The
last
rites
of
Puneeth
Rajkumar,
the
power
star
of
Kannada
cinema
who
passed
away
on
October
29,
Friday,
were
held
at
the
Kanteerava
studios
today.
The
46-year-old
breathed
his
last
following
a
massive
cardiac
arrest,
leaving
the
entire
country
heartbroken.
Puneeth
Rajkumar's
funeral
was
held
with
state
honours,
and
the
multi-faceted
talent
will
now
rest
forever
near
his
parents.
Puneeth
Rajkumar's
funeral
was
initially
supposed
to
be
held
on
Saturday
evening
after
his
daughter
Vanditha
returns
from
the
US.
However,
it
was
later
postponed
to
Sunday,
as
performing
the
last
rites
after
6
PM
in
the
small
space
was
impossible.
As
per
the
reports,
Puneeth's
mortal
remains
of
the
actor,
which
were
wrapped
in
the
National
flag,
were
taken
to
Kanteerava
Studio
today
morning
around
6
AM,
today.
Along
with
the
family
members,
fans,
and
film
industry
members,
Karnataka
Chief
Minister
Basavaraj
Bommai
and
other
dignitaries
attended
Puneeth
Rajkumar's
last
rites
at
the
Kanteevara
Studios.
The
Chief
Minister
stated
that
the
power
star's
tragic
demise
is
a
personal
loss
for
him,
and
remembered
interacting
with
him
ever
since
he
was
a
little
boy.
As
reported
earlier,
Puneeth
Rajkumar
suffered
a
massive
cardiac
arrest
on
Friday,
while
he
was
working
out
at
his
personal
gym.
According
to
Dr.
Ramana
Rao,
who
treated
the
actor
first,
his
BP
and
heartbeat
seemed
to
be
normal
initially.
But
the
actor
was
later
rushed
to
the
Vikram
Hospital,
Bengaluru,
where
he
breathed
his
last.
Puneeth
Rajkumar
was
born
as
the
fifth
and
youngest
child
of
legendary
actor
Rajkumar
and
renowned
film
producer
Parvathamma.
Renowned
actors
Shiva
Rajkumar,
Raghavendra
Rajkumar,
Poornima,
and
Lakshmi
are
his
elder
siblings.
The
actor
is
survived
by
his
wife
Ashwini
Revanth
and
daughters,
Vanditha
and
Dhruthi.