Bengaluru: Kannada film actor Dr. Puneeth Rajkumar, popularly known as ‘Appu’, will be conferred the prestigious ‘Karnataka Ratna’ award posthumously during the Kannada Rajyotsava celebrations in Bengaluru on Nov. 1. Announcing this after inaugurating the popular Lalbagh Flower Show here on Friday, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said that a Committee will be formed to oversee…
‘Basava Shree’ Award presented to Puneeth Rajkumar posthumously
May 4, 2022Ashwini Puneeth Rajkumar receives award carrying a cash prize of Rs.5 lakh and a citation Chitradurga: In yet another honour for late actor Puneeth Rajkumar, Chitradurga-based Murugha Mutt conferred ‘Basava Shree’ Award posthumously on him. Murugha Mutt Pontiff Sri Shivamurthy Murugha Sharana presented the award to the late actor’s wife Ashwini Puneeth Rajkumar on the…
Go Green, Go Clean: Hundreds of people run to remember ‘Power Star’ Puneeth
May 3, 2022The District Administration, Zilla Panchayat (ZP), the Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports (DYES), in association with Manav Trust, had on Sunday organised a 5-km run to remember late actor Dr. Puneeth Rajkumar and to mark Labour Day with an awareness theme ‘Go Green, Go Clean.’ Hundreds of people took part in the run, which…
Run to remember Puneeth on May 1
April 22, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports (DYES), in association with Manav Trust, has organised a 5-km run to remember late actor Dr. Puneeth Rajkumar and to mark Labour Day with an awareness theme ‘Go Green, Go Clean’ on May 1. Announcing this at a press meet at Chamundi Vihar Stadium this morning, DYES Assistant…
Soaring crowds at city cinemas
March 24, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The release of Dr. Puneeth Rajkumar’s last Kannada movie ‘James’ and Vivek Agnihotri’s Hindi film ‘The Kashmir Files’ has buoyed the business of cinemas to its pre-pandemic levels, with theatres and multiplexes increasing the number of daily shows to accommodate the soaring demand for the movies. After over two years of no shows, all…
Mysore Varsity confers Honorary Doctorates
March 22, 2022Former DRDO Director General Dr. V.K. Aatre, folk singer M. Mahadevaswamy and Puneeth Rajkumar (posthumous) Mysuru: The 102nd Convocation of University of Mysore (UoM) was held this morning at Crawford Hall. Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot conferred Honorary Doctorates — Honoris Causa (D.Sc) — on former Director General of DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation) Dr. V.K….
Ashwini announces two gold medals
March 22, 2022Mysuru: Moments after receiving the Honorary Doctorate awarded posthumously to her husband Puneeth Rajkumar, his wife Ashwini Puneeth Rajkumar announced two gold medals to be given by the University of Mysore. The medals will be given away next year in the name of Dr. Rajkumar’s wife Parvathamma Rajkumar and Puneeth Rajkumar. The announcement was made…
Fan frenzy in city theatres, streets
March 17, 2022Celebrating fans undeterred by imposition of Section 144 Teary-eyed admirers watch Puneeth Rajkumar’s last movie ‘James’; chant ‘Appu Appu’ Fireworks, rallies, free food distribution, prayers at Temples mark Power Star’s birth anniversary Mysore/Mysuru: Fireworks, loud cheers and chants of ‘Appu’ ‘Appu’, deafening whistles and jam-packed theatres, rallies of a minimum of 15 to 20 auto…
Shivarajkumar visits theatres; interacts with Puneeth fans
March 17, 2022‘Will be happy if Film City is named after Puneeth Rajkumar’ Mysore/Mysuru: Puneeth Rajkumar’s brother ‘Hat-trick hero’ Shivarajkumar personally visited single-screen theatres and multiplexes this morning to see his brother’s last movie. He spent time amidst fans and interacted with them. Before Shivarajkumar visited theatres, he went to Shakthidhama at the foot of Chamundi Hill….
‘My husband shied away from doctorates and refused many’
March 14, 2022Puneeth Rajkumar’s wife Ashwini confides with Mysore Varsity Vice-Chancellor Mysore/Mysuru: It is a known fact that while directors and producers never shied away from using the legendary actor late Dr. Rajkumar’s dynasty for promotion of their films, Puneeth Rajkumar never used his status as Dr. Rajkumar’s son to promote himself or his films. For him,…
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