New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- Superstar Mohanlal on Tuesday recieved a standing ovation as he recieved the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the country's highest film honour from the President of India, Droupadi Murmu, at the 71st National Film Awards in the national captial.

The actor from Kerala addressing mediapersons at a ceremony at Vigyan Bhawan here thanked the entire Malayalam cinema fratenity and dedicated to them the award , which he termed as a collective tribute to the "legacy", "creativity" and "resilience" of the film industry.

"This moment is not my alone, this belongs to the whole Malayalam industry. I never dreamed of this day coming true and I accept this award on behalf of the forerunners of our industry and our fans," Mohanlal said....