Overview

• The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting announced the selection on September 20 based on the Dadasaheb Phalke Award Selection Committee’s recommendation.
• The award will be conferred at the 71st National Film Awards ceremony on September 23, 2025, in New Delhi.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Mohanlal, praising his excellence and versatility, with political leaders and film figures also extending wishes.
• Mohanlal said he is deeply humbled and remains indebted to the art of cinema, expressing gratitude in a post on his official X account.
• With over four decades and 350–400+ films across languages, multiple National Film Awards, and Padma Shri (2001) and Padma Bhushan (2019) honors, he becomes the second Kerala film personality to receive the prize after Adoor Gopalakrishnan.