Indian President Draupadi Murmu presents the Padma Shri to Raveena Tandon and MM Keeravani

On Wednesday, April 5, President Draupadi Murmu presented MM Keeravaani, the composer of the Oscar-winning song Naatu Naatu and actor Raveena Tandon, with the fourth-highest civilian honor, the Padma Shri.

The Event

The Central government already announced 106 Padma Awards across all categories in January, which include arts, social work, politics, science and engineering, business and industry, health care, literature and education, sports, and civil service.

As per the Hindustan Times, on Wednesday, President Droupadi Murmu presented Padma awards to deserving recipients from various areas during the spectacular event at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Among those commemorated during the event were late Samajwadi Party patron Mulayam Singh Yadav, famous medical specialist Dilip Mahalanabis, and Oscar-winning song music composer MM Keeravaani and actor Raveena Tandon.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah graced the ceremony with their presence.

The Recipients

Tandon became a household name in Bollywood because of hits like “Mohra,” “Main Khiladi Tu Anari,” and several others. She garnered a lot of praise for her acting in the pan-India hit ‘KGF 2’.

The highly acclaimed song “Naatu Naatu” by RRR, which took home this year’s Golden Globe and Oscar for “Best Original Song,” was composed by MM Keeravaani.

Many memorable melodies from the Hindi film industry’s 1990s and early 2000s are the work of Keeravaani, the composer of RRR’s upbeat music who also performs under the name MM Kreem. One such melody is “Tum mile dil khile” from Criminal (1995), which often gets mistaken for an AR Rahman composition.

The fourth-highest civilian award was also given to Vani Jairam and vocalist Zakir Hussain in addition to Raveena and Keeravani.

Sudha Murthy, the wife of Infosys founder Narayana Murthy, was awarded the Padma Bhushan for her social services.

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