Popular Kannada actor Puneet Rajkumar had a heart attack on Friday (October 29) and was taken to Vikram Hospital in Bengaluru. He was undergoing treatment at the Intensive Care Centre (ICU). According to initial reports, the actor collapsed during his workout.
A team of doctors was treating him under constant observation. Puneet was a 46-year-old man and industry heavyweights like Gurudutt and Ravichandran came to the hospital to see him when he was admitted.
Meanwhile, security has been beefed up near Puneeth Rajkumar’s house since his death, and there are powerful bandbusts around Vikram Hospital. Puneeth, better known by his stage name Appu, is a Kannada actor, playback singer, television host and producer.
He was born on March 17, 1975. He is the youngest son of Kannada matinee idol Dr Rajkumar and Parbathamma. He has played lead roles in 29 Kannada films, and he has acted in other films as a child. Puneet was last seen in the critically acclaimed film Yuvarathna which released in several languages.
Powerstar Puneeth Rajkumar dies of heart attack at 46
“Actor Puneet Rajkummar was admitted at 11.30 am due to chest pain. I’m trying my best to treat him. His condition is serious. I can’t say anything for now.
He was in a bad condition when brought to the hospital, undergoing treatment in icu,” Dr Ranganath Nayak, vikram said while talking to the media at the hospital, Bengaluru.
