Superstar Rajinikanth receives standing ovation at the 67th National Film Awards ceremony as he gets honoured – Times of India

Rajinikanth, the Superstar of Indian cinema has been rocking with his films for several decades, and the craze for the star has never gone down. The central government has announced the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award for Rajinikanth to honour his contribution to cinema. Rajinikanth has been off to Delhi with his family to receive the prestigious award at the National Film Awards ceremony that happened today. The whole arena has given a standing ovation for Superstar when he was conferred with DadaSaheb Phalke Award by the Vice president of India M Venkaiah Naidu.

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At this special moment, Rajinikanth thanked his friend Raj Bahadur for helping when he was a bus conductor, and encouraged him to enter the world of cinema. Rajinikanth dedicated the award to director K Balachander, who introduced him into cinema, and directed several super hit films of him. He also thanked his mates and fans who have showered uncountable love till now. He thanked the Tamil people, who made him a popular star, in Tamil “Tamil makkaluku Nandri” (Thanks to the Tamil people). Rajinikanth’s lovely speech made his fans move in tears as it’s a proud moment for his fans.

Rajinikanth is the third star from Kollywood to receive the Dadasaheb Phalke Award after actor Sivaji Ganesan and director K Balachander. Vice president of India M Venkaiah Naidu praised Rajinikanth for his immeasurable contribution to cinema.