Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu presented Rajinikanth with the 51st Dadasaheb Phalke Award - India's Highest Film Honour - during the 67th National Film Awards ceremony on Monday (October 25). The renowned honour was given to the 70-year-old for his remarkable contribution to Indian cinema.
Rajinikanth is also the recipient of the Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian award, and has appeared in both Bollywood and South Indian films. He has a huge fan base.
He made his Tamil film debut in 1975 with K Balachander's Apoorva Ragangal and has worked in the industry for almost 45 years. The Kabali actor, who was most recently seen in AR Murugadoss' Darbar, will soon be seen in his highly anticipated flick Annaatthe.
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‘Annaatthe’, directed by Siva from the south, also stars Nayanthara, Keerthy Suresh, Khushboo, and Prakash Raj.
The film has been postponed multiple times due to production problems caused by the coronavirus pandemic. It will now be released on November 4th.