Padma Awards 2019: Prabhudheva and Shankar Mahadevan conferred with the Padma Shri by President Ram Nath Kovind

On Monday, President Ram Nath Kovind conferred the Padma awards (one of the highest civilian awards)  to 56 prominent personalities. The award function was held at Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi. Among the awardees from the entertainment industry include Manoj Bajpayee, Prabhudheva, Shankar Mahadevan and late Kader Khan.

Choreographer, filmmaker and actor Prabhudheva received the award for his contribution towards art and dance. Here’s the tweet by the President of India on Prabhudheva while he gives away the Padma Shri.

President Kovind presents Padma Shri to Shri Prabhu Deva for Art. A choreographer, film director, producer and actor, he has worked in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam and Kannada films. In a career spanning 25 years, he has performed and designed a wide range of dancing styles pic.twitter.com/fb57dGJ7m1

— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) March 11, 2019

Here’s the video of Prabhudeva receiving the award.

#WATCH President Ram Nath Kovind confers Padma Shri award upon director and actor Prabhu Deva for the field of Art – Dance. #PadmaAwards pic.twitter.com/3wMttMuxIx

— ANI (@ANI) March 11, 2019

Music composer and singer Shankar Mahadevan got the prestigious award for his great works in the field of music.

Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind confers Padma Shri award upon singer and music director Shankar Mahadevan. #PadmaAwards pic.twitter.com/DW5FOugQHl

— ANI (@ANI) March 11, 2019

Also, late Kader Khan received the Padma Bhushan posthumously.

This is indeed a proud moment for the entertainment industry.

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