Actor late Puneeth Rajkumar will probably be conferred with the ‘Karnataka Ratna’ award — the best civilian honour in Karnataka — on November 1, mentioned Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai Thursday.
Bommai added the award will probably be distributed at an occasion held in entrance of the Vidhana Soudha. Although the award was introduced earlier, it was finalised in a gathering held Thursday.
Bommai additional mentioned that since 2009, solely eight individuals have been conferred with the award. “His (Rajkumar) life contributions are immense and have left a mark within the minds of the individuals. He deserves to be Karnataka Ratna,” Bommai mentioned.
One of the widespread actors within the state, Rajkumar had died of cardiac arrest in October final yr on the age of 46. He was the youngest of the 5 kids of Dadasaheb Phalke Award winner Dr Rajkumar.
Puneeth had received a nationwide award as a baby artist. He began taking part in lead actor roles in 2002 and starred in 29 movies.
The Karnataka Ratna award was instituted in 1992. Famend creator Kuvempu and Dr Rajkumar had been the primary to win the award.