New Delhi: The prestigious 51st Dadasaheb Phalke Award will be honoured to superstar Rajinikanth, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar announced on Thursday.
“Happy to announce Dadasaheb Phalke award for 2020 to one of the greatest actors in history of Indian cinema Rajnikant ji. His contribution as actor, producer and screenwriter has been iconic,” Javadekar tweeted.
Rajinikanth is the 12th South Indian to get this award.
The Tamil superstar had made his debut in 1975 with K Balachander’s Apoorva Ragangal and has completed more than 45 years in Kollywood. Rajinikanth was last seen in AR Murugadoss’s Darbar. He is presently shooting for his upcoming film Annaatthe.