Sreekumaran Thambi Foundation announced the award. Actor Mohanlal won the award for excellence in acting. The award consists of one lakh rupees, a citation and a sculpture.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will present the award to Mohanlal on August 31. The award was selected by a jury consisting of K Jayakumar, Prabhavarma and Priyadarshan. The award consists of one lakh rupees and a sculpture.
He is currently shooting for Tarun Murthy’s 360th film and Lucifer sequel Empuraan, which he is currently shooting for in multiple schedules. In this Tarun Murthy film got a schedule break yesterday.
He also has to complete the shooting of Jeethu Joseph’s film Ram, which was stalled during the Covid-19 pandemic. Mohanlal, who will appear as a guest star in the Telugu film Kannappa, is also preparing to debut as a director. The film is Burroughs progressing rapidly in post-production. The release is on September 12.
