Padma, a sanitation worker from Chennai, never expected that she would meet Tamil film superstar Rajinikanth at his residence and receive a gold chain from him.
Accompanied by her family, Padma went to the Poes Garden residence of the veteran actor on Tuesday, and was felicitated for her honesty.
The top actor presented her with a shawl and a two sovereign gold chain with an "Om" dollar to her for returning 45 sovereigns of gold ornaments to
the rightful owner recently.
"I felt thrilled. I never expected that I would meet him," Padma, who was accompanied by her daughters and husband, told reporters later.
She said she was invited to visit his house after she returned the gold ornaments that she found on the road.
Appreciating her honesty, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin had recently felicitated her and presented her a cheque for Rs one lakh, she said.