Rajinikanth pays emotional tribute to Puneeth Rajkumar: ‘He grew right before my eyes’

Superstar Rajinikanth has expressed his condolences to the household of Puneeth Rajkumar, who handed away final month on the age of 46. Rajinikanth mentioned that he can’t discover the precise phrases to supply consolation to the bereaved household of Puneeth.
“After the treatment, I am recovering very well. When I was in the hospital, Puneeth Rajkumar died unexpectedly. I was only told about him two days later. Hearing that news caused me a lot of pain. He grew right before my eyes. He was very talented, cultured, compassionate and such a wonderful boy. He left us way too soon. And it is an irreplaceable loss to the Kannada film industry. I have no words to console the grieving family members. Let his soul rest in peace,” he mentioned in a voice word posted on his Hoote account.

Rajinikanth shared a really shut bond with Puneeth Rajkumar. When Puneeth’s debut film Appu accomplished 100 days of its theatrical run, Rajinikanth took half within the celebration and mentioned he was trying ahead to seeing all the good issues that Puneeth was to perform in future.
“I watched the film with Appu (Puneeth). And I realised, he was still a lion cub but he was already roaring. And it got me excited to look forward to the things he was going to accomplish in future,” Rajinikanth had mentioned.

Puneeth Rajkumar handed away on October 29 following a cardiac arrest, sending a shock wave throughout the nation. On the identical day, Rajinikanth additionally underwent a surgical process to revive blood provide to the mind at a non-public hospital in Chennai.
Meanwhile, the who’s who of the Tamil movie trade has been visiting Puneeth’s residence in Bengaluru to supply their condolences.