Father's Day Special: Puneeth Rajkumar, Prajwal Devaraj and other Kannada stars who followed in their father's footsteps

Father's are the real heroes for their children. From the day a child starts walking, he looks up to his parents for inspiration about everything. He grows up to become either of them or even a completely different person, but the basic values inculcated by the father and the mother tend to stay. Kannada film industry has also had a few actors who have grown up to walk in the footsteps of their fathers who were also successful actors. Let's take a look at some of these stars from Puneeth Rajkumar to Prajwal Devaraj who made their fathers proud.

Dr Rajukumar is a legendary actor in the Kannada film industry who has acted in more than 200 movies. He is one of those actors who has excelled in acting, earning him a huge fan base. His sons Shivarajkumar, Raghavendra Rajkumar and Puneeth Rajkumar took inspiration from their father while choosing their careers and became successful stars in Sandalwood as well. While Shivarajkumar is one of the busiest and energetic stars even at the age of 57, Puneeth Rajkumar is considered to be the power star who has a huge fan base for his dance and acting skills. He started his career as a child artist, acting alongside his father. All these stars have acted together with their father Dr Rajkumar.

Srinivas Thoogudeep is one of the best villains the Kannada film industry has ever seen. He is known for his negative roles in movies. Srinivas Thoogudeep is the father of the Challenging Star Darshan. Srinivas Thoogudeep always played negative roles, but Darshan, while following in his father's footsteps, became an actor but not a stereotyped villain. He is one of the highest-paid actors in the Kannada film industry, and he is also called a box-office sultan in the industry.

Ambareesh is known as the rebel star of Sandalwood and is loved by people for his acting and attitude. He has done a lot of good things for people as a person in the capacity of being an actor and a politician. Now, his son Abhishek Ambareesh who made his debut with the movie ‘Amar’ has signed many movies in Sandalwood. He is called a junior rebel star, and he is all set to make his father proud.

Tiger Prabhakar is known for his villainous characters in movies. This actor was popular across different industries in India. He has played villainous roles in Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi films. He was not only an actor but also a director and composer. Tiger Prabhakar's son Vinod Prabhakar also followed in his father's footsteps, but he didn't become as famous as his father. Vinod Prabhakar has acted in many movies and has his own set of followers.

Lokesh was one of the oldest known actors in the Kannada film industry, who made his acting debut with the movie ‘Bhakta Prahlada’. He has acted in many successful movies, playing different roles. Lokesh's father Subbaiah Naidu was known as the first actor of Kannada’s silent films. Meanwhile, Lokesh's son Srujan Lokesh followed his father and grandfather and became an actor in Sandalwood as well. Srujan is known for his comedy in movies, and is also popular for hosting a comedy show on television.

Devaraj who has featured in more than 200 movies in lead, supporting and villainous characters is one of the most famous actors in the South Indian film industry. He has acted in different languages like Kannada, Tamil, and Telugu. Devaraj’s son Prajwal Devaraj is also a prominent actor in the Kannada film industry who started his career playing the lead role in the movie ‘Sixar’. He is one of the busiest actors in the industry who is currently busy with four movies. Prajwal Devaraj has made his father proud with his own popularity.