Puneet Rajkumar

Puneet Rajkumar (Kannada: ಪುನೀತ್ ರಾಜ್ ಕುಮಾರ್) is an Indian film actor who acts in Kannada films and the youngest son of Kannada superstar Dr Rajkumar and the younger brother of leading KFI star Shivaraj Kumar. As a child artist, he appeared in 12 films. He won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist for the film Bettada Hoovu in 1986.

After having appeared in films as a child actor in the 1980s, Puneet rajkumar made his film debut in a leading role in Appu. The film was a huge hit. He has been noted for his performances in films like Aakash (2005), Arasu (2007), Milana (2007), Vamshi (2008), Raam (2009) and Jackie (2010) which are his biggest commercial successes so far.

In 2007, he got a Filmfare award for his performance in Arasu and in 2008 he received a Karnataka State Best Actor Award for his performance in Milana.

Currently he is the highest paid actor in the Kannada Film Industry. He has the most commercially successful movie hit rate, and has had 15 movies in a row to have stayed in theatres for at least 100 days.

Biography

Puneet Rajkumar was born as Lohith to Kannada Film Industry thespian Dr Rajkumar and producer Parvathamma Rajkumar. He is their fifth and youngest child.

He started his film career when he was six months old (Premada Kanike).He appeared as a son for his real father in many movies. He left school at...
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