Rajinikanth honoured with 51st Dadasaheb Phalke Award at 67th National Film Awards ceremony

Rajinikanth (Actor) was honoured with 51st Dadasaheb Phalke Award at the 67th National Film Awards ceremony, for his contribution as an actor, producer and screenwriter.

He received the prestigious award from Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu for his stupendous contribution to Indian cinema.

Dadasaheb Phalke Award was instituted in 1969, the award is the highest honour for an artiste in Indian cinema. The award was decided by a jury consisting of five members: Asha Bhonsle, director Subhash Ghai, Mohanlal, Shankar Mahadevan and actor Biswajeet Chatterjee.

The Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2019 was to be announced last year but was postponed because of the Covid-19 pandemic, as were the National Film Awards for 2019.