Puneeth Rajkumar filmography

Puneeth Rajkumar is an Indian actor known for his work in Kannada films. As a six month old infant, he made a cameo appearance in V. Somashekar's Premada Kanike (1976) and followed it with Sanaadi Appanna (1977) when he was a year old. Most of his earlier films had his father Rajkumar playing his reel father as well. Films like Thayige Thakka Maga, Vasantha Geetha and Bhagyavantha followed up which also showcased his singing skills. For the N. Lakshminarayan film Bettada Hoovu he was awarded the National Film Award for Best Child Artist. He ended his childhood appearances with the action film Parashuram.

Puneeth Rajkumar during the shooting of Anjani Putra

Puneeth's first leading role came opposite Rakshita in Appu (2002), a highly successful romantic drama directed by Puri Jagannadh. This was followed by Abhi opposite Ramya in 2003, and Veera Kannadiga and Maurya in 2004. All these films worked commercially well and established him as one of the leading actors in Kannada cinema.

Puneeth's first award winning performance came through the film Arasu for which he won the Filmfare award and his next release Milana got him the Karnataka State Film Award. His other major successes include Jackie, Hudugaru, Rana Vikrama, Raajakumara and Natasaarvabhowma.

Films

As actor

Key

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1976	Premada Kanike	An infant	Credited as Master Rajkumar
1977	Sanaadi Appanna	Young Ashok	Credited as Master Lohith
1978	Thayige Thakka Maga	young Kumar	Credited as Master Lohith
1980	Vasantha Geetha	Shyaam	Credited as Master Lohith
1981	Bhoomige Banda Bhagavantha	Krishna	Credited as Master Lohith
1981	Bhagyavantha	Krishna	Credited as Master Lohith
1982	Hosa Belaku	Puttu	Credited as Master Lohith
1982	Chalisuva Modagalu	Ramu	Credited as Master Lohith Karnataka State Film Award for Best Child Actor
1983	Bhakta Prahlada	Prahlada	Credited as Master Lohith
1983	Eradu Nakshatragalu	Raja	Credited as Master Lohith Karnataka State Film Award for Best Child Actor
1984	Yarivanu	Shyam	Credited as Master Lohith
1985	Bettada Hoovu	Ramu	Credited as Master Puneeth National Film Award for Best Child Artist
1988	Shiva Mecchida Kannappa	Young Kannappa	Credited as Master Puneeth
1989	Parashuram	Appu
2002	Appu	Appu
2003	Abhi	Abhi
2004	Veera Kannadiga	Munna
2004	Maurya	Manu
2005	Aakash	Aakash
2005	Namma Basava	Basava
2006	Ajay	Ajay
2007	Arasu	Shivaraj Arasu	Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada
2007	Milana	Aakash	Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor Suvarna Film Award for Best Actor Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada	[1]
2008	Bindaas	Shivu
2008	Vamshi	Vamshi	South Scope Award for Best Actor
2009	Raaj - The Showman	Muthuraj	South Scope Award for Best Actor
2009	Raam	Raam
2010	Prithvi	Prithvi Kumar
2010	Jackie	Janakirama "Jackie"	Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor Suvarna Film Award for Best Actor Udaya Film Award for Best Actor Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada
2011	Hudugaru	Prabhu	Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada SIIMA Award for Best Actor – Kannada
2011	Paramathma	Paramathma
2012	Anna Bond	Bond Ravi	Suvarna Film Award for Most Favorite Actor Nominated—SIIMA Award for Best Actor – Kannada Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada
2012	Yaare Koogadali	Kumara	Nominated—Suvarna Film Award for Best Actor
2014	Ninnindale	Vicky Venkatesh
2014	Power	Bharath Kumar	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada
2015	Mythri	Himself
2015	Rana Vikrama	Vikram Kumar	Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada SIIMA Award for Best Actor – Kannada
2016	Chakravyuha	Lohith
2016	Doddmane Hudga	Surya	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada Nominated—SIIMA Award for Best Actor – Kannada
2017	Raajakumara	Siddharth	Love Lavike Readers Choice Award for Best Actor - Male Zee Kannada Hemmeya Kannadiga Award for Best Actor – Male Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada SIIMA Award for Best Actor – Kannada Nominated—TSR National Film Award for Best Actor	[2]
2017	Anjani Putra	Viraj		[3]
2018	Humble Politician Nograj	Himself	Cameo appearance
2019	Natasaarvabhowma	Gagan Dixit
2019	Padde Huli	Himself	Cameo appearance
2020	Mayabazar 2016	Himself	Cameo appearance in the song "Loka Maya Bazaru"	[4][5]
2020	Yuvarathnaa	Yuvaraj	Filming	[6]
2020	James	TBA	Filming

Voice roles

Year	Title	Character	Notes
2014	Bahaddur	Narrator	[7]
2018	Amoli	Narrator	Documentary; Kannada version[8][9]
2018	Rajaratha	Rajaratha (voice)	Narrator
2019	India vs England	Narrator

As producer

Key

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2019	Kavaludaari
2020	Mayabazar 2016
2020	Law	Amazon Prime film	[10][11]
2020	French Biriyani	Amazon Prime film	[12]
2021	Family Pack	Filming	[13][14]
2021	Untitled	Pre Production	[15][16]

Television

Year	Title	Role	TV channel	Notes	Ref.
2012	Kannadada Kotyadhipati	Host	Asianet Suvarna		[17]
2013	Kannadada Kotyadhipati Season 2	Host			[17]
2014	UPstarters	Judge	Udaya TV		[18]
2014	Weekend with Ramesh	Guest	Zee Kannada		[19]
2017-2018	Family Power	Host	Colors Kannada		[20]
2019	Kannadada Kotyadhipati Season 3	Host			[21][22]

References

1. "On my pinboard - Puneeth Rajkumar". Deccan Herald. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
2. Khajane, Muralidhara (14 March 2017). "The film is not about Appaji". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
3. "Harsha's Hanuman connection continues with Anjani Putra". New Indian Express. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
4. "Puneeth Rajkumar to shake a leg in Maya Bazaar - Times of India". The Times of India.
5. "SP Balasubrahmanyam sings for Puneeth Rajkumar's film Mayabazar - Times of India". The Times of India.
6. "Puneeth Rajkumar's role in 'Yuva Ratna' revealed". The news minute. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
7. "Why Puneeth Rajkumar is pivotal to Bahaddur". The Times of India. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
8. "ಹೆಣ್ಣು ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಕಳ್ಳಸಾಗಣೆ ತಡೆಗೆ ಕೈಜೋಡಿಸಿದ ಪುನೀತ್‌". vijaykarnataka.indiatimes.com (in Kannada). Karnataka, India: Vijaya Karnataka. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
9. R, Shilpa Sebastian (7 May 2018). "Puneeth Rajkumar lends his voice for 'Amoli: Priceless'". thehindu.com. India: The Hindu. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
10. "Ragini Chandran's debut titled Law | Cinemaexpress". m.cinemaexpress.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
11. "Puneeth Rajkumar to fund actor Prajwal Devaraj wife Ragini's stalled debut movie". newsable.asianetnews.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
12. "Pannaga Bharana's laugh riot, starring Danish Sait, titled 'French Biryani' - The New Indian Express". www.newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
13. "Family Pack reunites Arjun Kumar and Likith Shetty - The New Indian Express". www.newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
14. "Puneeth Rajkumar to bankroll Likith Shetty's upcoming film Family Pack". India Today. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
15. "Puneeth Rajkumar to star in Satya Prakash's directorial? - The New Indian Express". www.newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
16. "Puneeth Rajkumar: ಫ್ಯಾಂಟಸಿ ಕಥೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಪುನೀತ್ ‌ರಾಜ್‌ಕುಮಾರ್‌! ಕೌತುಕ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿಸಿದ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕ ಸತ್ಯ ಪ್ರಕಾಶ್‌ - yuvarathnaa actor power star puneeth rajkumar to act in a fantasy film". Vijaya Karnataka (in Kannada). Retrieved 7 May 2020.
17. "What Puneet Rajkumar calls his computer in Kannadada Kotyadhipati?". Entertainment.oneindia.in. 29 February 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
18. sarkar, soumashree (14 July 2015). "Entertainment unlimited!". Deccan Chronicle. Hyderabad, Telangana: Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
19. "Puneeth makes the cut for Ramesh Aravind". The Times of India. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
20. "Puneeth Rajkumar's new game show is Family Power". The Times of India. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
21. "ಸದ್ಯದಲ್ಲೇ ಟಿವಿ ವೀಕ್ಷಕರಿಗೆ 'ದರ್ಶನ' ಕೊಡಲಿರುವ ಪುನೀತ್ ರಾಜ್‌ಕುಮಾರ್". Vijaya Karnataka.
22. "Kannadada Kotyadhipathi to premiere on June 22 - Times of India". The Times of India.

External links

• Puneeth Rajkumar at IMDb