| Key Aspect | Details |
|---|---|
| Recipient | Thota Tharani (Veteran art director and production designer) |
| Award Conferred | Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters) |
| Awarding Authority | Government of France |
| Date of Ceremony | 13 November 2025 |
| Venue | Alliance Francaise, Chennai |
| Presented by | French Ambassador to India |
| Notable Previous Indian Recipients | Kamal Haasan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Sivaji Ganesan, Kalki Koechlin |
| Career Span | Over 4 decades in Indian cinema (Tamil, Telugu, Hindi) |
| Key Contributions | Art direction, production design, cultural preservation in films |
| Notable Films | Nayakan, Thalapathi, Indian, Ponniyin Selvan I & II, Sivaji, Dasavatharam |
| Education | Government Fine Arts College (Chennai), Royal College of Art (London) |
| Indian Honours | Padma Shri (2001), 2 National Film Awards, multiple state film awards |
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