Padma Shri Awardees In Film Industry (1958-2017)
Film Industry Padma shri Awardees
Padma Shri Awards: The Indian Government instituted Padma shri Awards in 1954. The citizens of India who contribute the distinguished service in various spheres of activity deserve to receive ‘Padma award’. The service includes the Arts, Education, Industry, Literature, Science, Sports, Medicine, Social Service and Public Affairs. Film Industry Padma shri Awardees have a special recognition in the society.
On the head side of the medal, the words “Padma Shri”are there below a lotus flower.They appear in Devanagari script.’Padma Shri’ means Padma=lotus and Shri= Mr./Ms.( to address a person in respectable manner) appear in Devanagari script. The geometrical pattern is embossed in white gold on either side is in smooth and shiny bronze. It is in white gold.
‘Padma Shri‘ first award was in 1954 and the last award was in 2017 . So far, the total Padma Shri Awardees are 2913.
The selection committee takes all care to select the deserving persons for Padma shri awards. In spite of that, they at times have to face a criticism regarding the selection claiming that highly deserving artists are being left out in order to favor certain individuals. A person who is successful and admired for his/her service in the society is eligible for the award. It is awarded irrespective of race, occupation, position or sex .
Some of the Film Industry Padma shri Awardees are not only popular in movies but also successful in politics.
Padma shri Awardees are not supposed to use it as a suffix or prefix to the award winner’s name on letterheads, invitation cards, posters, books etc. Failing that the recipients will have to forfeit the award.
Film Industry Padma shri Awardees (1958-2000)
The following are Film Industry Padma shri Awardees who have extended their services for Indian cinema. And they also became successful with their excellent performance in the films .And also, the admiration by the film goers brought them the great honor.
| Film Industry Padma shri Awardees | State | year |
| Nargis | Maharashtra | 1958 |
| Devika Rani | Karnataka | 1958 |
| Satyajit Ray | West Bengal | 1958 |
| M. G. Ramachandran | Tamil Nadu | 1960 |
| Ashok Kumar | Maharashtra | 1962 |
| Mehboob Khan | Maharashtra | 1963 |
| Chittor V. Nagaiah | Tamil Nadu | 1965 |
| Mrinalini Sarabhai | Gujarat | 1965 |
| Sivaji Ganesan | Tamil Nadu | 1966 |
| Bhanumathi Ramakrishna | Tamil Nadu | 1966 |
| Mohammed Rafi | Punjab | 1967 |
| V.V Lakshmi Narasimha Rao | Tamil Nadu | 1967 |
| Nikhil Banerjee | West Bengal | 1968 |
| Sunil Dutt | Maharashtra | 1968 |
| Akkineni Nageswara Rao | Andhra Pradesh | 1968 |
| N. T. Rama Rao | Andhra Pradesh | 1968 |
| Vyjayanthimala | Tamil Nadu | 1968 |
| S. D. Burman | West Bengal | 1969 |
| B. Saroja Devi | Karnataka | 1969 |
| Balraj Sahni | Punjab | 1969 |
| Gemini Ganesan | Tamil Nadu | 1970 |
| Rajendra Kumar | Maharashtra | 1970 |
| T. R. Mahalingam | Tamil Nadu | 1970 |
| Pankaj Mullick | West Bengal | 1970 |
| Relangi Venkata Ramaiah | Andhra Pradesh | 1970 |
| G. Venkateswara Rao | Andhra Pradesh | 1970 |
| Manna Dey | Maharashtra | 1971 |
| Shanta Rao | Karnataka | 1971 |
| Girija Devi | Uttar Pradesh | 1972 |
| Bhimsen Joshi | Maharashtra | 1972 |
| M. K. Radha | Tamil Nadu | 1972 |
| Waheeda Rehman | Maharashtra | 1972 |
| Suchitra Sen | West Bengal | 1972 |
| Girish Karnad | Karnataka | 1974 |
| Shriram Lagoo | Maharashtra | 1974 |
| Nutan | Maharashtra | 1974 |
| K. J. Yesudas | Kerala | 1975 |
| Shyam Benegal | Maharashtra | 1976 |
| Amitabh Bachchan | Maharashtra | 1984 |
| Naseeruddin Shah | Maharashtra | 1985 |
| K. Balachander | Tamil Nadu | 1987 |
| Shabana Azmi | Maharashtra | 1988 |
| Hema Malini | Maharashtra | 2000 |
| A. R. Rahman | Tamil Nadu | 2000 |
Film Industry Padma shri Awardees (2001-2017)
| Film Industry Padma shri Awardees | State | year |
| S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Tamil Nadu | 2001 |
| Mohanlal | Kerala | 2001 |
| D. V. S. Raju | Andhra Pradesh | 2001 |
| Thota Tharani | Tamil Nadu | 2001 |
| Manorama | Tamil Nadu | 2002 |
| Govind Nihalani | Maharashtra | 2002 |
| Aamir Khan | Maharashtra | 2003 |
| T. M. Soundararajan | Tamil Nadu | 2003 |
| P. Bharathiraja | Tamil Nadu | 2004 |
| Hariharan | Maharashtra | 2004 |
| Anupam Kher | Maharashtra | 2004 |
| K. S. Chithra | Tamil Nadu | 2005 |
| Shah Rukh Khan | Maharashtra | 2005 |
| Kavita Krishnamurthy | Karnataka | 2005 |
| Shobana | Kerala | 2006 |
| Pankaj Udhas | Maharashtra | 2006 |
| Mohan Babu | Andhra Pradesh | 2007 |
| Madhuri Dixit | Maharashtra | 2008 |
| Aishwarya Rai Bachchan | Maharashtra | 2009 |
| Brahmanandam | Andhra Pradesh | 2009 |
| Devayani | 2009 | |
| Helen | Maharashtra | 2009 |
| Akshay Kumar | Maharashtra | 2009 |
| Hridaynath Mangeshkar | Maharashtra | 2009 |
| Udit Narayan | Maharashtra | 2009 |
| Kumar Sanu | Maharashtra | 2009 |
| Saif Ali Khan | Maharashtra | 2010 |
| Rekha | Maharashtra | 2010 |
| Kajol | Maharashtra | 2011 |
| Girish Kasaravalli | Karnataka | 2011 |
| Irrfan Khan | Maharashtra | 2011 |
| Tabu | Maharashtra | 2011 |
| Usha Uthup | West Bengal | 2011 |
| Anup Jalota | Maharashtra | 2012 |
| Priyadarshan | Tamil Nadu | 2012 |
| Bapu | Tamil Nadu | 2013 |
| Nana Patekar | Maharashtra | 2013 |
| Ramesh Sippy | Maharashtra | 2013 |
| Sridevi | Maharashtra | 2013 |
| Vidya Balan | Maharashtra | 2014 |
| Santosh Sivan | Tamil Nadu | 2014 |
| Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Maharashtra | 2015 |
| Ravindra Jain | Maharashtra | 2015 |
| Kota Srinivasa Rao | Andhra Pradesh | 2015 |
| Ajay Devgan | Maharashtra | 2016 |
| S. S. Rajamouli | Karnataka | 2016 |
| Kailash Kher | Maharashtra | 2017 |
| Anuradha Paudwal | Maharashtra | 2017 |
| Bharathi Vishnuvardhan | Karnataka | 2017 |