Ajith Kumar Honored with Padma Bhushan for Fine Arts

Ajith Kumar Honored with Padma Bhushan for Fine Arts :

Ajith Kumar, a well-known name in the Tamil film industry, was conferred with the Padma Bhushan award for his outstanding contribution to the field of fine arts. The ceremony was held on Monday, April 28 at Ganatantra Mandap, Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi. Ajith was conferred with India's third highest civilian award by President Droupadi Murmu in presence of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Ajith had been one of 19 persons selected for the Padma Bhushan when the Union government announced the list in January. Some other prominent awardees from the film fraternity were actor-politician Nandamuri Balakrishna, filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, veteran actors Anant Nag and Shobana Chandrakumar and three-time Grammy awardee Ricky Kej.

Speaking exclusively to DH after the service, he thanked everyone who helped him in his career. “I’m humbled and grounded by this recognition.... and deeply thankful to the Government of India for this distinction. It was a great honour to receive the award from President Droupadi Murmu. I also appreciate Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Minister of Information and Broadcasting. Ajith thanked his fans and supporters in Tamil Nadu, saying that it gives him a kick and makes him work harder.

A real-life motorsport racer and a professional shooter, Ajith also expressed his gratitude to the film industry, racing fraternity, rifle club and the aeromodelling group among others. He stressed the weight of the honour, promising to keep "working, working, working" and discharge his duties. And acting happened to Ajith when he landed himself in a small role in the Tamil film 'En Veedu En Kanavar' in 1990 and then made his debut as a lead actor with 'Amaravathi' (1993))). He has gone on to feature in several hit movies such as Mankatha, Viswasam, Billa, Vaali, etc. His latest film "Good Bad Ugly" (2025) has turned out to be a colossal hit of the year and the film has crossed 250million INDIAN ( (J) box office collection in only 3weeks.