Padma Shri Awards Presented to Raveena Tandon and MM Keeravaani

Padma Honours Presented by President Droupadi Murmu in the Presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Rashtrapati Bhawan

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Actor Raveena Tandon and music composer MM Keeravaani received the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, in a ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi, on Wednesday. President Droupadi Murmu presented the awards in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. Raveena Tandon posted a video on her Instagram account showing her receiving the award and expressed her gratitude by thanking everyone for their love and blessings, including her father, mother, and grandmother. #padmashri.

The video posted by Raveena Tandon shows her dressed in a golden saree with a black border. Her industry colleagues took to the comment section to congratulate her, with Neelam Kothari saying "Congratulations" and Manish Malhotra leaving heart emoticons.

Raveena Tandon posted several pictures from the award ceremony on her Instagram account, including images of her family - husband Anil Thadani, daughter Rasha, and son Ranbir - who accompanied her to the event. One photo shows Raveena receiving the Padma Shri award from President Droupadi Murmu, and another picture features her with SS Rajamouli, the director of the film RRR. Along with the post, the actress expressed her gratitude and wrote, "A day of love and celebrations #padmashri #23."

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MM Keeravaani, who gained recognition for composing the Oscar-winning song Naatu Naatu, was also awarded the prestigious Padma Shri for his contribution to the art field. A Twitter user posted a video of the music composer receiving the award from President Draupadi Murmu. In the video, MM Keeravaani can be seen wearing a traditional black outfit.

At the beginning of this year, the Indian Central government declared 106 Padma Awards in different categories, including art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, among others.

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