Puneeth Rajkumar
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Puneeth Rajkumar
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| Native name | Puneeth Rajkumar |
| Born |
Lohith 17 March 1975 Madras, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Residence | Bangalore, Karnataka, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | Power star,Appu,Boxoffice Badshah |
| Occupation | Actor, playback singer, television presenter |
| Years active | 1976–1989 2002–present |
| Spouse(s) | Ashwini Revanath (m. 1999) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) |
Rajkumar (father) Parvathamma Rajkumar (mother) |
| Family |
Shivarajkumar (brother) Raghavendra Rajkumar (brother) Vinay Rajkumar (nephew) |
Puneeth Rajkumar (born 17 March 1975) is an Indian film actor, playback singer and television presenter who mostly works in Kannada cinema. He has appeared 23 films as a lead actor, prior to which he had a career as a child artiste appearing in films to which his father Rajkumar appeared in lead roles. As a child artist, his performances in Vasantha Geetha (1980), Bhagyavantha (1981), Chalisuva Modagalu (1982), Eradu Nakshatragalu (1983) and Bettada Hoovu (1985) received appreciation. He won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist for his role of Ramu in Bettada Hoovu. His first film in a lead role came in the 2002 in Appu. He went on to appear in other commercial successful films over the years, such as Abhi (2003), Aakash (2005), Arasu (2007), Milana (2007), Vamshi (2008), Jackie (2010), Hudugaru (2011) and Anna Bond (2012),"Power"(2014),"Rana Vikrama"(2015),"Doddmane Hudga"(2016).
He is the youngest son of Rajkumar, Kannada cinema's most celebrated actor, and the brother of actors Shivarajkumar and Raghavendra Rajkumar. In 2012, he debuted as a television presenter with popular the game show Kannadada Kotyadhipati, a Kannada version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. In 2016, he was chosen as one of the brand ambassadors for the Star Sports Pro Kabaddi League.
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