Bangalore:
Sandalwood
matinee
idol
Dr
Rajkumar's
biography
'Dr
Rajkumar:
The
Person
Behind
The
Personality'
has
fetched
above
Rs
35
lakhs
in
50
days
after
its
release.
The
book
written
by
Puneet
Rajkumar
was
launched
by
the
first
family
of
Kannada
film
industry
on
June
1.
Reports
say
that
'Dr
Rajkumar:
The
Person
Behind
The
Personality'
is
selling
like
a
hotcake.
The
coffee
table
book
has
managed
to
earn
more
than
Rs
35
lakhs
and
close
to
2,000
copies
have
been
sold
in
Kannada
and
English
versions.
The
amount
will
be
donated
to
improve
the
infrastructure
of
our
government
schools
in
Karnataka.
While
the
Kannada
version
of
the
book
is
priced
Rs
2,250,
the
English
version
is
Rs
2,750
and
the
first
copy
was
purchased
by
Parvathamma
Rajkumar
for
Rs
1
lakh
on
the
day
of
the
book
launch.
The
book,
which
is
co-authored
by
Prakruthi
N
Banavasi,
an
educationist,
throws
light
on
Rajkumar's
life
and
his
journey
to
stardom.
Puneet
Rajkumar
took
eight
years
to
complete
the
book,
which
has
over
1,750
rare
pictures
of
the
legendary
actor.