Dadasaheb Phalke award

Rajinikanth has been conferred with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2019.

About the Award:
Dadasaheb Phalke award is India’s highest award in cinema. It is presented annually at the National Film Awards ceremony by the Directorate of Film Festivals (an organisation set up by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting).

The award prize consists of a golden lotus, a cash prize of ₹10 lakh and a shawl.

The award is given to people for their “outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Indian cinema”.

It was first presented in 1969. The first recipient of the award was actress Devika Rani, “the first lady of Indian cinema.”