Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], November 1 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai took part in the 66th Karnataka Rajyotsava celebrations at Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru on Monday.

Puneeth Rajkumar, 46, was the Powerstar Of Kannada Cinema. The actor died on October 29 after suffering a heart attack. His sudden demise has left his family, industry members and thousands of fans totally shocked. There is a video of the actor that is going viral on the internet and fans are reminiscing how the […]

Bengaluru Oct 29 PTI Kannada cinemas reigning star and celebrity television host Puneeth Rajkumar known for films such as Appu Veera Kannadiga and Maurya died here on Friday following a massive heart attack hospital said He was 46Puneeth who was known to be a fitness enthusiast was rushed to Vikram Hospital after he complained of chest pain following a two-hour workout in the gym doctors treating him said He died shortly afterHe is survived by his wife Ashwini Revanth and two daughters Dhriti and VandithaRestless crowds of stunned fans milled around the hospital complex as news came in of the sudden death of the actor the son of much loved matinee idol Rajkumar who fast outgrew his fathers shadow to carve a place all his own in the Kannada showbiz industryPuneeths body will be kept at the Kanteerava Stadium to enable the public to pay their last respects state minister R Ashoka told reporters He said Puneeths last rites will be performed with full state honours and the family will decide when it will happenLater a government order said his last rites will be performed at the Kanteerava Studio where his parents Dr Rajkumar and Parvathamma were crematedAccording to government sources the last rite will be performed on Sunday as the family awaits the arrival of Puneeths daughter who is staying abroadAccording to the hospital the actor was brought to the hospital with a family doctor diagnosing that he had had a heart attack At the time of arrival to the emergency the patient was non responsive and was in cardiac asystoleHence immediate advanced cardiac life support measures were initiated for resuscitationThe panel of medical experts extended all efforts to save him He was declared dead at 230 pm on 29102021 read the statement by Dr Ranganath Nayak a cardiologist at Vikram HospitalCondolences at the death of the actor who began his career as a child artist appearing in movies such as Thayige Thakka Maga and Bhagyavantha poured in from political leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi colleagues in the southern film industry as well as those in Bollywood -- their messages echoing his legions of fans grieving the hero who had gone too soonSharing a picture with the actor and his family the prime minister said A cruel twist of fate has snatched away from us a prolific and talented actor Puneeth Rajkumar This was no age to go The coming generations will remember him fondly for his works and wonderful personality Condolences to his family and admirers Om Shanti Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai was among the first to condole the deathA huge personal loss and one thats difficult to come to terms with Praying the almighty gives the Rajkumar family and fans the strength to bear this loss he tweeted the chief minister saidBommai said the actor was supposed to meet him on Friday to plan Kannada Rajyotsava on November 1But the destiny had something else in store Instead of meeting me he went somewhere else This is extremely shocking the CM told reportersUnion Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also paid her condolencesA bright star He had a long promising career ahead My condolences to his family his innumerable fans and followers she posted on TwitterFormer chief ministers Siddaramaiah B S Yediyurappa and S M Krishna also condoled the actors deathAfter a stint as a child actor Puneeth made his debut as a leading man in the 2002 movie Appu and followed it up with a string of successful movies including Abhi Maurya Ajay and ArasuPuneeth was also a popular celebrity host on television He hosted the first two seasons of Kannadada Kotyadhipati the Kannada version of Amitabh Bachchans Kaun Banega Crorepati He also emceed Colors Kannadas reality show Family PowerColleagues such as Chiranjeevi Mahesh Babu Prakash Raj as well as Abhishek Bachchan and Sonu Sood posted their condolences on Twitter and other social platformsAhh Noooo Gone too soon my dear Appu Im shattered Heart broken not fair BlackFriday PuneethRajkumar Prakash Raj said on TwitterShocking devastating heartbreaking PuneethRajkumar gone too soon Rest in Peace My deepest sympathies and tearful condolences to the family A huge loss to the Kannada Indian film fraternity as a whole Strength to all to cope with this tragic loss added ChiranjeeviActor Parvathy Thiruvothu shared a throwback photograph with Puneeth from one of their filmsIt aches beyond words could ever express Puneeth Broken heart PuneethRajkumar she captioned the pictureActor-producer Prithviraj Sukumaran said he was heartbrokenThis hurts so much Rest in peace superstar May the family friends and the millions of fans have the strength to tide through this sorrow PuneethRajkumar Folded hands Mahesh Babu said Puneeths sudden demise has left him shocked and deeply saddened and recalled Puneeth as being one of the most humble people he had metHeartbreaking news Gone too soon PuneethRajkumar My condolences to his family and his fans You will be missed said Abhishek BachchanSinger Shreya Ghoshal said the actors death has left her devastatedThis cant be true Devastated to hear this PuneethRajkumar A humble superstar so young at the pinnacle of his life simply left the world My deepest heartfelt condolences to his family friends and fans Om Shanti she wrote PTI GMS RS JUR SHD BK ROH ROH

Bengaluru Oct 29 PTI Kannada cinemas reigning star and celebrity television host Puneeth Rajkumar known for films such as Appu Veera Kannadiga and Maurya died here on Friday following a massive heart attack hospital said He was 46 Puneeth who was known to be a fitness enthusiast was rushed to Vikram Hospital after he complained of chest pain following a two-hour workout in the gym doctors treating him said He died shortly afterHe is survived by his wife Ashwini Revanth and two daughters Dhriti and VandithaRestless crowds of stunned fans milled around the hospital complex as news came in of the sudden death of the actor the son of much loved matinee idol Rajkumar who fast outgrew his fathers shadow to carve a place all his own in the Kannada showbiz industryPuneeths body will be kept at the Kanteerava Stadium to enable the public to pay their last respects state minister R Ashoka told reporters He said Puneeths last rites will be performed with full state honours and the family will decide when it will happen According to the hospital the actor was brought to the hospital with a family doctor diagnosing that he had had a heart attack At the time of arrival to the emergency the patient was non responsive and was in cardiac asystole Hence immediate advanced cardiac life support measures were initiated for resuscitation The panel of medical experts extended all efforts to save him He was declared dead at 230 pm on 29102021 read the statement by Dr Ranganath Nayak a cardiologist at Vikram HospitalCondolences at the death of the actor who began his career as a child artist appearing in movies such as Thayige Thakka Maga and Bhagyavantha poured in from political leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi colleagues in the southern film industry as well as those in Bollywood -- their messages echoing his legions of fans grieving the hero who had gone too soonSharing a picture with the actor and his family the prime minister said A cruel twist of fate has snatched away from us a prolific and talented actor Puneeth Rajkumar This was no age to go The coming generations will remember him fondly for his works and wonderful personality Condolences to his family and admirers Om Shanti Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai was among the first to condole the deathA huge personal loss and one thats difficult to come to terms with Praying the almighty gives the Rajkumar family and fans the strength to bear this loss he tweeted the chief minister saidBommai said the actor was supposed to meet him on Friday to plan Kannada Rajyotsava on November 1But the destiny had something else in store Instead of meeting me he went somewhere else This is extremely shocking the CM told reporters Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also paid her condolences A bright star He had a long promising career ahead My condolences to his family his innumerable fans and followers she posted on TwitterFormer chief ministers Siddaramaiah B S Yediyurappa and S M Krishna also condoled the actors death After a stint as a child actor Puneeth made his debut as a leading man in the 2002 movie Appu and followed it up with a string of successful movies including Abhi Maurya Ajay and Arasu Puneeth was also a popular celebrity host on television He hosted the first two seasons of Kannadada Kotyadhipati the Kannada version of Amitabh Bachchans Kaun Banega Crorepati He also emceed Colors Kannadas reality show Family Power Colleagues such as Chiranjeevi Mahesh Babu Prakash Raj as well as Abhishek Bachchan and Sonu Sood posted their condolences on Twitter and other social platforms Ahh Noooo Gone too soon my dear Appu Im shattered Heart broken not fair BlackFriday PuneethRajkumar Prakash Raj said on Twitter Shocking devastating heartbreaking PuneethRajkumar gone too soon Rest in Peace My deepest sympathies and tearful condolences to the family A huge loss to the Kannada Indian film fraternity as a whole Strength to all to cope with this tragic loss added Chiranjeevi Actor Parvathy Thiruvothu shared a throwback photograph with Puneeth from one of their films It aches beyond words could ever express Puneeth Broken heart PuneethRajkumar she captioned the picture Actor-producer Prithviraj Sukumaran said he was heartbroken This hurts so much Rest in peace superstar May the family friends and the millions of fans have the strength to tide through this sorrow PuneethRajkumar Folded hands Mahesh Babu said Puneeths sudden demise has left him shocked and deeply saddened and recalled Puneeth as being one of the most humble people he had met Heartbreaking news Gone too soon PuneethRajkumar My condolences to his family and his fans You will be missed said Abhishek BachchanSinger Shreya Ghoshal said the actors death has left her devastatedThis cant be true Devastated to hear this PuneethRajkumar A humble superstar so young at the pinnacle of his life simply left the world My deepest heartfelt condolences to his family friends and fans Om Shanti she wrote PTI 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Bengaluru Oct 29 PTI Kannada cinemas reigning star and celebrity television host Puneeth Rajkumar known for films such as Appu Veera Kannadiga and Maurya died here on Friday following a massive heart attack hospital sources said He was 46 Puneeth who was known to be a fitness enthusiast was rushed to Vikram Hospital after he complained of chest pain following a two-hour workout in the gym doctors treating him said He died shortly after He is survived by his wife Ashwini Revanth and two daughters Dhriti and Vanditha Restless crowds of stunned fans milled around the hospital complex as news came in of the sudden death of the actor the son of much loved matinee idol Rajkumar who fast outgrew his fathers shadow to make a place for himself in the Kannada showbiz industry Puneeths body will be kept at the Kanteerava Stadium to enable the public to pay their last respects state minister R Ashoka told reporters He said Puneeths last rites will be performed with full state honours and the family will decide when it will happen According to a statement from the Vikram Hospital earlier in the day Puneeth was taken to the emergency department with history of chest pain at 1140 am he was non-responsive advanced cardiac resuscitation has been initiated Condolences at the death of the actor who began his career as a child artist appearing in movies such as Thayige Thakka Maga and Bhagyavantha poured in from political leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi colleagues in the southern film industry as well as those in Bollywood -- their messages echoing his legions of fans grieving the hero who had gone too soonSharing a picture with the actor and his family the prime minister said A cruel twist of fate has snatched away from us a prolific and talented actor Puneeth Rajkumar This was no age to go The coming generations will remember him fondly for his works and wonderful personality Condolences to his family and admirers Om Shanti Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai was among the first to condole the death A huge personal loss and one thats difficult to come to terms with Praying the almighty gives the Rajkumar family and fans the strength to bear this loss he tweeted the chief minister saidBommai said the actor was supposed to meet him on Friday to plan Kannada Rajyotsava on November 1But the destiny had something else in story Instead on meeting me he went somewhere else This is extremely shocking the CM told reporters Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also paid her condolences A bright star He had a long promising career ahead My condolences to his family his innumerable fans and followers she posted on TwitterFormer chief ministers Siddaramaiah B S Yediyurappa and S M Krishna also condoled the actors death After a stint as a child actor Puneeth made his debut as a leading man in the 2002 movie Appu and followed it up with a string of successful movies including AbhiMaurya Ajay and Arasu Puneeth was also a popular celebrity host on television He hosted the first two seasons of Kannadada Kotyadhipati the Kannada version of Amitabh Bachchans Kaun Banega Crorepati He also emceed Colors Kannadas reality show Family Power Colleagues such as Chiranjeevi Mahesh Babu Prakash Raj as well as Abhishek Bachchan and Sonu Sood posted their condolences on Twitter and other social platforms Ahh Noooo Gone too soon my dear Appu Im shattered Heart broken not fair BlackFriday PuneethRajkumar Prakash Raj said on Twitter Shocking devastating heartbreaking PuneethRajkumar gone too soon Rest in Peace My deepest sympathies and tearful condolences to the family A huge loss to the Kannada Indian film fraternity as a wholeStrength to all to cope with this tragic loss added Chiranjeevi Actor Parvathy Thiruvothu shared a throwback photograph with Puneeth from one of their films It aches beyond words could ever express Puneeth Broken heart PuneethRajkumar she captioned the picture Actor-producer Prithviraj Sukumaran said he was heartbroken This hurts so much Rest in peace superstar May the family friends and the millions of fans have the strength to tide through this sorrow PuneethRajkumar Folded hands Mahesh Babu said Puneeths sudden demise has left him shocked and deeply saddened and recalled Puneeth as being one of the most humble people he had met Heartbreaking news Gone too soon PuneethRajkumar My condolences to his family and his fans You will be missed said Abhishek BachchanSinger Shreya Ghoshal said the actors death has left her devastatedThis cant be true Devastated to hear this PuneethRajkumar A humble superstar so young at the pinnacle of his life simply left the world My deepest heartfelt condolences to his family friends and fans Om Shanti she wrote PTI GMS RS SHD RB BK MIN MIN