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President Droupadi Murmu volition contiguous the coveted Padma awards to noted personalities, including actors and R. Madhavan, arsenic good arsenic Satish Shah, whose kin volition person it posthumously, during the 2nd circular of the civilian investiture ceremonial connected June 23, officials said connected Monday (June 8, 2026).
The President has approved the conferment of 131 Padma awards this twelvemonth – 5 Padma Vibhushans, 13 Padma Bhushans and 113 Padma Shri. At the ceremonial connected May 25, she had conferred 2 Padma Vibhushans, six Padma Bhushans and 58 Padma Shris.
The remaining awards volition beryllium conferred during the 2nd circular of the ceremonial successful Rashtrapati Bhavan connected June 23.
Legendary Malayalam histrion Mammootty, who aced a wide scope of roles successful 400 films crossed assorted languages during his 50-year vocation and earned respect for his philanthropic work, volition beryllium awarded the Padma Bhushan during the ceremony.
Madhavan, known arsenic Maddy, who acted successful 1200 TV episodes and 75 films crossed Tamil, Hindi, and different languages, volition beryllium awarded the Padma Shri.
Posthumous honour
Satish Shah, the ubiquitous look of the country’s archetypal sitcom, ‘Ye Jo Hai Zindagi’, and of countless films and theatre, volition beryllium posthumously honoured with the Padma Shri. The grant volition beryllium received by his adjacent of kin.
Telugu histrion Gadde Babu Rajendra Prasad, known for his prolific enactment successful 286 films crossed six languages implicit a vocation spanning much than 4 decades, volition besides person the Padma Shri from the President during the ceremony.
