India mourns actor Puneeth Rajkumar's death

Kannada superstar Puneeth Rajkumar died in a Bengaluru hospital on Friday morning after suffering a heart attack. His death has left fans and colleagues shocked. He was 46. The actor had been taken to a private hospital, which shared a statement saying that Puneeth was non-responsive when he was brought to the hospital, and advanced cardiac resuscitation has been initiated.

Tributes to Puneeth have overwhelmed Twitter with personalities from sports, politics and cinema sharing grief-stricken posts to remember the powerhouse performer as they paid their condolences to the star.

Son of legendary matinee idol Rajkumar, Puneeth was fondly called Appu by his fans. He started his career as a child artist with his father in the early 1980s. Raam, Hudugaru and Anjani Putra are some of his memorable movies. A popular television presenter, Puneeth was last seen in Yuvarathnaa, which was released early this year.