Puneeth Rajkumar’s spouse Ashwini accepts honorary doctorate on his behalf from the University of Mysore
Puneeth Rajkumar was conferred with honorary doctorate from the University of Mysore for contribution within the discipline of cinema and for his philanthropic works
Late Kannada actor Puneeth Rajkumar has now been conferred with an honorary doctorate from The University of Mysore. In his absence, his spouse Ashwini acquired the honour on his behalf on the iconic Crawford Hall, in Mysuru on March 22. He was conferred the honour posthumously for his contribution within the discipline of cinema and for his philanthropic works. It was the 102nd convocation of the University of Mysore.
Ashwini Puneeth Rajkumar accepted the honour on the late actor’s behalf from Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot. The occasion was attended by Rajkumar’s brother Raghavendra Rajkumar, sisters and different members of Dr. Rajkumar’s household.
As reported by The Hindu, Puneeth’s brother Raghavendra Rajkumar mentioned, “My father was 47 years old when he got his doctorate. Today, my brother has been conferred with an honorary doctorate posthumously at the age of 47. Puneeth used to tell us that nobody should run after awards, as they would follow them if they work hard. His words have come true. The honour has also increased the responsibility on us, to follow in Puneeth’s footsteps. We need to continue Puneeth’s works as it is a great honour bestowed on him.”
Puneeth Rajkumar handed away in October final yr after affected by cardiac arrest. His passing away got here as a shock to his household, mates and his followers. On the seventeenth of March, which additionally marked his forty seventh beginning anniversary, the actor’s final movie James was launched posthumously amid fanfare. The movie has acquired a thunderous response on the field workplace, incomes over Rs. 100 crores gross in simply 4 days. South commerce analyst Monabala had talked about in his tweet that James had ‘achieved the record of highest single day footfalls for any movie in 88 years history of Kannada Film Industry.’ The movie additionally stars Priya Anand, Srikanth, R Sarathkumar, Tilak Shekar, Mukesh Rishi, Aditya Menon, and Rangayana Raghu and the late actor’s voiceover was achieved by his brother Shiva Rajkumar.
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