Vijay Deverakonda paid his respects and prayers to the late actor Puneeth Rajkumar alongside his Liger co-star Ananya Panday. The duo, who were promoting their forthcoming pan-Indian movie Liger in Bengaluru, visited his memorial and offered prayers. Photos of the actor have surfaced on social media and are going viral.
From Kamal Haasan to Ram Charan, celebrities from all over the south industries came down to their respects and also gave offered condolences to his family. Kannada cinema’s Powerstar Puneeth Rajkumar died because of cardiac arrest on October 29 at the age of 46 years old.
#VijayDeverakonda offered Prayers to Late Dr.#PuneethRajkumar in Bangalore today🙏#PuneethRajkumarLivesOn@TheDeverakonda pic.twitter.com/fXWDI7JskU
— BA Raju's Team (@baraju_SuperHit) August 19, 2022
Last week, it was reported that Late Puneeth Rajkumar will be conferred with State’s highest civilian honour Karnataka Ratna at the Kannada Rajyotsava ceremony on November 1. Puneeth Rajkumar will be the 10th recipient of the Karnataka Ratna, which is the state’s highest civilian honour.
In the mean time, coming to Liger, it is one of the much-anticipated pan-India movie that is dropping on August 25. In the forthcoming movie, Vijay Deverakonda will be seen portraying a Kickboxer with a speech defect. Ananya Panday portrays the female lead while Ramya Krishnan and Ronit Roy portray prominent roles in Liger. Mike Tyson is portraying a cameo role in Liger.