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Chithira Tirunal Award for Mohanlal

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Actor Mohanlal has been selected for the Sree Chithira Tirunal Award for 2009, instituted by the trust formed in memory of the former Maharaja of the erstwhile Travancore Sree Chithira Tirunal. Trust chairman T. Raveendran Thampi announced the award at a press conference here on Friday. The award, instituted in 2006, honours individuals who have made exceptional contributions in fields such as science, technology, literature, art, medicine, cinema and education. The award includes a cash prize of Rs.1 lakh and a citation. Indian Space Research Organisation chairman G. Madhavan Nair, National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan and farm scientist M.S. Swaminathan were the winners of the award in 2006, 2007 and 2008, respectively.

                                                                                                               
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