Padma Awards 2025 Full Winners List: From Shekhar Kapur To Ajith Kumar, Who Received What From The President?

Padma Awards 2025 Full Winners List: Padma Awards 2025 took place on April 28, 2025, at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, where the President of India, Droupadi Murmu, awarded 71 personalities from different fields with 3 of the highest civilian awards categories- Padma Vibushan, Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri. The award ceremony, which celebrates exceptional talents from different segments of society, ranging from arts, music, finance, business, medical, literature, and sports, among others, was held at the Durbar Hall of the Bhavan on Monday. The award ceremony was graced by PM Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah.

A total of 139 people were selected for the prestigious award on Republic Day this year. While the ceremony held on Monday awarded 71 personalities, the remaining personalities will be awarded in a different function. Today, Ajith Kumar, Nandamuri Balakrishna, and Shekhar Kapur won big from the entertainment industry for their exceptional contribution to the segment. If you are wondering who won what, we are here to decode:

Padma Awards 2025 Full Winners List

Padma Vibushan Winners 2025

1. Osamu Suzuki (Posthumous)- Former Chief of Suzuki Motor Corporation.

2. Lakshminarayana Subramaniam- Renowned Violinist.

3. Dr. D Nageshwar Reddy- Chairman of Asian Institute of Gastroenterology.

4. M T Vasudevan Nair (Posthumous)- Malayalam Author & Filmmaker.

Padma Bhushan Winners 2025

1. Pankaj Udhas (Posthumous)- Veteran ghazal singer.

2. Sushil Kumar Modi (Posthumous)- Former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar.

3. Shekhar Kapur- Veteran actor & filmmaker.

4. Ajith Kumar- Tamil Actor & sports enthusiast.

Padma Shri Winners 2025

1. Arundhati Bhattacharya- Former State Bank of India Chairperson

2. Pawan Kumar Goenka- Industrialist and IN-SPACe chairman.

3. Ravichandran Ashwin- Indian Cricketer.

4. Dr. Vijayalakshmi Deshmane- Renowned oncologist.

5. Nandamuri Balakrishna- Popular Telugu actor & politician.

6. P R Sreejesh- Former Indian Hockey Player

7. Pankaj Patel- Chairperson of Zydus Lifesciences.

8. Vinod Dham- Indo-American Engineer.

9. Bhai Harjinder Singh- Raagi & Shabad Singer.

10. Dr. Arkalgud Anantaramaiah Surya Prakash- Researcher.

11. Dr. Jose Chacko Periappuram- Heart Surgeon.

12. Dr. Satyapal Singh- Para Athletic Coach.

13. Bhimavva Doddabalappa Shilleky- Renowned Puppeter.

14 Stephen Knapp- American Author known for writings on Vedic culture.

15. Jaspinder Narula- Renowned Singer.

16. Ganeshwar Shastri Dravid- Vedic scholar.

17. Hriday Narayan Dikshit- Former speaker of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly.

18. Sheikha Shaikha Ali Al-Jaber Al-Sabah- Yoga Educator from Kuwait.