| Awards, Honours, Achievements | - Bharatiyar Award by Vaanavil Panpaattu Maiyam on 12 December 2010
- Lifetime Achievement Award by Nungambakkam Cultural Academy on 5 December 2010
- Felicitation at the International Film Festival India (IFFI) at Goa on 27 November 2010
- Honorary Fellowship by The Asiatic Society of Mumbai on 26 November 2010
- Arsha Kala Bhushanam by Pujyasri Swami Dayananda Saraswati on 7 November 2010
- Honorary Doctor of Letters (D.Litt) by SASTRA University, Thanjavur
- Padma Sadhana by Padma Sarangapani Cultural Academy, Chennai
- Nritya Kovidha by Naadabrahmam, Chennai
- Zee Astitva Life Time Achievement Award by Zee TV & Archana Trust, Mumbai (Maharashtra)
- Melvin Jones Award by Lions Club of Madras Melvin Jones
- National Eminence Award by Sri Shanmukhananda Sangeetha Sabha, Mumbai (Maharashtra)
- Natya Vidya Nidhi by Andhra Music Academy, Secunderabad (Andhra Pradesh)
- Honorary Doctorate by Open University for Alternative Medicine, Kolkata (West Bengal)
- Ojaswini Award by Ojaswini Magazine, Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh)
- Satabdhi Nartaki at a felicitation function in Mumbai (Maharashtra)
- Chowdiah Award by Academy of Fine Arts, Bangalore (Karnataka)
- Nritya Kalasagara by Kalasagaram, Secunderabad (Andhra Pradesh)
- Pragna Puraskar by Pragna Bharati, Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh)
- Gupta Award by Gupta Foundation, Eluru (Andhra Pradesh)
- LVR Award by LVR Foundation, Chennai
- Ugadi Puraskar by Madras Telugu Academy
- Kamban Adippodi Memorial Award by Kamban Kazhagam, Chennai
- Sivaji Ganesan Memorial Award by Ganesan's family
- Lifetime Achievement Award by Rotary Club of Chennai Galaxy
- Significant Achievement Award by Rotary Club of Coimbatore Mid Town
- Vocational Excellence Award by Rotary Club of Trichy
- For the Sake of Honour Award by the Rotary Club of Madras
- Soviet Land Nehru Award by Soviet Land Magazine in 1983
- Silver Jubilee Award of Excellence by Tamil Nadu Brahmin Association
- Bharata Kala Sagara by Shree Bharatalaya, Chennai
- Tirumurai Nandana Perarasi by Sekkizhar Mandram, Chennai
- Bharatakkalaiarasi by Narada Gana Sabha, Karur
- Silver Jubilee Award by Soorya, Trivandrum (for performing in their festival for 25 years)
- Natya Kala Sarathy by Sri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha, Chennai
- Award of Excellence by Mudhra, Chennai
- Viswa Kala Bharati by Bharat Kalachar, Chennai
- Vani Kala Sudhakara at Sri Thyaga Brahma Gana Sabha, Chennai
- Natya Padmam by Brahma Gana Sabha, Chennai
- Nada Brahmam by Narada Gana Sabha, Chennai
- Isai Perarignar by Tamil Isai Sangam, Chennai
- Sangeeta Kala Nipuna by Mylapore Fine Arts Club, Chennai
- Nritya Kala Siromani by Nungambakkam Cultural Academy, Chennai
- Nritya Choodamani by Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, Chennai
- Rajiv Gandhi National Integration Award by Indian Bank & Idhayam Publications
- Honorary Fellowship by The Academy of General Education, Manipal University
- Kshetra Natyasri Award by Ksetropasana (Prof. Prema Pandurang)
- Asthana Vidushi by Sri Krishna Temple, Udupi (first lady recipient in the 765-year-old history of the temple)
- Asthana Vidushi by Sri Ananthapadmanabhaswami Temple, Chennai
- Thalaikkol Arivai by Kunrakkudi Adeenam
- Natya Kalanidhi by Dharmapuram Adeenam
- Sri Mata Award by Jagadguru Sankaracharya of Sri Ramachandrapura Matha, Karnataka
- Bharata Sastra Rakshamani by Jagadguru Shankaracharya of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam
- Kalidas Samman by Government of Madhya Pradesh
- State Artistes Award by the Government of Tamil Nadu
- Kalaimamani by the Government of Tamilnadu
- Sangeet Natak Akademi Award by Natak Akademi, New Delhi
- Padma Bhushan by the President of India in 2003
- Padma Shri by the President of India in 1981
- Fukuoka Asian Cultural Prize by Fukuoka, Japan (Dr Padma is the first dancer in the world to receive this prestigious award for 'her contribution to development and harmony in Asia')
- Kambarasa Nartana Vilasa Vittagi by Colombo Kamban Kazhagam, Srilanka
- K. M. Munshi Centenary & Bhavan's Golden Jubilee Award by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, London, UK
- Award of Excellence by New York Tamil Sangam, USA
- Natya Ratnakara by India Fine Arts, Austin, USA
- Nritya Jyoti by Austin Tamil Sangam, USA
- Nritya Ratnakara by Bhairavi Indian Fine Arts Society, Cleveland, USA
- Lifetime Achievement Award by Kalanidhi Fine Arts, Toronto, Canada
- Lifetime Achievement Award by Soorya, Singapore Chapter
- Padma Vibhushan, the second-highest civilian award, on 26 January 2024
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