<p>Kannada star Puneeth Rajkumar, who died in October last year, will be seen in the role of a soldier in his swansong "James".</p>.<p>The late actor's elder brother Shiva Rajkumar on Wednesday unveiled the first look of the film on the occasion of India's 73rd Republic Day.</p>.<p>Taking to Twitter, Shiva Rajkumar shared the poster of Puneeth’s movie “James” and wrote, "Appu as James.. Happy Republic Day to all."</p>.<p>Puneeth Rajkumar, who was popularly known as 'Powerstar' for his strong performance in a number of commercially-successful Kannada films, passed away at the age of 46 after suffering a cardiac arrest in October 2021.</p>.<p>"James" is written and directed by Chethan Kumar.</p>.<p>The movie also stars Anu Prabhakar, Srikanth, R Sarathkumar, Tilak Shekar, and Mukesh Rishi, among others.</p>.<p>According to media reports, the film is set to release on March 17, coinciding with Puneeth Rajkumar's birth anniversary. </p>.<p>The Kannada star's last big screen release was action-thriller “Yuvarathnaa” in April 2021.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, streaming service Prime Video recently announced that they would release three of Puneeth’s home production films -- “Man of the Match”, “One Cut Two Cut” and “Family Pack” -- directly on their platform.</p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>
<p>Kannada star Puneeth Rajkumar, who died in October last year, will be seen in the role of a soldier in his swansong "James".</p>.<p>The late actor's elder brother Shiva Rajkumar on Wednesday unveiled the first look of the film on the occasion of India's 73rd Republic Day.</p>.<p>Taking to Twitter, Shiva Rajkumar shared the poster of Puneeth’s movie “James” and wrote, "Appu as James.. Happy Republic Day to all."</p>.<p>Puneeth Rajkumar, who was popularly known as 'Powerstar' for his strong performance in a number of commercially-successful Kannada films, passed away at the age of 46 after suffering a cardiac arrest in October 2021.</p>.<p>"James" is written and directed by Chethan Kumar.</p>.<p>The movie also stars Anu Prabhakar, Srikanth, R Sarathkumar, Tilak Shekar, and Mukesh Rishi, among others.</p>.<p>According to media reports, the film is set to release on March 17, coinciding with Puneeth Rajkumar's birth anniversary. </p>.<p>The Kannada star's last big screen release was action-thriller “Yuvarathnaa” in April 2021.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, streaming service Prime Video recently announced that they would release three of Puneeth’s home production films -- “Man of the Match”, “One Cut Two Cut” and “Family Pack” -- directly on their platform.</p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>