Cine actor Sreenivasan has been selected for the third biennial T.K. Ramakrishnan Memorial Award for exemplary contribution to public life.
Announcing the award, Rajan Gurukkal, Vice-Chancellor, Mahatma Gandhi University, said Mr. Sreenivasan was selected from a list of seven personalities in the field of cinema. He was selected for his multifaceted contribution to films, Prof. Gurukkal said.
The award carries a purse of Rs.1 lakh and a citation. Others winners of the award earlier are academic K.N. Panicker and CPI(M) ideologue P Govinda Pillai.