkumar conferred ‘Karnataka Ratna’ posthumously: On November 1, 2022, the Karnataka government presented the late actor with the Karnataka Ratna award. Gandhada Gudi, the final film starring the late Kannada Power Star Puneeth Rajkumar, was released on October 28, 2022. Ashwini Puneeth Rajkumar, Puneeth Rajkumar’s wife, received the state’s highest civilian award on her husband’s behalf.
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Appu’s elder brother Shiv Rajkumar also attended the function. Puneet Rajkumar is the ninth recipient of the prestigious posthumous award. The award was presented by renowned actors Rajnikanth and Junior NTR, along with the Infosys Foundation Chairperson Sudha Murthy.
About Puneeth Rajkumar
Puneeth Rajkumar died on October 29, 2021 at the age of 46 after suffering a cardiac arrest.The news of his untimely death had sent shock waves across the country. The Sandalwood actor first starred in the 1976 film Premada Kanike as an infant. Directed by V Somasekhar, she was only six months old when she appeared in the thriller. After kickstarting his career as a child artist, he received a national award in 1985 for his performance in the film Bettada Hoovu.
