Mohanlal
has
been
chosen
for
this
year's
Sree
Chithira
Tirunal
award,
instituted
by
the
Sree
Chithira
Tirunal
Trust
in
fond
memory
of
the
late
King
of
Travancore.
The
award
includes
a
cash
price
of
one
lakh
rupees
and
a
citation.
Mohanlal's
latest
Tamil
movie
Unnaipol
Oruvan
with
Kamal
Hassan
has
garnered
a
good
opening
at
the
box
office
and
has
got
rave
reviews
regarding
the
treatment
and
the
superb
acting
skills
of
the
stalwarts.
Unnaipol
Oruvan
is
a
remake
of
the
Hindi
movie
A
Wednesday.
Sree
Chithira
Tirunal
award
was
instituted
in
2006
to
honour
those
people
who
have
rendered
exceptional
contributions
in
the
field
of
art,
science,
literature,
medicine,
education
and
cinema.
M
S
Swaminathan,
ISRO
chairman
G
Madhavan
Nair
and
National
Security
advisor
M
K
Narayanan
are
some
of
those
who
have
received
this
award
earlier.