Puneeth
Rajkumar,
the
power
star
of
Kannada
cinema
breathed
his
last
on
October
29,
Friday,
leaving
millions
of
his
fans
and
cinema
lovers
heartbroken.
The
supremely
talented
actor
breathed
his
last
at
the
Vikram
Hospital
in
Bengaluru,
following
a
massive
cardiac
arrest.
Recently,
Puneeth
Rajkumar's
onscreen
rival
and
popular
actor
Sudeep
took
to
his
official
pages
and
mourned
the
power
star's
untimely
demise.
"A
Born
Star.
It's
been
a
journey
from
childhood
.
He
was
already
a
Star
when
I
first
met
him
at
Shimoga
(
Shivamogga
)
.
He
was
on
a
successful
tour
of
"
Bhagyavantha
"
which
was
a
monstrous
hit
.
Since
my
father
was
a
familiar
name
amongst
the
film
people
,
Puneeth
was
brought
home
by
his
people
for
lunch
post
his
theater
visit
.
It
was
then
I
first
met
him
and
probably
the
age
factor
made
us
hit
it
off
instantly
.
He
was
more
curious
about
my
toys
than
the
huge
lunch
spread
.
I
still
remember
the
lady
running
behind
him
with
the
plate
trying
to
feed
him
while
He
and
I
were
busy
playing
Seeing
him
excited.
making
me
all
the
more
excited
.
My
neighbour's
and
the
kids
around
had
gathered
all
around
our
house
,
because
it
wasn't
just
any
other
kid
on
the
block
....
It
was
Puneeth
,
the
new
star
kid
and
son
of
the
legend
Dr.
Rajkumar
,
We
have
met
a
few
times
Com
then
and
went
on
to
become
colleagues
of
the
same
fraternity
.
Not
just
a
friend
anymore
,
he
was
a
great
competitor
too
.
A
fabulous
actor
,
dancer
,
fighter
and
a
great
guy
.
I
have
enjoyed
this
competition
as
it
did
make
me
deliver
my
best
.
I'm
happy
and
honoured
to
have
come
for
the
same
generation
of
actors
as
him,"
wrote
Sudeep
in
his
post.
"Film
Industry
looks
incomplete
today
.
A
dark
patch
.
Time
looks
cruel
.
The
place
looks
sad
.
Yesterday
seemed
like
,
the
nature
too
was
mourning
and
crying
.
A
dull
day
,,
gloom
with
dark
clouds
and
drizzling
.
I
landed
at
Bengaluru
and
headed
to
where
he
was
kept
,
my
breath
started
becoming
heavier
,,
as
I
was
approaching
reality
which
i
hadn't
yet
accepted
.
Seeing
him
sleeping
that
was
was
like
a
mountain
on
everyone's
chest
.
Too
many
questions
and
too
many
thoughts
.
Why
,
How
!!!!
For
the
first
time
I
couldn't
breath
normally
.
Here
was
a
colleague
,
a
friend
,
who
was
where
he
shouldn't
have
been
.
I
couldn't
look
at
him
for
long
.
That
sight
is
still
haunting
me," the
actor
added.
"Seeing
Shivanna
in
that
state
was
further
hurting
.
He
said
a
line
to
me
.
He
said
"
He
(
Puneeth
)
is
13
years
younger
to
me
,,
I
have
carried
him
in
these
arms
.
Have
seen
enough
till
now
,
What
more
am
I
destined
to
see
These
lines
are
echoing
till
now
Every
one
is
shocked
,
hurt
and
devastated
.
It
will
take
a
long
time
for
everyone
to
accept
this
.
And
even
if
we
all
did
,
a
place
is
left
empty
.
A
place
no
one
can
fill
.
A
place
which
belonged
to
only
one
great
Human
,,
"
PUNEETH
"
....
our
beloved
"
APPU
"
.
Go
in
Peace
,
REST
IN
POWER
my
friend,"
concluded
Sudeep.
Check
out
Sudeep's
tribute
to
Puneeth
Rajkumar
here...