Padma Awards are the most prestigious honor one gets in India. Even highly celebrated film personalities strive to receive Padma awards.
Now, the highly reliable sources say that Balakrishna is under consideration for Padma Bhushan this time.
Megastar Chiranjeevi received the Padma Vibhushan last year, which is the second-highest civilian award after the Bharat Ratna.
Now Balakrishna may join the list of Padma Awardees among the top senior heroes of Telugu screen.
Apart from Balakrishna, a filmmaker, is also vying for Padma Shri or Padma Bhushan as per sources.
The name is not leaked but some are speculating it could be either K Raghavendra Rao or C Ashwini Dutt.
Sources also say that, as the Modi government is highly dependent on the Telugu Desam party, the latter has the potential to propose its quota of awards.
Republic Day will mark the announcement of the Padma awards, but the selection process starts in November and December.