The 67th National Film Awards ceremony took place at New Delhi's Vigyan Bhawan today, October 25. Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu presented the awards to those who won this year. The highlight of the event was Actor Rajinikanth being honoured with the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award for his contribution as an actor, producer and screenwriter. He got a standing ovation while receiving the award.
Actor Rajinikanth's son-in-law and ace-actor Dhanush too graced the occasion, not just as his family but also as an award winner for the day. He received the Best Actor award for Vetrimaaran's 'Asuran' (2019). This is his second time receiving the prestigious award.
He won the National award for Best Actor in 2011 for his film 'Aadukalam' directed by Vetrimaaran. 'Asuran' also won the National Film Award for Best Tamil Film and the award was received by producer S Thanu and director Vetri Maaran.
What melted million hearts were the proud and happy faces of his family members - Superstar Rajinikanth (father-in-law), Latha Rajinikanth (mother-in-law), Aishwarya Dhanush (wife), his children (Yatra and Linga) and sister-in-law Soundarya’s son Ved. It was definitely a sight to behold for the duo to receive the awards and flaunt it to their colleagues.
On Monday evening, Rajinikanth's daughter and Dhanush's wife, director-singer Aishwarya, posted two photos of the actors and wrote: "They are mine ... and this is history #prouddaughter #proudwife." The first photo features Rajinikanth and Dhanush holding their respective prizes while the second one shows the stars happily posing with Aishwarya.
Rajinikanth gave a speech dedicating his award to his guru and mentor legendary Director K Balachander, elder brother Satyanarayana Gaikwad and his friend and colleague, Raj Bahadur, who was a bus transport driver. Dhanush posted a photo of his award on Twitter and dedicated it to his fans. "To my fans," he wrote with heart icons.