Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu
Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu | |
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![]() ![]() The 2022 recipients: Jr. NTR Ram Charan | |
Awarded for | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in Telugu films |
Country | India |
Presented by | Filmfare |
First awarded | N. T. Rama Rao, Badi Panthulu (1972) |
Currently held by | Jr. NTR & Ram Charan RRR (2022) |
Most awards | Chiranjeevi (7) |
Most nominations | Chiranjeevi (21) |
Website | Filmfare Awards |
The Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Telugu films. The awards were extended to "Best Actor" in 1972.[1] The year indicates the year of release of the film. Chiranjeevi is the most nominated with 21 nominations and the most awarded with seven wins.
Winners and nominees
Indicates the winner |
1970s
Year | Actor | Role(s) | Film | Ref. |
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1972 | N. T. Rama Rao | Raghava Rao | Badi Panthulu | |
1973 | Akkineni Nageswara Rao | Abbi | Marapurani Manishi | |
1974 | Sobhan Babu | "Truck driver" | Khaidi Babai | |
Krishna | Alluri Sitarama Raju | Alluri Seetarama Raju | ||
N. T. Rama Rao | Vijay | Nippulanti Manishi | ||
1975 | Sobhan Babu | Vasu | Jeevana Jyothi | |
N. T. Rama Rao | Teerpu | |||
Rao Gopal Rao | Contractor | Mutyala Muggu | ||
1976 | Sobhan Babu | Sobhanadri | Soggadu | |
Akkineni Nageswara Rao | Varadayya / Kshetrayya | Mahakavi Kshetrayya | ||
Krishnam Raju | Hari / Shri Krishna | Bhakta Kannappa | ||
N. T. Rama Rao | Gopi | Aradhana | ||
Narasimha Raju | Suryam | Thoorpu Padamara | ||
1977 | Krishnam Raju | Hari / Shri Krishna | Amara Deepam | |
Akkineni Nageswara Rao | Raja Ramesh | Raja Ramesh | ||
Anant Nag | Madan | Prema Lekhalu | ||
N. T. Rama Rao | Ramu | Adavi Ramudu | ||
Rajinikanth | Ravi | Chilakamma Cheppindi | ||
1978 | Chandra Mohan | Gopalakrishna | Padaharella Vayasu | |
Akkineni Nageswara Rao | Devadasu / Sridhar Raja | Devadasu Malli Puttadu | ||
Kamal Haasan | Balaji | Maro Charitra | ||
Krishnam Raju | Krishna | Mana Voori Pandavulu | ||
1979 | Sobhan Babu | Sridhara Rao | Karthika Deepam | |
Gokina Rama Rao | Raghuramaiah | Punadhirallu | ||
N. T. Rama Rao | Raja | Vetagaadu |
1980s
Year | Actor | Role(s) | Film | Ref. |
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1980 | J. V. Somayajulu | Shankara Sastry | Sankarabharanam | |
Chiranjeevi | Naagulu | Punnami Naagu | ||
M. Prabhakar Reddy | Yuvatharam Kadilindi | |||
Krishnam Raju | Ramu | Sita Ramulu | ||
Sai Chand | Ramayya | Maa Bhoomi | ||
1981 | Kamal Haasan | J. Ranga Rao | Aakali Rajyam | |
Akkineni Nageswara Rao | Rajesh | Premabhishekam | ||
J. V. Somayajulu | Yajulu | Saptapadi | ||
M. Prabhakar Reddy | Palle Pilichindi | |||
N. T. Rama Rao | S. P. Ranjith Kumar / Ramu | Kondaveeti Simham | ||
1982 | Chiranjeevi | Narasimha Murthi | Subhalekha | |
Akkineni Nageswara Rao | Ravindra Babu | Meghasandesam | ||
Krishnam Raju | Ramu | Trisulam | ||
N. T. Rama Rao | Chakradhar | Bobbili Puli | ||
Sobhan Babu | Rambabu | Devatha | ||
1983 | Kamal Haasan | Balakrishna | Sagara Sangamam | |
Chiranjeevi | Sooryam | Khaidi | ||
Krishna | Krishna | Adavi Simhalu | ||
Krishnam Raju | Ranganatham | Dharmaatmudu | ||
Sobhan Babu | Chakravarthi | Mundadugu | ||
1984 | Krishnam Raju | Brahmanna / Ravi | Bobbili Brahmanna | |
Akkineni Nageswara Rao | Kumar | Vasantha Geetam | ||
Chiranjeevi | Gandhi | Challenge | ||
Naresh | Ananda Rao | Srivariki Premalekha | ||
Sobhan Babu | Venu | Sampoorna Premayanam | ||
1985 | Chiranjeevi | Chinna Babu | Vijetha | |
Akkineni Nageswara Rao | Sanjeevi | Bharyabhartala Bandham | ||
Krishna | Jamadagni / Chandram | Agni Parvatam | ||
Murali Mohan | O Thandri Teerpu | |||
Rajendra Prasad | Rambabu | Preminchu Pelladu | ||
1986 | Krishnam Raju | Tandra Paparayudu | Tandra Paparayudu | |
Chiranjeevi | Panduranga Rao | Chantabbai | ||
Kamal Haasan | Sivayya | Swati Mutyam | ||
Rajasekhar | Repati Pourulu | |||
Venkatesh | Vijay | Kaliyuga Pandavulu | ||
1987 | Akkineni Nageswara Rao | Anand Rao | Aatma Bandhuvulu | |
Balakrishna | Gopi | Muvva Gopaludu | ||
Chiranjeevi | Sambaiah | Swayam Krushi | ||
Nagarjuna | Rajesh | Majnu | ||
Rajasekhar | Narayana Murthy | Sruthilayalu | ||
Rajendra Prasad | Krishna Murthy | Aha Naa Pellanta | ||
1988 | Venkatesh | Shakthi | Brahma Puthrudu | |
Chiranjeevi | Suryanarayana Sharma | Rudraveena | ||
Kallu Chidambaram | Kallu | |||
Krishnam Raju | J. Krishna Moorti | Antima Teerpu | ||
Nagarjuna | Vihari | Aakhari Poratam | ||
1989 | Kamal Haasan | G. K. Rayudu / Chandru | Indrudu Chandrudu | |
Akkineni Nageswara Rao | Hanumathdasu | Sutradharulu | ||
Chiranjeevi | Kalyan | Attaku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu | ||
Nagarjuna | Prakash | Geetanjali | ||
Nagarjuna | Siva | Siva | ||
Venkatesh | Pruthvi | Prema |
1990s
Year | Actor | Role(s) | Film | Ref. |
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1990 | Rajasekhar | Vikram | Magaadu | |
Chiranjeevi | Raju | Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari | ||
Mohan Babu | Vishnu | Alludugaru | ||
Rajendra Prasad | Vijay | Mama Alludu | ||
Venkatesh | Raja | Bobbili Raja | ||
1991 | Akkineni Nageswara Rao | Sitaramayya | Seetharamayya Gari Manavaralu | |
Balakrishna | Sri Krishnadeva Rayalu / Krishna Kumar | Aditya 369 | ||
Chiranjeevi | Rajaram | Gang Leader | ||
Rajendra Prasad | Ramudu | Yerra Mandaram | ||
Venkatesh | Chandu | Kshana Kshanam | ||
1992 | Chiranjeevi | Madhava | Aapathbandavudu | |
Chiranjeevi | Raju | Gharana Mogudu | ||
Mammootty | Anantha Rama Sharma | Swathi Kiranam | ||
Nagarjuna | Raghav / Shekar | Antham | ||
Venkatesh | Chanti | Chanti | ||
1993 | Chiranjeevi | Subhash Chandra Bose | Muta Mestri | |
Jagapathi Babu | Durga | Gaayam | ||
Rajasekhar | Raja | Allari Priyudu | ||
Rajendra Prasad | Balaji | Mister Pellam | ||
Venkatesh | Dora Babu | Abbaigaru | ||
1994 | Rajasekhar | Komaranna | Anna | |
Akkineni Nageswara Rao | Srinivasa Rao | Bangaru Kutumbam | ||
Jagapathi Babu | Madhu | Shubhalagnam | ||
Nagarjuna | Deva / Ravi Varma | Hello Brother | ||
Venkatesh | Ramu / Raju | Muddula Priyudu | ||
1995 | Mohan Babu | Pedarayudu / Raja | Pedarayudu | |
J. D. Chakravarthy | Chandrasekhar | Gulabi | ||
Kamal Haasan | Dasu | Subha Sankalpam | ||
Nagarjuna | Raju | Gharana Bullodu | ||
Naresh | Venkat Rao | Sogasu Chooda Tarama! | ||
1996 | Venkatesh | Rakesh | Dharma Chakram | |
Jagapathi Babu | Madhu | Maavichiguru | ||
Nagarjuna | Seenu | Ninne Pelladata | ||
Srikanth | Vijay Krishna | Pelli Sandadi | ||
Venkatesh | Ravi Chandra | Sahasa Veerudu Sagara Kanya | ||
1997 | Nagarjuna | Annamayya | Annamayya | |
Chiranjeevi | Raj Kumar | Master | ||
Jagapathi Babu | Jagapathi Babu | Chilakkottudu | ||
Vadde Naveen | Naveen | Pelli | ||
Venkatesh | Giri | Preminchukundam Raa | ||
1998 | Venkatesh | Ganesh | Ganesh | |
Chiranjeevi | Raju | Bavagaru Bagunnara? | ||
Nagarjuna | Raj Kapoor / Seeta Rama Rao | Chandralekha | ||
Pawan Kalyan | Balu | Tholi Prema | ||
Prakash Raj | Narasimha | Anthahpuram | ||
1999 | Chiranjeevi | Simhadri / Chinnayya | Sneham Kosam | |
Balakrishna | Abbulu / Vaasu / Samarasimha Reddy | Samarasimha Reddy | ||
Pawan Kalyan | Subramanyam | Thammudu | ||
Ravi Teja | Ravi | Nee Kosam | ||
Venkatesh | Raja | Raja |
2000s
Year | Actor | Role(s) | Film | Ref. |
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2000 | Venkatesh | Mahadeva Naidu / Rudrama Naidu / Abhiram | Jayam Manadera | |
Mohan Babu | Ramanna | Rayalaseema Ramanna Chowdary | ||
Nagarjuna | Chandra Shekar Azad | Azad | ||
Venkatesh | Raghu | Kalisundam Raa | ||
2001 | Uday Kiran | Ravi | Nuvvu Nenu | [2] |
Balakrishna | Narasimha Naidu | Narasimha Naidu | ||
Mahesh Babu | Murari | Murari | ||
Pawan Kalyan | Siddhartha Roy | Kushi | ||
2002 | Chiranjeevi | Indrasena Reddy / Shankar Narayana | Indra | |
N. T. Rama Rao Jr. | Aadi Kesava Reddy | Aadi | ||
Nagarjuna | Karthikeya | Santosham | ||
Uday Kiran | Madhav | Nee Sneham | ||
2003 | Mahesh Babu | Ajay Varma | Okkadu | |
Chiranjeevi | Ravindranath Tagore | Tagore | ||
N. T. Rama Rao Jr. | Simhadri / Singamalai | Simhadri | ||
Mahesh Babu | G. Seetaram | Nijam | ||
Nandamuri Harikrishna | Seetayya / Sivayya | Seetayya | ||
2004 | Chiranjeevi | Shankar Prasad | Shankar Dada M.B.B.S. | |
Allu Arjun | Arya | Arya | ||
Nagarjuna | Ganesh | Mass | ||
Prabhas | Venkat | Varsham | ||
Rajendra Prasad | Raghuram | Aa Naluguru | ||
2005 | Siddharth | Santosh | Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana | [3] |
Mahesh Babu | Nanda Gopal / Pardhu | Athadu | ||
Nagarjuna | Akhil | Super | ||
Prabhas | Siva / Chatrapathi | Chhatrapati | ||
Venkatesh | Raghavendra | Sankranthi | ||
2006 | Mahesh Babu | Pandu / Krishna Manohar | Pokiri | |
N. T. Rama Rao Jr. | K. Ramakrishna | Rakhi | ||
Nagarjuna | Kancherla Gopanna | Sri Ramadasu | ||
Siddharth | Siddharth Addala | Bommarillu | ||
2007 | N. T. Rama Rao Jr. | Raja | Yamadonga | |
Allu Arjun | Bala Govind | Desamuduru | ||
Rajendra Prasad | Rajaji | Mee Sreyobhilashi | ||
Srikanth | Mahesh / Bagavanthudu | Operation Duryodhana | ||
Venkatesh | Ganesh | Aadavari Matalaku Arthale Verule | ||
2008 | Allu Arjun | Krishna | Parugu | |
N. T. Rama Rao Jr. | Kantri | Kantri | ||
Pawan Kalyan | Sanjay Saahu | Jalsa | ||
Ram Pothineni | Chandrasekhar Rao | Ready | ||
Ravi Teja | Krishna | Krishna | ||
2009 | Ram Charan | Kala Bhairava / Harsha | Magadheera | |
Allu Arjun | Arya | Arya 2 | ||
Kamal Haasan | "The Anonymous Caller" | Eenadu | ||
Prabhas | Chotu | Ek Niranjan | ||
Ravi Teja | Kalyan | Kick |
2010s
Year | Actor | Role(s) | Film | Ref. |
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2010 | Allu Arjun | Anand "Cable" Raju | Vedam | |
Balakrishna | Narasimha / Srimannarayana | Simha | ||
N. T. Rama Rao Jr. | Narasimha / Narasimha Chari | Adhurs | ||
Naga Chaitanya | Karthik | Ye Maaya Chesave | ||
Rana Daggubati | Arjun Prasad | Leader | ||
2011 | Mahesh Babu | G. Ajay Kumar / Ballary Babu | Dookudu | |
Balakrishna | Sri Rama / Vishnu | Sri Rama Rajyam | ||
Nagarjuna | Rajanna | Rajanna | ||
Prabhas | Vicky | Mr. Perfect | ||
Ram Pothineni | Sreenu | Kandireega | ||
2012 | Pawan Kalyan | Venkataratnam Naidu / Gabbar Singh | Gabbar Singh | |
Mahesh Babu | Vijay Surya | Businessman | ||
Nagarjuna | Mallikharjuna | Damarukam | ||
Nithiin | Rahul | Ishq | ||
Ram Charan | Betting Raj | Racha | ||
2013 | Mahesh Babu | Chinnodu | Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu | |
Nithiin | Karthik | Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde | ||
Pawan Kalyan | Gowtham Nanda / Siddhu | Attarintiki Daredi | ||
Prabhas | Jai | Mirchi | ||
Ram Charan | Charan / Siddharth Naayak | Naayak | ||
2014 | Allu Arjun | Lucky | Race Gurram | |
Mohan Babu | Anna Garu | Rowdy | ||
Nagarjuna | Seetharamudu / Nageswara Rao | Manam | ||
Sharwanand | Raja Harishchandra Prasad | Run Raja Run | ||
Venkatesh | Rambabu | Drushyam | ||
2015 | Mahesh Babu | Harsha Vardhan | Srimanthudu | |
Allu Arjun | Viraj Anand | S/O Satyamurthy | ||
N. T. Rama Rao Jr. | Daya | Temper | ||
Nani | Lakkaraju | Bhale Bhale Magadivoy | ||
Prabhas | Amarendra Baahubali / Mahendra Baahubali | Baahubali: The Beginning | ||
2016 | N. T. Rama Rao Jr. | Abhiram | Nannaku Prematho | |
Allu Arjun | Gana | Sarrainodu | ||
Naga Chaitanya | Vikram Vatsalya | Premam | ||
Nagarjuna | Vikramaditya | Oopiri | ||
Nani | Gautham / Jayaram | Gentleman | ||
Ram Charan | K. Dhruva | Dhruva | ||
2017 | Vijay Deverakonda | Arjun Reddy | Arjun Reddy | |
Balakrishna | Katthi Seenu | Gautamiputra Satakarni | ||
Chiranjeevi | Jai Kumar / Lava Kumar / Kusa Kumar | Khaidi No. 150 | ||
N. T. Rama Rao Jr. | Gautamiputra Satakarni | Jai Lava Kusa | ||
Prabhas | Amarendra Baahubali / Mahendra Baahubali | Baahubali 2: The Conclusion | ||
Venkatesh | Aditya | Guru | ||
2018 | Ram Charan | Chelluboina Chittibabu | Rangasthalam | |
Dulquer Salmaan | Gemini Ganesan | Mahanati | ||
N. T. Rama Rao Jr. | Bharat Ram | Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava | ||
Mahesh Babu | Veera Raghava Reddy | Bharat Ane Nenu | ||
Vijay Deverakonda | Vijay Govind | Geetha Govindam |
2020s
Year | Actor | Role(s) | Film | Ref. |
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2020 / 21 | Allu Arjun | Pushpa Raj | Pushpa: The Rise | [4] |
Mahesh Babu | Ajay Krishna | Sarileru Neekevvaru | ||
Naga Chaitanya | Revanth | Love Story | ||
Nani | Shyam Singha Roy / Vasudev Ghanta | Shyam Singha Roy | ||
Naveen Polishetty | Srikanth | Jathi Ratnalu | ||
Rakshit Atluri | Mohan Rao | Palasa 1978 | ||
Panja Vaisshnav Tej | Aasirvadham | Uppena | ||
2022 | N. T. Rama Rao Jr. | Komaram Bheem | RRR | [5] |
Ram Charan | Alluri Sitarama Raju | |||
Adivi Sesh | Sandeep Unnikrishnan | Major | ||
Dulquer Salmaan | Ram | Sita Ramam | ||
Chiranjeevi | Brahma Teja | Godfather | ||
Pawan Kalyan | Sarhad Bheemla Nayak | Bheemla Nayak | ||
Siddhu Jonnalagadda | Bala Gangadhar Tilak | DJ Tillu | ||
2023 | Anand Devarakonda | Anand | Baby | [6] |
Nandamuri Balakrishna | Nelakonda Bhagavanth Kesari | Bhagavanth Kesari | ||
Chiranjeevi | Waltair Veerayya | Waltair Veerayya | ||
Dhanush | Bala Gangadhar Tilak | Sir | ||
Nani | Dharani | Dasara | ||
Nani | Viraj | Hi Nanna | ||
Naveen Polishetty | Siddhu Polishetty | Miss Shetty Mr Polishetty | ||
Prakash Raj | "Rangamarthanda" Raghava Rao | Rangamarthanda |
Superlatives
Superlative | Actor | Record |
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Most awards | Chiranjeevi | 7 wins |
Most nominations | 21 nominations |
- Chiranjeevi with seven wins, has most awards than any other actor. Mahesh Babu has five wins, followed by Sobhan Babu, Venkatesh and Allu Arjun with four wins. Four actors have won the award thrice in chronological order they are Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Kamal Haasan and Krishnam Raju. Three actors Rajasekhar, N. T. Rama Rao Jr. and Ram Charan has two wins each. Akkineni Nageshwara Rao and Uday Kiran were the oldest and youngest actors to win the awards, at 68 and 21, respectively.
- Allu Arjun, and Venkatesh are the two actors to win both Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu and Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor – South.
- Allu Arjun has won both the Filmfare Awards for Best Actor – Telugu and Best Supporting Actor -Telugu.
- Allu Arjun is the only actor to have won Filmfare Awards South in three different acting categories: Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best Actor – Critics.
- Allu Arjun became the first and only actor to win the Filmfare Award for Best Actor and National Film Award for Best Actor for the same film.
- Sobhan Babu was the most victorious actor with four wins in the 70s. Kamal Haasan ruled the 80s with three wins. In the 90s, Chiranjeevi outperformed every other actors with three wins. Chiranjeevi and Mahesh Babu were the two successful actors with two wins each in the 2000s. Mahesh Babu continued to be the most successful actor in the 2010s with three wins.
- Two actors have won the awards in consecutive years; in chronological order, they are Sobhan Babu (1974–1976) and Chiranjeevi (1992–1993).
- Chiranjeevi has the most nominations with 21, followed by Venkatesh with 18 and Nagarjuna with 16.
Multiple winners
- 7 wins: Chiranjeevi
- 5 wins: Mahesh Babu
- 4 wins: Sobhan Babu, Venkatesh, Allu Arjun
- 3 wins: N. T. R. Jr., Ram Charan, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Kamal Haasan, Krishnam Raju
- 2 wins: Rajasekhar
See also
Notes
References
- ^ Film world, p 43
- ^ "49th Annual Filmfare Awards – South". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013.
- ^ "CineGoer.com – News (September 2006) – 53rd Annual Filmfare Awards-South Winners". 29 April 2007. Archived from the original on 29 April 2007.
- ^ "67th Parle Filmfare Awards South 2022 full winners list Telugu: 'Pushpa' bags 7 titles, Sai Pallavi wins Black Lady for 'Love Story'; 'Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo' shines – Times of India". The Times of India. 10 October 2022.
- ^ https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/winners-of-the-68th-filmfare-awards-south-telugu-2023_-67194.html
- ^ "Nominations for 69th Sobha Filmfare Awards South 2024 (Telugu) are out". Filmfare. 16 July 2024.
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Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Actor
- N. T. Rama Rao (1972)
- Akkineni Nageswara Rao (1973)
- Sobhan Babu (1974)
- Sobhan Babu (1975)
- Sobhan Babu (1976)
- Krishnam Raju (1977)
- Chandra Mohan (1978)
- Sobhan Babu (1979)
- Somayajulu (1980)
- Kamal Haasan (1981)
- Chiranjeevi (1982)
- Kamal Haasan (1983)
- Krishnam Raju (1984)
- Chiranjeevi (1985)
- Krishnam Raju (1986)
- Akkineni Nageswara Rao (1987)
- Krishnam Raju (1988)
- Kamal Haasan (1989)
- Rajasekhar (1990)
- Akkineni Nageswara Rao (1991)
- Chiranjeevi (1992)
- Chiranjeevi (1993)
- Rajasekhar (1994)
- Mohan Babu (1995)
- Venkatesh (1996)
- Nagarjuna (1997)
- Venkatesh (1998)
- Chiranjeevi (1999)
- Venkatesh (2000)
- Uday Kiran (2001)
- Chiranjeevi (2002)
- Mahesh Babu (2003)
- Chiranjeevi (2004)
- Siddharth (2005)
- Mahesh Babu (2006)
- N. T. Rama Rao Jr. (2007)
- Allu Arjun (2008)
- Ram Charan (2009)
- Allu Arjun (2010)
- Mahesh Babu (2011)
- Pawan Kalyan (2012)
- Mahesh Babu (2013)
- Allu Arjun (2014)
- Mahesh Babu (2015)
- N. T. Rama Rao Jr. (2016)
- Vijay Deverakonda (2017)
- Ram Charan (2018)
- Allu Arjun (2020–2021)
- N. T. Rama Rao Jr. and Ram Charan (2022)