Renowned singer Lata Mangeshkar has been awarded the Akkineni Award for the year 2009. Akkineni Nageswara Rao himself announced her name in the press meet held on Monday. Speaking to the media Nageswara Rao said “Through our Akkineni International Foundation we felicitate those who provide best services to the Indian Cinema. And for the year 2009, we had selected Lata Mangeshkar.
Akkineni Award for 2009
The award will be presented in a function a special occasion on February 1. We are very happy to honour Lataji, one of the best-known playback singers in the Hindi film industry. She had served the industry with her voice for over 40 years. Honorable Chief Minister of the State, K Rosaiah and Central Minister Vilas Rao Deshmukh will be the chief guests for the occasion.”
