Sandalwood's
Power
Star
Puneeth
Rajkumar
passed
away
at
the
age
of
46
on
Friday
(October
29).
The
actor
reportedly
died
due
to
a
cardiac
arrest.
He
developed
chest
pain
in
the
morning
following
which
he
was
taken
to
Bengaluru's
Vikram
Hospital.
In
an
official
statement
released
by
cardiologist
Dr
Ranganath
Nayak,
Vikram
Hospitals,
it
was
stated
that
the
actor
was
brought
to
the
hospital
in
an
unconscious
state
and
his
heart
had
stopped
working.
It
is
also
mentioned
that
despite
several
attempts,
Puneeth
continued
to
be
non-responsive
and
the
team
had
to
stop
resuscitation
measures
at
2.30
noon.
After
declaring
dead,
the
actor's
family
requested
Narayana
Nethralaya
(Super
Speciality
Eye
Hospital)
to
collect
Appu's
eyes
as
promised
earlier.
Well,
Puneeth
Rajkumar's
death
has
left
a
void
in
the
film
industry
which
can
never
be
filled.
His
friends,
colleagues
and
millions
of
fans
are
expressing
shock
and
grief
while
grappling
to
come
to
terms
with
the
shocking
news.
As
the
world
mourns
the
death
of
the
renowned
actor,
moreover
a
great
human
being,
we
take
a
look
at
his
unmissable
pictures
with
south
celebrities,
with
whom
he
shared
a
warm
camaraderie
and
always
met
them
with
a
bright
smile
on
his
face.
Mohanlal
and
Puneeth
had
shared
screen
space
in
the
2015
film
Mythri
directed
by
Giriraj.
Did
you
know
Jr
NTR
has
crooned
for
Puneeth
Rajkumar's
Chakravyuha?
When
Puneeth
met
Ram
Charan
in
Hyderabad.
A
happy
picture
with
SS
Rajamouli.
Allu
Arjun
and
Puneeth
at
the
launch
event
of
latter's
2010
film
Jackie.
A
still
from
Bhavana
Menon-Puneeth
Rajkumar's
Jackie.
Puneeth's
picture
with
his
co-star
Anupama
Parameswaran.
Allu
Sirsh's
unmissable
picture
with
the
Yuvarathnaa
star.
An
old
picture
of
Puneeth
with
Rajinikanth.
Parvathy
and
the
Sandalwood
actor
had
worked
together
in
Milana
(2007)
and
Prithvi
(2010).
A
beautiful
still
from
Prithvi.
When
Dhanush
and
Puneeth
twinned
for
an
ad.
Puneeth,
Yash
and
Shiva
Rajkumar
during
the
pre-release
event
of
Bhajarangi
2.
The
snap
was
taken
hours
before
Appu's
unfortunate
death.
A
love-filled
picture
of
Puneeth
and
Kichcha
Sudeep.
Puneeth
and
Thalapathy
Vijay
during
an
audio
launch
event.