Rishab Shetty remembers Kantara co-star Rakesh Poojary: Your presence brought joy
Rishab Shetty paid tribute to late actor Rakesh Pujari (Photo Credit: Instagram/Rishab Shetty)
advertisementThe incident happened in the early hours of Monday, May 11, during a friend's mehndi function in Nitt, Karkala Taluk, Udupi district. He was rushed to a nearby hospital but could not be saved. Rakesh's sudden death has shocked his fans and the film community.
Rakesh became a household name after winning the reality show 'Comedy Khiladigalu' Season 3 in 2020. He had earlier finished as runner-up in Season 2. Before entering television, he was active in theatre with the Chaitanya Kalavidaru group and later acted in several Kannada and Tulu films like 'Pailwaan', 'Idu Entha Lokavayya', 'Petkammi', and 'Ammer Police'.Meanwhile, 'Kantara: Chapter 1', the sequel to the hit 2022 film 'Kantara', is set to release on October 2, 2025, on Gandhi Jayanti. The film has been shot in real locations in the mountains of Karnataka and produced by Hombale Films.
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