Hema Malini reached Vyjayanti Mala's house to congratulate: Rajamouli and Junior NTR also congratulated Chiranjeevi on being selected for Padma Vibhushan.

The Padma Awards for 2024 were announced on Thursday (25 January) on the eve of Republic Day. Actress Vyjayanti Mala, Konidela Chiranjeevi have been selected for Padma Vibhushan and Mithun Chakraborty, Usha Uthup's names have been selected for Padma Bhushan Award.

As soon as the awards are announced, fans are congratulating the celebrities. Many celebs including S.S.Rajamouli, Jr. NTR and Ravi Teja wished megastar Chiranjeevi.

On the other hand, Hema Malini reached the house of her role model Vyjayanti Mala to congratulate her. Saira Banu also congratulated Vyjayanti Mala on this special occasion.

These celebs congratulated the megastar, called Journey an inspiration

Congratulating Venkaiah Naidu and Chiranjeevi on social media, Junior NTR wrote – Congratulations to both of you on being selected for Padma Vibhushan. Also, congratulations to all those selected for Padma Awards. Your success will inspire the coming generations.

Director S.S. Rajamouli wrote on his Twitter handle – Suddenly a boy who paved the way to win India's second biggest award with the film Punadhirallu. Your journey will become an inspiration for many generations.

While congratulating the megastar, Naga Chaitanya said – Megastar Chiranjeevi Garu's journey always inspires.

Apart from this, Sai Dharam Tej, Nani and Ravi Teja also celebrated the success of the megastar.

While congratulating Ravi Teja wrote- We all love you.

Actor Nani also celebrated Chiranjeevi's victory and congratulated him. He wrote- Good Padma Vibhushan Chiranjeevi Garu.

Chiranjeevi shared the video and expressed his gratitude to everyone

After the announcement of Padma Award, Chiranjeevi expressed everyone's fear by sharing a video. He said, 'After hearing this news, I was left speechless. I was honored to receive this award. The love of fans, brothers and sisters helped us reach here.

I always try to express my gratitude in the ways I can, but I know even this is less. In his 45 years of film career, he has tried his best to entertain everyone. I have done less but you guys have made it big.

I want to thank the Government of India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for this honour. Thanks to all of you.'

Happy to receive award for Vyjayanti Mala i.e. Akka – Saira Banu

Saira Banu congratulated Vyjayanti Mala in an interview on being selected for the Padma Vibhushan Award. He said- I am very happy about this. He is eligible for this award. I have grown up watching his films. She is 'Akka' (elder sister) to me. Apart from this, he also shared a heart touching post on his social media.

Saira Banu has shared this post on her Instagram handle.

Hema Malini congratulated after going home

On the other hand, as soon as this news came out, Hema Malini reached her role model's house to congratulate her. He met the entire family of Vyjayanti Mala. He posted pictures of this special moment on social media with a beautiful caption.

He wrote- The most memorable moment of my life. Yesterday I met my idol, role model Vyjayanti Mala and her family at her residence in Chennai. He is still full of dance. She always talks about dance, she lives her life in dance. Talking about films brought back old memories. There is a lot to learn from them. It was a great moment for me that I got so much love from this lovely lady who is so beautiful inside and out.

You can feel the happiness in my voice- Usha Uthup

India's first pop singer Usha Uthup's name has been selected for Padma Bhushan. He gave credit for this to his family members. While talking to NDTV he said- I am very excited and you can feel it in my voice. Thank you very much, my country, for giving me this award.

He thanked his family, elders and fans. He said- Without my people, I am nothing. I started my career in nightclubs and I am proud of it.