Dr. Puneeth Rajkumar

The Dr. Puneeth RajKumar starrer film “James” was released. Theatres were flooded with the crowd and the theatres were fully booked. It was a very emotional movie. It was the last movie by a great actor from the Kannada film industry and he was young. He was born on 17th March 1975 and died on 29^th October 2021.Height:1.75m, 

Parents: Dr. Rajkumar (father), Parvathamma  Rajkumar (mother), 

Spouse: Ashwini, 

Children: Vanditha Rajkumar, Drithi Rajkumar. 

Rajkumar family

• Rajkumar (actor and singer)
• Parvathamma Rajkumar (producer – wife of Rajkumar)
  • Shiva Rajkumar (actor – son of Rajkumar)
  • Raghavendra Rajkumar (actor and producer – son of Rajkumar)
    • Vinay Rajkumar (actor – son of Raghavendra Rajkumar)
    • Yuva Rajkumar (actor – son of Raghavendra Rajkumar)
  • Puneeth Rajkumar (actor and playback singer – son of Rajkumar)
  • Ramkumar (actor – son-in-law of Rajkumar)
    • Dheeren Ramkumar (actor — son of Ramkumar)
    • Dhanya Ramkumar (actress — daughter of Ramkumar)
• S. A. Chinne Gowda (producer – brother of Parvathamma Rajkumar)
  • Vijay Raghavendra (actor – son of S. A. Chinne Gowda)
  • Sriimurali (actor – son of S. A. Chinne Gowda)
    • Prashanth Neel (director- brother-in-law of Sriimurali)

 He acted name 29 movies as a lead actor.

Following is the list of contributions by the

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1976	Premada Kanike	An infant	Credited as Master Rajkumar
1977	Sanaadi Appanna	Young Ashok	Credited as Master Lohith
1978	Thayige Thakka Maga	young Kumar	Credited as Master Lohith
1980	Vasantha Geetha	Shyaam	Credited as Master Lohith
1981	Bhoomige Banda Bhagavantha	Krishna	Credited as Master Lohith
1981	Bhagyavantha	Krishna	Credited as Master Lohith
1982	Hosa Belaku	Puttu	Credited as Master Lohith
1982	Chalisuva Modagalu	Ramu	Credited as Master Lohith
			Karnataka State Film Award for Best Child Actor
1983	Bhakta Prahlada	Prahlada	Credited as Master Lohith
1983	Eradu Nakshatragalu	Raja	Credited as Master Lohith
			Karnataka State Film Award for Best Child Actor
1984	Yarivanu	Shyam	Credited as Master Lohith
1985	Bettada Hoovu	Ramu	Credited as Master Puneeth
			National Film Award for Best Child Artist
1988	Shiva Mecchida Kannappa	Young Dinna	Credited as Master Puneeth Rajkumar
1989	Parashuram	Appu
2002	Appu	Appu
2003	Abhi	Abhishek "Abhi"
2004	Veera Kannadiga	Munna/Shankar	Dual Role
2004	Maurya	Manu
2005	Aakash	Aakash
2005	Namma Basava	Basava
2006	Ajay	Ajay
2007	Arasu	Shivaraj Arasu	Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada
2007	Milana	Aakash	Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor Suvarna Film Award for Best Actor Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada
2008	Bindaas	Shivu
2008	Vamshi	Vamshi	South Scope Award for Best Actor
2009	Raaj – The Showman	Muthuraj	South Scope Award for Best Actor
2009	Raam	Raam
2010	Prithvi	Prithvi Kumar
2010	Jackie	Janakirama "Jackie"	Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor Suvarna Film Award for Best Actor Udaya Film Award for Best Actor Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada
2011	Hudugaru	Prabhu	Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada
			SIIMA Award for Best Actor – Kannada
2011	Paramathma	Param
2012	Anna Bond	Bond Ravi	Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor Suvarna Film Award for Best Actor Udaya Film Award for Best Actor Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada
2012	Yaare Koogadali	Kumara	Nominated—Suvarna Film Award for Best Actor
2014	Ninnindale	Vicky Venkatesh
2014	Power***	Bharath Kumar	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada
2015	Mythri	Himself
2015	Rana Vikrama	Vikram Kumar	Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada
			SIIMA Award for Best Actor – Kannada
2016	Chakravyuha	Lohith
2016	Doddmane Hudga	Surya	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada
			Nominated—SIIMA Award for Best Actor – Kannada
2017	Raajakumara	Siddharth	Love Lavike Readers Choice Award for Best Actor – Male Zee Kannada Hemmeya Kannadiga Award for Best Actor – Male Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada SIIMA Award for Best Actor – Kannada Nominated—TSR National Film Award for Best Actor
2017	Anjani Putra	Viraj
2018	Humble Politician Nograj	Himself	Cameo appearance
2019	Natasaarvabhowma	Gagan Dixit
2019	Padde Huli	Himself	Cameo appearance
2020	Mayabazar 2016	Himself	Cameo appearance in the song "Loka Maya Bazaru"
2021	Yuvarathnaa	Yuvaraj	Last film
2022	James	Santosh "James" Kumar	Posthumous film
2022	Gandhada Gudi	Himself	Posthumous film
2022	Lucky Man	TBA	Posthumous film; extended cameo appearance
Voice roles[edit]
Year	Title	Character	Notes
2014	Bahaddur	Narrator
2018	Amoli	Narrator	Documentary; Kannada version
2018	Rajaratha	Rajaratha (voice)	Narrator
2019	India vs England	Narrator

 As producer : PRK Productions

Year	Title	Notes
2019	Kavaludaari
2020	Mayabazar 2016
2020	Law	Amazon Prime film
2020	French Biriyani	Amazon Prime film
2022	One Cut Two Cut	Amazon Prime film; Posthumous release
2022	Family Pack	Filming; Posthumous release

Television

Year	Title	Role	TV channel	Notes
2012	Kannadada Kotyadhipati	Host	Asianet Suvarna	Season 1
2013	Kannadada Kotyadhipati			Season 2
2014	UPstarters	Judge	Udaya TV
2014	Weekend with Ramesh	Guest	Zee Kannada	Season 1
2017	Majaa Talkies	Guest	Colors Kannada	Season 1
	Dance Dance Juniors	Guest	Star Suvarna
2017–2018	Family Power	Host	Colors Kannada
2019	Kannadada Kotyadhipati			Season 4
2020	Majaa Talkies	Guest		Season 2
2021	Netravathi	Producer	Udaya TV
2021	Dance Karnataka Dance	Guest	Zee Kannada
	Dance Dance	Guest	Star Suvarna

 

References:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

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