Ace actor Mohanlal said he is dedicating the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award to Malayalam cinema. “I speak with a deep sense of humility and gratitude here. This is a proud moment and I cannot enjoy this alone. I’m sharing this with everyone, the audience, the people I have worked with in the past, the ones I am working with in the present and those I will work with in the future,” Mohanlal said.
The actor who had arrived in Kochi Sunday morning (September 21, 2025) told media persons that the moment was a special and a beautiful one for him and the entire film industry. “The award is for the entire Indian film industry,” he said.
Mammootty, Prithviraj celebrate Mohanlal’s Dadasaheb Phalke Award win
“I am not a person who dreams a lot. If you were to ask me what my social commitment is, I would say that it is to attempt to play the roles I am being given in the best possible manner. I will give it my best try. But you cannot do a movie alone; it is the work of many people. I pray that we get to make good movies and that good movies are made in the Malayalam industry. I just want to be a part of that. That is my dream,” said the actor.
Calling the award ‘special’ and likening the moment to something that will only happen in one’s wildest of dreams, the actor said the industry he works with is like ‘God‘ for him and that cinema is like magic.
