Puneeth Rajkumar (colloquially known as Appu)
was an Indian actor, playback singer, television presenter,
and producer, who worked in Kannada cinema.
He was one of the most popular actors in Kannada cinema.
He was the lead in 30 films as a child, he appeared in many films.
He won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist for his role of Ramu in Bettada Hoovu.
He also won Karnataka State Award Best Child artist for Chalisuva Modagalu and Eradu Nakshatragalu.
Puneeth's first lead role was in 2002's Appu. He was conferred with the Doctorate by Mysuru University.
The Karnataka Government conferred the state's highest civilian award,
Karnataka Ratna, to Puneeth Rajkumar on 1 November 2022, posthumously.
