Puneeth Rajkumar

Puneeth Rajkumar was born on the 17th of March 1975. He is an Indian film actor, playback singer and television presenter who mostly works in Kannada cinema and has appeared in 23 films as a lead actor, prior to which he had a career as a child artiste appearing in films to which his father Rajkumar appeared in lead roles. He won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist for his role of Ramu in Bettada Hoovu. His first film in a lead role came in the 2002 in Appu. He went on to appear in other commercial successful films over the years, such as Abhi (2003), Aakash (2005), Arasu (2007), Milana (2007), Vamshi (2008), Jackie (2010), Hudugaru (2011) and Anna Bond (2012), establishing him as one of the successful actors in Kannada cinema. He is the youngest son of Rajkumar, Kannada cinema's most celebrated actor, and the brother of actors Shivarajkumar and Raghavendra Rajkumar. In 2012, he debuted as a television presenter with the game show Kannadada Kotyadhipati, a Kannada version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. In 2016, he was chosen as one of the brand ambassadors for the Star Sports Pro Kabaddi League.

Born on: 17 March, 1975

Born in: Madras, Tamil Nadu, India