Dhanush pays heartfelt condolences to late 'friend' actor Puneeth Rajkumar

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other noted politicians including Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai, Rahul Gandhi, Prakash Javdekar and Nirmala Sitharaman also mourned his demise.

NEW DELHI: Social media has been flooded with heartfelt condolences to late actor Puneeth Rajkumar's family as he left for heavenly abode at the age of 46 following a cardiac arrest on Friday. 

National-award winning actor Dhanush also remembered his 'friend' with a moving tweet. "Puneet my friend, this is so heartbreaking. Rest in peace my friend. Hope you are in a better place. My heartfelt condolences to his family, friends and fans," the 'Raanjhanaa' actor wrote adding broken heart emoticons to the tweet.

Apart from Dhanush, many actors from the south film fraternity including Mahesh Babu, Mohanlal, Jr NTR, and Ram Charan among others also expressed grief over the untimely demise of the 'Appu' actor.