I would like to dedicate the highest and the most prestigious award

I would like to dedicate the highest and the most prestigious award

I would like to dedicate the highest and the most prestigious award conferred upon me by the Government of India, “Dadasaheb Phalke award”

to the one who identified and shaped me, my guru shri. K. Balachander sir, to my elder brother shri. Sathya narayana Rao Gackwad. to my dear friend shri. Raj Bahadhur, to all my film fraterni ty, prod ucers, directors, technicians, co-artists, distributors, theatre owners, the friends in press and media, my loving fans and to my living gods, the tamil people.

With best wishes,

(Rajinikanth)