Son of legendary Dr Rajkumar, Puneeth Rajkumar is one of the most loved actors of the South film industry. Puneeth entered the industry as a child artist.
He even won the National film Award for Best Child Artist, for the movie ‘bettada Hoovu’. Later, he debuted with ‘Appu’ in 2002 which instantly became a blockbuster hit. A multitalented star that he was, here are some of the best films of his career:
Bettada Hoovu was Puneeth’s first film as a child artist. While sooting this film, Puneeth was barely 10-years-old. It was also this film which got him a national award as a child artist.
This film marked Puneeth Rajkumar’s debut in the industry. The film was directed by Puri Jagannath, the film starred Raksita, Avinash and Srinivasa Murthy and Sumithra in the lead roles. Released in various languages such as Telugu, Tamil and Bengali, the film become an superhit and ran in the theatres for 200 days.
A romantic drama film directed by Prakash, ‘Milana’ saw Parvathy Menon and Pooja Gandhi as the leading ladies. Milana too is considered one of the most successful films of Puneet’s career as it ran over 100 days in about 50 odd theatres. The film is about an RJ getting married, only to realise that his partner loves another person. The two head for a divorce but as land up together again.
Ajay is a Kannada film of action genre, Helmed by Meher Ramesh, the film featured Anuradha Mehta opposite Puneeth. Ajay was a remake of ‘Okkadu’ a Telegu lokcbuster.
Released in 2010, Jackie saw Puneeth and Bhavana in the lead roles. The film, directed by Duniya Soori, was adjudged as the Best Film at the South Filmfare Awards.
Another action drama film of Puneeth, Raajakumar saw Priya Anand as Puneeth’s leading lady. Raajakumara was written and directed by Santhos Ananddram. It became the first film to finish 6,000 shows in a multiplex in six weeks of its release.