Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Oct.25: Vice President Venkaiah Naidu presented the South Superstar Rajinikanth with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India’s highest cinematic honour, at New Delhi’s Vigyan Bhawan today.
He dedicated the honour to his “producers, directors, film fraternity, and fans”. He was in attendance alongside his son-in-law Dhanush, who took home the National Film Award for Best Actor for his role in ‘Asuran’.
Legendary actor , Super star Rajinikanth honoured with 51st Dadasaheb Phalke Award@rajinikanth pic.twitter.com/734uxqKNrq
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Rajinikanth reflected on his journey from bus driver to renowned actor after receiving the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, thanking an old acquaintance who suggested him to pursue a career in films.
Rajinikanth was chosen for the award earlier this year by a committee that included singers Asha Bhosle and Shankar Mahadevan, actors Mohanlal and Biswajeet Chatterjee, and filmmaker Subhash Ghai. At today’s National Film Awards, actor Biswajit Chatterjee claimed Rajinikanth was chosen for the award because he is “brilliant” and “down to earth.”
Rajinikanth announced the prize on Twitter on Sunday, describing it as one of “two unique benchmarks” in his life, the other being his daughter Soundarya Vishagan’s new app Hoote, which will be released tonight. Rajinikanth added in his statement: “Tomorrow is a significant day for me, as it marks the beginning of two significant milestones. One is the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, which the Government of India has bestowed upon me in recognition of the people’s affection and support.”
Rajinikanth is known for his blockbuster performances in films such as ‘Sivaji, Enthiran’, ‘Nallavanuku Nallavan’, ‘Thalapathy’, ‘Annamalai’, ‘Sri Raghavendra’, ‘Peddarayudu’, ‘Chandramukhi’, ‘Nattukku Oru Nallavan’, ‘Darbar’ and ‘Baasha’. He was last seen in Darbar, which released last year. His new movie ‘Annaatthe’ will premiere next month.
