In addition to movies, Puneeth Rajkumar has also sung in several films and served as the host for the first season of Kannadada Kotyadhipati, the Telugu edition of game show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? In addition to this, he is also the founder and owner of the music label PRK Audio. In 2017, he broke box-office records with the film Raajakumara. With continued successes, Puneeth Rajkumar went on to enjoy hits year after year. Having proved that he was born to act, Puneeth Rajkumar made his debut as a hero with Appu in 2002 and the character became synonymous with the actor, who was then called Appu by fans.
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Following this, he continued acting as a child artist and even went on to win the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Child Actor for the 1982 film Chalisuva Modagalu. At this tender age, Puneeth was cast in the 1976 thriller Premada Kanike. Puneeth Rajkumar's tryst with cinema began when he was just six-months-old. Puneeth, who was named Lohit at birth, was born to Rajkumar and Parvathamma Rajkumar in Chennai in 1975. Known as Appu among fans, Puneeth Rajkumar was also a singer, producer and television presenter. Puneeth Rajkumar was the son of veteran Kannada actor Rajkumar and enjoyed a massive fan following not just in Karnataka but also in the other south Indian states. The death of Kannadigar's favourite actor, Appu, has caused enormous loss to Kannada and Karnataka and I pray that God will have mercy on his soul and give his fans the power to endure this pain." The 46-year-old star was taken to a Bengaluru hospital after a heart attack some hours later, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai tweeted: "I am deeply shocked that Kannada celebrity Shri Puneeth Rajkumar died of a heart attack. The South film industry and fans have been left devastated after the sudden death of actor Puneeth Rajkumar.
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He collects it from the airport and Geetha breathes her last by the time he arrives at her house with the drug. Rudrappa (Lohithashwa) gets an Interferon drug, an alleged cure of cancer, imported from California. The illness takes a toll on Geetha's eyes and loses her eyesight among other visible bodily wounds. Deciding to get married, Sanjay speaks to Geetha's mother, when she reveals to him of the latter's illness. Sanjay flusters every time she asks him, and finally reveals to her about his ex-girlfriend Sunanda, who succumbed as a brake-failed vehicle she was driving exploded. Eager to learn to drive a car, Geetha pesters Sanjay. Mukta ( Sowcar Janaki) that she suffers from blood cancer, which is not revealed to her father and her. Upon diagnosis, it is revealed to Geetha's mother, Dr. He, however fails to remember her every time, and eventually, falls in love with her. Following another of Sanjay's concert, she confesses her love to him. However, Geetha suffers from an illness, the symptoms of which is seen in her holding her neck tight and screaming. A university champion in badminton, she invites him to her club to play, with an intention to get closer to him and succeeds. Floored by his performance and good looks, she pursues him. Sanjay ( Shankar Nag), a singer, performs at the show singing the track "Santhoshakke". Geetha ( Akshatha Rao) is a college-going student, who has co-organised a charity concert in her college.