Actor Rajinikanth said that he couldn't attend Kannada actor Puneeth Rajkumar's funeral due to his health condition around the same time. "I had undergone an operation and was in the intensive care unit (ICU)," Rajinikanth shared. Rajinikanth and Jr NTR were present at the 67th Kannada Rajyotsava where Puneeth was posthumously conferred with Karnataka's highest civilian award, Karnataka Ratna.