Earlier today (October 29), leading Kannada actor Puneeth Rajkumar died due to a massive heart attack and his death has come as a big shock for everyone. People are yet to come to terms with reality and Puneeth's death will be a big loss for Indian cinema. Ever since the news about Puneeth's death was known, the fans and film personalities have been expressing their shock and condolence messages on social media. Meanwhile, details regarding Puneeth's funeral event are now known. Puneeth's mortal remains will be kept at Kanteerava Stadium for the fans and film personalities to pay their final respects.

The funeral event will take place at the Stadium tomorrow. Arrangements for the funeral event are already underway. The Karnataka Government has also announced that Puneeth Rajkumar's mortal remains will be cremated with full state honours tomorrow. Considering the humongous fan base of actor Puneeth Rajkumar, we can expect lakhs and lakhs of people to attend the funeral event tomorrow and social media is going to be filled with emotional posts. Puneeth is survived by his elder brother Shiva Rajkumar, wife Ashwini Revanth, two daughters, and others.

Puneeth is the son of legendary Kannada actor Dr Rajkumar who was considered one of the greatest actors of Indian cinema. Puneeth is known to be one of the most commercially successful actors in Kannada cinema who owned a phenomenal fan base across the globe. Puneeth Rajkumar made his debut as a lead actor with Appu, directed by Puri Jagannadh. The film which released in 2002 was a sensational blockbuster hit. Puneeth's other notable films in Kannada cinema include Arasu, Milana, Vamshi, Jackie, Hudugaru, Paramathma, Anna Bond, Power, Rana Vikrama, Doddmane Hudge, Raajakumara, etc.

Puneeth's last release was Yuvarathnaa which released earlier this year, in April 2021. The film opened to a positive response from the fans and general audience.