He is a dancing Idol, a power packed actor, playback singer, television presenter, and producer with a smile and remarkable social work he became Karnataka’s loving son and had huge fan base. Yes, we are talking about Kannada superstar who now has a place in heaven among the gods of Karantaka: Puneeth Rajkumar.
Puneeth Rajkumar’s last movie James got released on the remembrance of his birthday. It was his first birth anniversary since his death in October 2021. Karnataka was waiting to see Appu’s last appearance on screen. People were moved with emotions when they saw posters, flex and grand decoration in theaters.
James, as the name suggest, is a power packed action movie which is directed by Bhaddur and Bharjari fame Chethan Kumar and produced by Kishore Pathikonda. The movie also stars Priya Anand, Anu Prabhakar, Srikanth Meka, Sarathkumar and others. In the movie Puneeth plays as major Santosh kumar who is a soldier but he quits and starts a security agency to take revenge. The beginning scene of the movie which is the entry of Puneeth Rajkumar’s entry holds everyone’s breath. The way Puneeth Rajkumar enters through the chasing scene remains till the end an impressive experience.
The highlight of the movie is the hatric hero Shivrajkumar, who is Puneeth’s brother giving voice to Puneeth’s character in the film. Shivrajkumar also stars in cameo in the film along with younger brother Raghvendra Rajkumar. James, with the dancing star Puneeth, is big time entertainer. The first half of the movie moves forward with high power action and the actor supporting heroine’s family as a security guard, but the twist is when the actor starts taking revenge on heroine’s family. The audience are left to wonder why? Charan Raj’s music adds flavour to the movie.
Appu won national award for his movie Bettada Hoovu where he acted as a child artist. In almost 30 films he has played the lead role. Puneeth was awarded honorary doctorate on March 13, which was received by his wife Ashwini. Puneeth’s Death is a huge lose to Kannada film industry and to Karnataka.
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