Puneeth Rajkumar Height, Age, Death, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Birth name	Lohith Rajkumar [1]
Nickname	Appu [2]
Profession(s)	Actor, Singer, Film Producer
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters– 175 cm in meters– 1.75 m in feet & inches– 5’ 9”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms– 70 kg in pounds– 155 lbs
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Debut	Acting Kannada Film: Premada Kanike (1976) (as child artsit) TV: Kannadada Kotyadhipati (2012) Singing: ‘Taliban Alla Alla’ from the Kannada film ‘Appu’ (2002) Production: Kavaludaari (2019) (Kannada film)
Last Film (As an actor)	Yuvarathnaa (2021)
Awards	• 1982: Won the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Child Actor for the film Chalisuva Modagalu • 1983: Won the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Child Actor for the film Eradu Nakshatragalu • 1985: Won National Film Award for Best Child Artist for the film Bettada Hoovu • 2007: Won Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada for the film Arasu • 2007: Won Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor for the film Milana • 2007: Won Suvarna Film Award for Best Actor for the film Milana • 2008: Won South Scope Award for Best Actor for the film Vamshi • 2009: Won South Scope Award for Best Actor for the film Raaj – The Showman • 2010: Won Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor for the film Jackie • 2010: Won Suvarna Film Award for Best Actor for the film Jackie • 2010: Won Udaya Film Award for Best Actor for the film Jackie • 2011: Won Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada for the film Hudugaru • 2011: Won SIIMA Award for Best Actor – Kannada for the film Hudugaru • 2012: Won Suvarna Film Award for Most Favorite Actor for the film Anna Bond • 2015: Won  Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada for the film Rana Vikrama • 2015: Won SIIMA Award for Best Actor – Kannada for the film Rana Vikrama • 2017: Won Love Lavike Readers Choice Award for Best Actor – Male for the film Raajakumara • 2017: Won Zee Kannada Hemmeya Kannadiga Award for Best Actor – Male for the film Raajakumara • 2017: Won Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada for the film Raajakumara • 2017: Won SIIMA Award for Best Actor – Kannada for the film Raajakumara • 2021: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai announced that Puneeth Rajkumar will be conferred with the ‘Karnataka Ratna’ award posthumously. [3]
Personal Life
Date of Birth	17 March 1975 (Monday)
Birthplace	Chennai, India
Date of Death	29 October 2021
Place of Death	He died on his way to Vikram Hospital in Bengaluru. [4]
Age (at the time of death)	46 Years
Death Cause	Cardiac Arrest [5]
Zodiac sign	Pisces
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Bangalore, Karnataka
Hobbies	Reading, Travelling
Relationships & More
Marital Status (at the time of death)	Married
Marriage Date	1 December 1999
Family
Wife/Spouse	Ashwini Revanth (Kannada film producer)
Children	Daughters– Drithi (elder) and Vanditha (younger)
Parents	Father– Late Rajkumar (Actor) Mother– Late Parvathamma Rajkumar (Film producer and distributor)
Siblings	Brothers– Shiva Rajkumar (Actor & Singer), Raghavendra Rajkumar (Film Producer & Actor) Sisters– Lakshmi, Poornima
Favourites
Actor	Rajinikanth

Some Lesser Known Facts About Puneeth Rajkumar

• Puneeth Rajkumar was an Indian actor, singer, and Kannada film producer. He was well known for his performances in the films Vasantha Geetha, Bhagyavantha, Chalisuva Modagalu, Eradu Nakshatragalu, Bhakta Prahaladha, Yarivanu, and Bettada Hoovu.

• Puneeth Rajkumar was born in a family belonging to the Kannada film industry. His father was a legendary actor, and his mother was an Indian film producer and distributor.
  

  Puneeth Rajkumar’s childhood picture

• Puneeth Rajkumar started his acting career in 1976 by playing the role of an infant in the Kannada film ”Premada Kanike.” Next, he appeared in the film “Sanaadi Appanna” in which he played the character of young Ashok. He acted in more than 12 films as a child artist. Puneeth rose to fame after appearing onscreen as Ramu in N. Lakshminarayan’s directed film”Bettada Hoovu.” His acting skills received huge critical acclaim and that role also earned him the National Film Award for Best Child Artist (1985).

• In 2002, Puneeth, for the first time, appeared in a lead role for the film “Appu.” He played the character of Appu opposite Rakshita. The other major cast of the film includes Avinash, Srinivasa Murthy, and Sumithra. Later, he became part of several popular films like Abhi, Veera Kannadiga, Maurya, Aakash, Namma Basava, and Ajay. In 2007, he appeared on screen as Shivaraj Arasu in the film “Arasu.” His performance in the film gained him huge popularity, and he was also awarded the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada. In the same year, he also became part of the film “Milana” in which he played the character of Aakash and earned a number of awards for his performance. The awards include Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor and Suvarna Film Award for Best Actor.

• In 2010, he appeared in the multilingual film ”Jackie” as Janakirama aka Jackie. The movie was released in 3 different languages- Kannada, Malayalam, and Telugu.

• Apart from being an actor, Puneeth also worked as a singer and sang a number of famous Kannada songs like
  ‘Baana Dariyalli Soorya’ from the film “Bhagyavantha” (1981), ‘Kaanadante Maayavadano’ from the film ”Chalisuva Modagalu” (1982), Govinda Govinda & Ela Elavo of the film ”Bhakta Prahlada” (1983), etc.

• Puneeth Rajkumar also worked as a television host for a number of entertainment shows. His first television show was the first season of  “Kannadada Kotyadhipati,” which aired on Asianet Suvarna in the year 2012. After the success of the first season of the quiz game show, makers again signed Puneeth for the second season of the game show. Puneeth Rajkumar also hosted the Indian reality television family game show “Family Power.”

• In 2014, Puneeth Rajkumar judged the reality dance show “UPstarters.” The other judges at the show were Dhanush, Rachita Ram and Puneeth Rajkumar, Andrea Jeremiah, Silambarasan, Amala Paul.

• Puneeth Rajkumar was once the brand ambassador of the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket team Royal Challengers Bangalore.

• He was also the brand ambassador for Karnataka Milk Federation’s Nandini Milk products, LED Bulb Project, 7 Up (PepsiCo), F-Square, Dixcy Scott, Malabar Gold, and Manappuram.

• On  29 October 2021, Puneeth Rajkumar passed away at the age of 46 after suffering a major cardiac arrest while working out in the gym. Soon after the news of his death circulated on the internet, social media was flooded with the messages of his fans paying condolences to his family. People from the Indian Film Industry took to social media to pay the actor their last tributes. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi also took to Twitter to express his condolences after the actor’s sudden death and called it a “cruel twist of fate.”
  

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Tweet paying condolences to the family of Puneeth Rajkumar after his demise