Okay, tell me you saw the teaser for "45"! If you have been online at all over the past couple of months, you have seen the poster for "45" going around. Every time I saw it, I would be confused. I would think, is this Shivaraj Kumar's 45 movie poster or something? You've seen it; it's him looking menacingly at the camera with red eyes. I was pretty intrigued when I saw it. Then, four months ago, they released a really cool preview where we see Raj B. Shetty take up a fight stance with flames in the background. He says in Kannada, which I'll obviously translate to English here, "Don't go looking for a fight. My mom enrolled me in karate classes when I was young." All the while, he looks very afraid, and I died laughing—I was on board! I thought, give me this film and give it to me right now!

The first time I came across anything related to this movie was through a music video featuring the song "Mogachi." This song is the quintessential upbeat track that I knew would be used for the movie's marketing, and indeed it was. Watching this video made me excited for the film, especially since it starred a cast of actors with whom I wasn't familiar. I love seeing new faces in the industry, so I quickly checked out the summary and learned that it was a time travel movie, which instantly locked me in.

The re-release of Appu got me thinking: what are some of my favorite Puneeth Rajkumar movies? As Puneeth's number 1 fan, yes I will fight you for that title. I've decided to share them with you in no particular order because I love his films too much. Here are my favorites: