Kota
Srinivasa
Rao
was
conferred
with
the
India's
4th
highest
civilian
award,
Padma
Shri,
by
the
honorable
President,
Shri
Pranab
Mukherjee.
A
picture
of
Kota,
receiving
the
Padma
award
has
been
making
rounds
on
the
internet.
Along
with
the
Tollywood
big
wigs,
many
of
the
industry
celebrities
expressed
their
happiness
over
the
happening.
Though
there
has
been
a
little
nagging
about
the
delay
in
honoring
the
versatile
actor
with
the
prestigious
award,
everybody
were
happy
about
the
legend
getting
the
due
honor,
finally.
Kota
is
one
of
the
finest
method
actors
of
contemporary
Telugu
cinema.
He
has
starred
in
more
than
six
hundred
and
fifty
feature
films
in
Telugu
and
he
is
a
seasoned
actor
in
Tamil
and
Hindi
as
well.
He's
the
recipient
of
six
Andhra
Pradesh
state
government
Nandi
awards.Talking
about
the
Civilian
award,
"I
feel
honoured.
It's
the
recognition
of
my
work.
It
came
to
me
as
a
surprise
because
I
never
expected
it",
said
Kota.
it
is
indeed
a
proud
and
happy
moment
for
all
the
Telugites.
Let
us
take
a
moment
to
congratulate
the
actor
on
this
occasion.