Overview
- Union MoS for Information and Broadcasting Dr. L. Murugan announced the felicitation in a briefing attended by Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant.
- The honor will be conferred during the closing ceremony at Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Stadium in Goa.
- IFFI 2025 will open with a grand float parade along D B Bandodkar Road in Panaji featuring 12 tableaux themed on Indian cinema.
- Japan is the country of focus, Spain is the partner country, and Australia is the spotlight country, with 7,500 delegates registered.
- Rajinikanth’s current slate includes Coolie (2025) and Jailer 2, while Nandamuri Balakrishna is working on Akhanda 2: Thaandavam and a film with Gopichand Malineni, besides serving as a TDP MLA.