Puneeth Rajkumar meets PM Modi, presents him with a book on late superstar Rajkumar. See photos

Puneeth Rajkumar took to Twitter to share pictures of himself with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

regional movies Updated: May 04, 2018 13:26 IST
Kannada actor Puneeth Rajkumar met with Prime Minister Modi when he was in Karnataka.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in Karnataka ahead of the upcoming polls and addressed three rallies.It was here that he met one of the biggest stars of Kannada film industry, Puneeth Rajkumar.

The actor took to Twitter and wrote, “Just had the glorious opportunity to meet our dynamic Prime Minister Shri. Narendra Modiji along with my wife Ashwini. He gracefully accepted my book on Appaji (Dr Rajkumar: The person behind the personality) and conveyed his good wishes to our family.”

On the work front, the actor will no longer host the popular television show Kannadadha Kotyadhipathi and director-actor Ramesh Arvind has taken his place.The actor will next be seen in Santhosh Ananddramm directorial. The director-actor duo will be working together for the second time after churning out a hit with Raajakumar in 2017.

It is being speculated that the title of Santhosh Ananddramm film will be picked up from a Rajkumar film. Other than this, the actor is currently working with Pawan Wadeyar for Natasaarvabhowma. 

There are also talks that the actor will collaborate with Anup Bhandari of the Rangi Taranga fame. Puneeth was last seen in Raajakumara and Anjani Putra, both of which worked well at the box office.

Puneeth has also been chosen to encourage citizens in Karnataka to vote. He is part of the election campaign’s awareness program me.

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