It is indeed a rare occasion for an actor who has portrayed supporting characters to reach the august 1,000 film milestone in his career. Senior actor Honnavalli Krishna, who made a mark for himself in Sandalwood for over three decades, started playing small roles in films starring Kannada thespian late Dr Rajkumar, to carving a niche for himself with his own mannerism. He is now a 1,000-wala actor! He was recently honoured for his unique feat during the teaser launch of Bhootayyana Mommaga Ayyu by Power Star Puneeth Rajkumar. While recollecting his days as a child artiste, Puneeth shared that it was Krishna who helped him perform in front of the camera. “Krishna ji would enact (scenes) for me, and I would repeat the same in front of the camera. He is like family for us.
He has acted alongwith Appaji, Shivanna, and it is the need of the hour to make use of such great artists by offering good work to them,” Puneeth said.
Meanwhile, Honnavalli Krishna was all praise for Puneeth, saying that as a child artiste, Puneeth was a very quick learner. That we can believe!
