Bengaluru: Actor, singer, producer, entrepreneur, entrepreneur, philanthropist.
Puneeth grew to each of these roles in his life, some with Gusto, some with reluctance, but delivered to all of them with great Elan.
The legendary Rajkumar praised his son’s national award at the age of 10 as something he himself could not be achieved in his acting career but if someone asked Puneeth, he might just pick it up and move to the next thing.
By Rajkumar and his mother Parvathamma, Puneeth did jump to the film at a soft age but he must be persuaded to every other shot.
“He will only listen to me because I know how to calm him up with toys and chocolate.
I will impose his role on the occasion and he will repeat it.
He said he would act only if accompanied by me,” said Honnavalli Krishna, a character artist and colleague near Rajkumar.
But as it was his appeal that filmmakers rotated around 10 films with quick succession to pair a charming boy with his father.
Sing follow acting, and once again, it turns out is revelation.
“We made him sing a few lines in Vasanta Geeta when he was only four and he then carved his niche as an actor singer like his father,” said Director of the Film SK Bhagavan.
By the time he made his debut again as a young man in 2002 in ‘APPU’, he tried several things together, from business to technical innovation in filmmaking.
“He was more interested in adopting a modern production method to improve the Standards of Movie Making Kannada.
Puneth is the first to introduce Jimmy Jib’s camera in 2000 as soon as it was first used in Bollywood,” Kenang Bhagawan.
“However, as soon as he is in front of the camera, he will turn into a different person, a director’s actor.” Pannaga Bharana, who directed the new film ‘Biryani’ Frann Biryani ‘Freme Prak Pupet, said the actor had prepared a comprehensive plan to take Kannada films to a global audience and to the new market by utilizing the digital platform and OTT.
“‘Biryani’ ” Biryani ‘was the first Kannada film released at Amazon Prime and it happened because of the vision of Puneeth about a growing business model.
He is a power star when it comes to action, but also a strong businessman when it comes to entrepreneurship,” Pananga Bharana said.
The business interest stretches real estate and even hospitality.
Although ruling perched on Sandalwood, Puneeth took it to launch fresh talent too, as seen in content-rich films such as ‘kavaludaari’ and ‘Mayabazaar’.
Pannaga Bharana also remembers how Puneeth recently introduced an ARRI LF camera and has planned to buy a motion-controlled trolley.
Those who were close to him praised his mother Paravathamma not only for the business asumens, but also the pursuit of philanthropics.
Along with Ashwini’s wife and Sisterin-Law Geeta Shivarajkumar, Puneeth protected Shakti Dhama, An or Phana G e in Mysuru for women.
“Puneeth has adopted many schools and remuneration for the song dedicated to these schools,” Pannaga Bharana added.