Suraj Kumar, a 24-year-old Kannada actor popularly known as Dhruwan, faced the horror accident on Saturday at around 4:00 PM when his two-wheeler collided with a tipper lorry while attempting an overtake manoeuvre. The details of the accident were confirmed by the local police.The actor was driving on his bike from Mysuru to Ooty when he tried to overtake a tipper on the Mysuru-Gundluper highway near Bengaluru. He lost control of his two-wheeler and collided with the lorry in the Hirikati Gate area. He was rushed to the hospital in Mysuru, where doctors had to perform a life-saving operation that resulted in his right leg being amputated from below the knee.The Bengaluru Police have registered a case under the relevant sections, and an investigation is underway. View this post on Instagram A post shared by DHRUWAN 🧿😍🎥 (@dhruwan____07) Subhead: Bike accident victim was gearing up for film debutSuraj Kumar, the actor who lost his leg in the accident, was presently working in what was supposed to be his debut film. The film, titled Ratham (Chariot), was supposedly in the works, with Malayali social-media sensation Priya Prakash Varrier also signed to the project. View this post on Instagram A post shared by DHRUWAN 🧿😍🎥 (@dhruwan____07) Kumar is from the Rajkumar family of Karnataka, which is well-known in the movie industry. His father, S A Srinivas, is a film producer, and his cousins, Puneeth Rajkumar and Shivarajkumar, are established Kannada-language actors. His relatives, including the legendary Kannada actor Dr Rajkumar, visited Suraj Kumar at the hospital.Kumar had worked in movies such as Airavatha and Tharak as an assistant director. After two failed attempts at an acting debut, Ratham was supposed to be the actors big break. It remains to be seen what will happen to that project. View this post on Instagram A post shared by DHRUWAN 🧿😍🎥 (@dhruwan____07)
