Bengaluru: As the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award steps into the Southern cinema under the title “Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival” and “Dadasaheb Phalke Awards South 2019”, it has brought great joy to the Sandalwood fans.
Sandalwood actor “Rocking Star” Yash, who took the box office by storm in India and abroad with his 2018 release “K.G.F Chapter 1″, has been awarded the DadaSaheb Phalke Awards South 2019 for “Outstanding Performance of the Year – Male” for the film.
#DadaSahebPhalkeAwardsSouth2019 OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR (MALE) goes to @TheNameIsYash for #KGFChapter1 #DadaSahebPhalkeAwards #dpiff #dpiff2019 #dpiffsouth pic.twitter.com/OeoRpocHPF
— Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival South (@dpiff_south) September 20, 2019
Other southern actors like Anushka Shetty, Mahesh Babu, Jagapathi Babu, Payal Rajput, Keerthi Suresh and several others were also awarded under different categories.
Dadasaheb Phalke Awards South 2019 set (2/4)@TheNameIsYash @avika_n_joy #PayalRajput @LakshmiManchu#dpiff #dpiff2019 #dpiffsouth#DadaSahebPhalkeAwards pic.twitter.com/8VqoPTtjdo
— Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival South (@dpiff_south) September 23, 2019
This if for the first time that the “Dadasaheb Phalke Award”, which generally announces the “Lifetime Achievement” award and awards for 22 other areas of cinema, has specifically identified and recognised the talents in the Southern film industries.