Padma Shri Award 2023: It has been announced to give Padma Shri to Bollywood actress Raveena Tandon.
Padma Shri to MM Keeravani and Raveena Tandon
Padma Awards 2023: Padma Awards were announced on the eve of the 74th Republic Day. 9 personalities have been awarded Padma Bhushan and 91 have been awarded, Padma Shri. Bollywood actress Raveena Tandon and MM Keeravani, composer of the Natu-Natu song, have been honored with the Padma Shri award for their special contribution to the field of literature.
At the same time, famous tabla player Zakir Hussain has been awarded the Padma Vibhushan. Famous singer Vani Jayaram of South Indian cinema has got the honor of Padma Bhushan.
106 people will be honored
The government has selected 106 people for all these awards, out of which 6 will be honored with Padma Vibhushan, and 9 with Padma Bhushan. At the same time, 91 people will be awarded, Padma Shri. There are 19 women on this list.
Padma Shri to Raveena and MM Keeravani
Bollywood actress Raveena Tandon has made a distinct identity in the cinema world with her acting and glamor in the 90s. Raveena started her film career in the year 1991 at the age of 17 with the film 'Patthar Ke Phool'. Raveena Tandon has left a different impression of her acting from the big screen to the small screen.
If we talk about MM Keeravani then the full name of Keeravani is Koduri Marakathamani Keeravani. He is 61 years old. He has composed music for many Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Hindi-language films in his career. He has also won the Filmfare Award 7 times and the Nandi Award 11 times. MM R RR's song Natu-Natu has also won the title of Best Original Song at the Golden Globe Award ceremony. Apart from this, the song 'Naatu-Naatu' by RRR has also been nominated for the Best Original Song category at Oscars 2023.
Padma Vibhushan to Zakir Hussain
Please tell me that this is not the first time that Zakir Hussain will get the Padma Award. Even before this, he had received Padma Shri in the year 1998 and Padma Bhushan in 2002. Zakir Hussain is a well-known tabla player and music composer.
These celebrities also included
Apart from Raveena Tandon, Zakir Hussain, and MM Keeravani, the names of singers Vani Jairam and Suman Kalyanpur are also included in those who will get Padma Samman. They will be honored with Padma Bhushan. On the other hand, musical artist Usha Barle, ghazal singer Ahmad Hussain and Mohammad Hussain will be awarded, Padma Shri.