Mohanlal will be honored with the most prestigious award of the Indian cinema world, ‘Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2023’. This award will be given to the actor for his contribution to cinema. Mohanlal is the second Malayalam artist to receive the ‘Dadasaheb Phalke Award’. Before him, Adoor Gopalakrishnan had received this honor in the year 2004. Prime Minister Modi has also congratulated the actor on receiving the award.
Before Mohanlal, Bollywood star Mithun Chakraborty had received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award. He received this honor for the year 2022. Mohanlal has been working in the Malayalam industry for the last 45 years. He made his film debut in 1980. The actor has done about 400 films in his 45-year film career. Mohanlal has been awarded Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan for his contribution to Indian cinema. Has also been honored with.
Mohanlal has been informed about Dadasaheb Phalke Award by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting itself through a tweet. On the actor being honored with this prestigious award, he wrote, ‘On the recommendation of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award Selection Committee, the Government of India is very happy to announce that Shri Mohanlal will be awarded the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2023.’