Kerala PSC Previous Questions | Category :  Indian Cinema, Malayalam Cinema | Awards and Honours | Bharat Award, National Award for the best actor, Rajat Kamal Award for the best actor
Bharat Award Winners, Malayalam Cinema Awards, Kerala PSC Previous Questions for practice, National Film Award for the best actors list, Rajat Kamal Award for the best Actors in India, Best Actors Awards in India, India Government Best Actors Award, Rajat Kamal Award First Winners, Kerala PSC frequently asked questions
The first Malayalam Cinema actor who received Bharat Award ?
[a] Prem Nazir
[b] Satyan
[c] P.J. Antony
[d] Bharat Gopi
Answer : Option [c] - P.J.Antony
More related facts :
  1. P.J. Antony got Bharat Award in 1975 for the film 'Nirmalyam'. The Malayalam Movie Nirmalyam was directed by M.T.Vasudevan Nair. 
  2. National Film Award for Best Actor officially known as the Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus) Award for the Best Actor is an honour presented annually at the National Film Awards of India. It was started in the year 1967. It is presented to the actors who have delivered the best performance in a leading role within the Indian Film Industry. Called the 'State Awards for Films' when established in 1954, the National Film Awards ceremony is older than the Directorate of Film Festivals. The State Awards instituted the individual award in 1968 as the 'Bharat Award for the Best Actor', in 1975. It was renamed the 'Rajat Kamal Award for the Best Actor.'