RIP Puneeth Rajkumar: Condolences pour in

Bengaluru, Oct 29: Kannada actor Puneeth Rajkumar passed away on Friday, 29 October. He was admitted to a Vikram hospital in Bengaluru on Friday morning after suffering from heart attack. He was 46.

The youngest son of Kannada cinema legend Rajkumar and Parvathamma, Puneeth started his acting career as a child artist.

He also won the National Film award for Best Child Artist for his performance in Bettada Hoovu in the year 1985.

The actor was last seen in the Santhosh Ananddram film Yuvarathnaa. He was set to start shooting from 1 November for Dvitva, directed by Pawan Kumar.

The news of Puneeth's death has sent shockwaves through India's film industry. Celebrities and film stars have taken to social media to express their grief and offer their condolences on the sudden death of the actor.

Paying tributes to noted Kannada actor Puneeth Rajkumar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that the coming generations will remember him fondly for his works and wonderful personality.

Modi tweeted, "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 CM Basavaraj Bommai says that the last rites of actor Puneeth Rajkumar would be done with state honours

My heartfelt condolences to the family, friends and fans of Kannada actor Puneeth Rajkumar. Gone too soon: Rahul Gandhi