Kannada actor Rajesh died after a fall from his house. Rajesh shot to fame with the reality show Halli Haida Pyateg Banda. He acted in films like Jungle Jackie and Love is Poison. The death is rumoured to be a suicide. It is heard that his mother has acknowledged that Rajesh pushed her aside and jumped from the second floor.

The unfortunate death of Rajesh has shocked the Kannada cinema industry. Rajesh was a great fan of Puneeth Rajkumar. When Rajesh was hospitalized for sometime due to depression in Mysore Puneeth Rajkumar went to the hospital and extended his support to him.

Rajesh was cremated in Mysore later in the evening.