Full list of Padma Awardees from Indian cinema here

Actors Ajith Kumar, Nandamuri Balakrishna, Anant Nag, filmmaker Shekhar Kapur and several others have been honoured with Padma Awards on the eve of Republic Day. Actor-dancer Shobana Chandrakumar was bestowed with Padma Bhushan, while Mamata Shankar was conferred with Padma Shri. Veteran Marathi actor Ashok Saraf was honoured with a Padma Shri as well.

Singers Arijit Singh, Jaspinder Narula, and music composer Ricky Kej were also bestowed with Padma Shri awards, while the late Pankaj Udhas was conferred with a posthumous Padma Bhushan honour.

The Padma Awards are conferred in three categories - Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shri. This year, 139 Padma Awards were given to people for their contribution in various disciplines - seven Padma Vibhushan, 19 Padma Bhushan and 124 Padma Shri Awards were announced.

While Ajith Kumar is from the Tamil film industry, Anant Nag and Nandamuri Balakrishna belong to the Kannada and Telugu film industries. Shobana Chandrakumar worked predominantly in Malayalam and Tamil cinema. She is also a well-known Baharatanatyam



dancer.

Here's a full list of all singers, actors and other artistes from the field of music and entertainment who have been honoured with Padma Awards:

1. Arijit Singh - Singer, Padma Shri

2. Nandamuri Balakrishna - Actor, Padma Bhushan

3. Pankaj Udhas (posthumous) - Singer, Padma Bhushan

4. Ajith Kumar - Actor, Padma Bhushan

5. Shekhar Kapur - Filmmaker, Padma Bhushan

6. Ashok Laxman Saraf - Actor, Padma Shri

7. Barry Godfray John - Acting coach, theatre director - Padma Shri

8. Jaspinder Narula - Singer, Padma Shri

9. Ashwini Bhide-Deshpande - Vocalist, Padma Shri

10. Ricky Gyan Kej - Music composer, Padma Shri

11. Bheru Singh Chouhan - Folk singer, Padma Shri

12. Harjinder Singh Srinagar Wale - Devotional singer, Padma Shri

13. Joynacharan Bathari - Folk musician, Padma Shri

14. K Omanakutty Amma - Classical singer, Padma Shri

15. Mahabir Nayak - Singer, Padma Shri

16. Mamata Shankar - Actor, Padma Shri

17. Anant Nag - Actor, Padma Bhushan