churumuri.com was among the first media organisations to announce the passing away of Dr Raj Kumar on April 12, 2006. And our coverage of the death and after rocketed us to the top of blogosphere.For those who missed the action, below are some of the stories we ran in the initial few hours of the death.
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The obituary: Dr Raj Kumar: 1930-2006
SUNAAD RAGHURAM: The pearl is gone to provide lustre elsewhere
RAVI BELAGERE: What killed Dr Raj Kumar
VISHWESHWAR BHAT: Dr Raj Kumar wasn’t just an actor
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K.B. GANAPATHY: When Ambarish refused to meet Dr Raj Kumar
P. SESHADRI: Five who will never forget Dr Raj Kumar
SUGATA SRINIVASARAJU: The final (English) interview
SUNAAD RAGHURAM: The day Dr Raj was nearly shot dead
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MADAN KUMAR: Dr Raj Kumar’s top-10 films
H.C. LAKSHMIKANTH: Dr Raj Kumar’s top-11 songs
MADAN KUMAR and H.C. LAKSHMIKANTH: Dr Raj Kumar’s top-7 lines
NIMISH PRATAP SINGH: Junior Raj connects the masses to the real one
SUNAAD RAGHURAM: Dr Raj Kumar and Sachin Tendulkar