Overview

• President Droupadi Murmu conferred the 2023 Dadasaheb Phalke Award on Mohanlal at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi on September 23.
• In his acceptance speech, he called the recognition a collective tribute to the Malayalam cinema fraternity and pledged to carry forward his work with responsibility.
• He posted photos from the ceremony on Instagram with the caption “Gratitude.”
• Kamal Haasan congratulated him on X, calling it “a richly deserved recognition,” with fellow stars including Mammootty and Allu Arjun also celebrating the win.
• He became the second recipient from Kerala after Adoor Gopalakrishnan, capping a four-decade career with 340-plus films and five National Film Awards.