Kerala Governor and Calicut University Chancellor Justice P. Sathasivam on Monday conferred the D. Litt on Malayalam actor Mohanlal in an event at the University of Calicut campus. Veteran athlete P.T. Usha has also been awarded with the honorary doctorate. The honorary degree was awarded to the two legends after four years since it was first announced. The actor in his acceptance speech said he considers the degree as a major honour and said that it will be an inspiration for him.
Mohanlal, one of the two reigning superstars in the Malayalam film industry with a career spanning close to four decades, continues his glorious run at the top. The UAE Supreme Council member and Sharjah ruler Sheikh Sultan Bin Muhammed Al Qasimi was also supposed to be honoured along with them but during his visit to the state in 2017, September, the Sharjah ruler was conferred the honour. So later on, it was then decided by the University of Calicut that it would confer the honours on Mohanlal and Usha on the campus.
