He is the younger brother of Shivarajkumar and producer, actor Raghavendra Rajkumar. Rajkumar was born as Lohith to Rajkumar and Parvathamma Rajkumar. After the phenomenal success of season-1 second season followed in 2013. In 2012, Puneeth hosted the first season of Kannadada Kotyadhipati, is the official Kannada language adaptation of the internationally-renowned Sony Pictures Television -owned game show Who Wants to be a Millionaire? and its successful Hindi adaptation Kaun Banega Crorepati. He is the brand ambassador for 7 Up( PepsiCo), Dixcy Scott, Malabar Gold, Manappuram, F square and also became the brand ambassador for 'Nandini' milk products without taking remuneration, which had helped Karnataka Milk Federation products to increase sales in the Karnataka State and outside too. In addition to the films, he also endorses several brands in Karnataka. The only actor so far who is managed to have ten consecutive movies (2012) which are his biggest commercial successes so far. He has been noted for his performances in films like Abhi (2003), Aakash (2005), Arasu (2007), Raaj-The Showman (2009), Prithvi (2010), Hudugaru (2011), Paramathma (2011), Yaare Koogadali This movie got wide critical acclaim and was adjudged the Best Film of 2010 at the South Filmfare Awards. In 2010, he starred in the movie Jackie paired with Bhavana Menon in lead roles. He received the Karnataka State Best Actor Award for his role in the film. In 2007, he starred in Milana which has run for a year in PVR Multiplex Bangalore. This was the first film with Rajkumar in a lead role as an adult. The film was a huge hit was remade into Telugu as Idiot, in Tamil as Dum and in in Bengali as Priya Amar Priya in 2008.

Īfter having appeared in films as child actor in the 1980s, Rajkumar made his debut in a leading role in the film Appu in 2002. He won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist for the film Bettada Hoovu in 1986. His performances as a young kid in Bettada Hoovu, Bhagyavanta, Vasantha Geetha, Chalisuva Modagalu, Yeradu Nakshatragalu were much appreciated. As a child artist, he appeared in 12 films. Puneeth Rajkumar (Kannada: ಪುನೀತ್ ರಾಜ್ ಕುಮಾರ್) known as Power Star is an Indian film actor and playback singer, who appears in Kannada films.

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