Mohanlal has been selected for the Dadasaheb Phalke Award. This is the biggest honor of the cinema world of India. It was established in memory of Dadasaheb Phalke. In 1969, actress Devika Rani first received this award.
Dadasaheb phalke award: Malayalam superstar Mohanlal will be given the 2023 Dadasaheb Phalke Award. He will be given this honor on September 23, 2025 at the 71st National Film Awards ceremony. This is the biggest honor given to the people of the film world in India. It was founded in memory of Dadasaheb Phalke. In 1969, actress Devika Rani first received this award.
Who got Dadasaheb Phalke Award till now
| Year | Name | Film industry |
| 1969 | Devika Rani | Hindi |
| 1970 | Birendranath Sarkar | Bengali |
| 1971 | Prithviraj Kapoor | Hindi |
| 1972 | Pankaj Malik | Bengali, Hindi |
| 1973 | Ruby Myers (Sulochana) | Hindi |
| 1974 | B.N. Reddy | Telugu |
| 1975 | Dhirendra Nath Ganguly | Bengali |
| 1976 | Kanan Devi | Bengali |
| 1977 | Nitin Bose | Bengali and Hindi |
| 1978 | Raichand Borral | Bangla and Hindi |
| 1979 | Sohrab Modi | Hindi |
| 1980 | Paid Jayaraj | Hindi |
| 1981 | Naushad | Hindi |
| 1982 | l. V. Prasad | Telugu, Tamil and Hindi |
| 1983 | Durga Khote | Hindi and Marathi |
| 1984 | Satyajit Ray | Hindi |
| 1985 | V. Shantaram | Hindi and Marathi |
| 1986 | B. Nagi Reddy | Telugu |
| 1987 | Raj Kapoor | Hindi |
| 1988 | Ashok Kumar | Hindi |
| 1989 | Lata Mangeshkar | Hindi and Marathi |
| 1990 | Akkineni Nageshwar Rao | Telugu |
| 1991 | Bhalji Pendharkar | Marathi |
| 1992 | Bhupen Hazarika | Assamese |
| 1993 | Majrooh Sultanpuri | Hindi |
| 1994 | Dilip Kumar | Hindi |
| 1995 | Prince | Kannada |
| 1996 | Shivaji Ganesan | Tamil |
| 1997 | Kavi Pradeep | Hindi |
| 1998 | B. R. Chopra | Hindi |
| 1999 | Hrishikesh Mukherjee | Hindi |
| 2000 | Asha Bhosle | Hindi and Marathi |
| 2001 | Yash Chopra | Hindi |
| 2002 | Dev Anand | Hindi |
| 2003 | Mrinal Sen | Bengali and Hindi |
| 2004 | Adur Gopalakrishnan | Malayalam |
| 2005 | Shyam Benegal | Hindi |
| 2006 | Tapan sinha | Bengali and Hindi |
| 2007 | Manna de | Bangla and Hindi |
| 2008 | V.K. statue | Hindi |
| 2009 | D. Ramanayedu | Telugu |
| 2010 | Of. Balachander | Tamil |
| 2011 | Soumitra Chatterjee | Bengali |
| 2012 | Life | Hindi |
| 2013 | Flower Garden | Hindi |
| 2014 | Shashi Kapoor | Hindi |
| 2015 | Manoj Kumar | Hindi |
| 2016 | Of. Vishwanath | Telugu |
| 2017 | Vinod Khanna | Hindi |
| 2018 | Amitabh Bachchan | Hindi |
| 2019 | Rajinikanth | Tamil |
| 2020 | Asha Parekh | Hindi |
| 2021 | Waheeda Rehman | Hindi |
| 2022 | Gemini Chakravarti | Bengali and Hindi |
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