Mani Ratnam has been honoured with the CNN News18 Indian of the Year 2023 within the area of Entertainment. The acclaimed filmmaker was introduced the award by veteran screenwriter and lyricist Javed Akhtar on the star-studded ceremony. Akhtar was a part of the jury with former Solicitor General of India Harish Salve, retired Supreme Court choose, Justice Indu Malhotra, former Indian athlete and Vice-President of Athletics Federation of India Anju Bobby George, chairperson of RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group Sanjiv Goenka, and environmental activist and lawyer Afroz Shah.

The Tamil director had a memorable 2023. He launched the second a part of his big-budget movie Ponniyin Selvan 2, which emerged as a giant hit. The movie starred Vikram, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Jayam Ravi, Karthi, Trisha, Jayaram, Prabhu, R. Sarathkumar, Sobhita Dhulipala, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Vikram Prabhu, Prakash Raj, Rahman and R. Parthiban. Apart from the movie’s launch, Mani additionally started work on his movie with Kamal Haasan, titled Thug Life.

Other nominees for the 2023 award included actress Deepika Padukone, actor Manoj Bajpayee and actor Sunny Deol. Last 12 months, the award was introduced to Telugu actor Allu Arjun.

Currently in its thirteenth version, CNN-News18 Indian of the Year is an initiative that recognises Indians who’ve made vital contributions to varied fields and have had a profound affect on the nation. Since its inception in 2006, CNN-News18 Indian of the Year has firmly positioned itself as the largest awards on the planet of stories tv, celebrated for its unassailable credibility.

Over the years, the Indian of the Year award recipients have included personalities corresponding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra, cricket star Virat Kohli, the Indian ladies’s cricket crew, NGO Stop Acid Attacks, Chess Grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand, music legend AR Rahman, former PM Manmohan Singh, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi, star boxer MC Mary Kom, actress Deepika Padukone and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, amongst others.