Introduced in 1969, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India’s highest award in the field of cinema given to recognise the contributions of film personalities towards the development of Indian cinema and for distinguished contributions to the medium, its growth and promotion. The recipient is awarded with ‘Golden Lotus Award’ (Swarna Kamal), cash prize of ₹10 lakh (US$11,000), medallion and a shawl. The 2023 recipient is Mohanlal.
Mohanlal Viswanathan born 21 May 1960, is an Indian actor, filmmaker, producer and playback singer who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema and has also occasionally appeared in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu and Kannada films Mohanlal has a prolific career spanning over four decades, during which he has acted in more than 400 films The Government of India honoured him with Padma Shri in 2001 and Padma Bhushan in 2019, India’s fourth and third highest civilian honours,[9] for his contributions to Indian cinema.
