Rishab Shetty Dedicates National Award To Late Kannada Superstar Puneeth Rajkumar

Rishab Shetty, who gained widespread recognition with the pan-India blockbuster “Kantara” and was honored with the Best Actor award at the 70th National Film Awards, announced on Friday that he will dedicate his accolade to the late Kannada film superstar Puneeth Rajkumar, as well as to divine figures and Daiva Nartakas (dancers devoted to divine service

At a press conference in Bengaluru following the award announcement, Rishab Shetty expressed his happiness and revealed that he is dedicating the award to Puneeth Rajkumar, the divine, and the dedicated dancers.

“From the beginning, I have been saying that I dedicate this award to Puneeth Rajkumar, the people of Kannada, and the dancers. I also want to thank the team of the film ‘Kantara’ from Hombale Films. Hombale Productions has received four awards,” said Rishab.

“I was watching the announcement and I was thrilled when the award was announced. The Kannada film industry is growing to a larger scale and that is why this award has come today. I want to thank all the members of the film team. The DOP who worked on the film and my wife Pragnya Shetty, who was the costume designer, were crucial to this success.