51 Dadasaheb Phalke award goes to the, who served action with the flavor of comedy, an icon of Indian Cinema; Rajinikanth Admin Fri, Apr 02, 2021, at ,02:34 PM The Dada Sahab Phalke award is considered the highest honor in the film world. On Thursday Union Information & Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javedkar has announced the honor Of Rajnikanth has dedicated his award to his Bus driver and Friend Raj Bahadur, His brother Satyanarayana Rao Gaekwad and His Guru K Balachandar. The actor is the third individual, after Sivaji Ganesan and late director Balachander, to receive the award from the Tamil Film industry. He is also the 12th South Indian to get this award. Legends like Dr. Rajkumar, Akkineni Nageshwar Rao have been awarded before.