Mohanlal honoured by Kerala government after Dadasaheb Phalke Award win
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan personally presented Mohanlal with a citation composed by poet Prabha Varma, celebrating the actor’s extraordinary contribution to Indian cinema.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan personally presented Mohanlal with a citation composed by poet Prabha Varma, celebrating the actor’s extraordinary contribution to Indian cinema.
Mohanlal, who has starred in over 400 films, received a standing ovation from the attendees at the Vigyan Bhawan as he accepted the award. Mohanlal's wife, Suchitra Mohanlal, was also present at the ceremony.
Addressing the gathering after receiving the award, an emotional Mohanlal dedicated the award to the entire Malayalam cinema fraternity. “This moment is not mine alone. It belongs to the entire Malayalam cinema fraternity. I see this award as a collective tribute to our industry’s legacy, creativity, and resilience,” he said.
At least nine people were killed on Tuesday after coming into contact with live electrical wires submerged in flooded streets, officials said, as heavy overnight rainfall left much of the city under water.
Mohanlal has been named the recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India’s highest honour in cinema, for 2023, the ministry of information and broadcasting announced Saturday.
Presenting the 69th National Film Awards for 2021, President Droupadi Murmu called the film fraternity and artistes change-makers, who, through their films, pen a lively introduction to the diverse reality of Indian society.
Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Singh Thakur on Tuesday announced that the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2020 would be accorded to legendary actress Asha Parekh.
Apart from his films, Syam Sharma has also been the force to install an ecosystem for growth of committed filmmakers and technicians in Manipur.
He was also associated with the Government of India Film Enquiry Committee in 1949 and honoured with Padmabhushan in 1971 by the Government of India.
Information and broadcasting minister Prakash Javadekar today announced the government’s decision to award the 70-year-old, popularly known as Thalaiva (meaning boss in Tamil). The jury members of the award comprised Asha Bhosle, Shankar Mahadevan, Mohanlal, Biswajeet, and Subhash Ghai.
