Overview

• The Information and Broadcasting Ministry announced the selection on X, citing the Dadasaheb Phalke Award Selection Committee’s recommendation.
• The award will be presented on September 23, 2025, at the 71st National Film Awards ceremony in New Delhi.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Mohanlal, praising his excellence, versatility and impact across Malayalam and other Indian film industries.
• Mohanlal said he is deeply humbled by the honor and thanked the Prime Minister, writing that he remains indebted to the art of cinema.
• With a career spanning more than four decades across multiple languages, he has earned multiple National Film Awards and the Padma Shri (2001) and Padma Bhushan (2019).