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. The year indicates the year of release of the film. Chiranjeevi is the most nominated actor, with 21 nominations and the most awarded, with seven wins.
Winners and nominees +Table key
1970s
Year of film release Actor Role(s) Film 1972N. T. Rama RaoRaghava RaoBadi Panthulu 1973Akkineni Nageswara RaoAbbiMarapurani Manishi 1974Sobhan Babu"Truck driver"Khaidi BabaiKrishnaAlluri Sitarama RajuAlluri Seetarama RajuN. T. Rama RaoVijayNippulanti Manishi 1975Sobhan BabuVasuJeevana JyothiN. T. Rama RaoTeerpuRao Gopal RaoContractorMutyala Muggu 1976Sobhan BabuSobhanadriSoggaduAkkineni Nageswara RaoVaradayya / KshetrayyaMahakavi KshetrayyaKrishnam RajuHari / Shri KrishnaBhakta KannappaN. T. Rama RaoGopiAradhanaNarasimha RajuSuryamThoorpu Padamara 1977Krishnam RajuHari / Shri KrishnaAmara DeepamAkkineni Nageswara RaoRaja RameshRaja RameshAnant NagMadanPrema LekhaluN. T. Rama RaoRamuAdavi RamuduRajinikanthRaviChilakamma Cheppindi 1978Chandra MohanGopalakrishnaPadaharella VayasuVijayachanderJesus/MessaiahKarunamayuduKamal HaasanBalajiMaro CharitraKrishnam RajuKrishnaMana Voori Pandavulu 1979Sobhan BabuSridhara Rao, RajaKarthika DeepamGokina Rama RaoRaghuramaiahPunadhiralluN. T. Rama RaoRajaVetagaadu
1980s
Year Actor Role(s) Film 1980J. V. SomayajuluSankara SastrySankarabharanamChiranjeeviNaaguluPunnami NaaguM. Prabhakar ReddyYuvatharam KadilindiKrishnam RajuRamuSita RamuluSai ChandRamayyaMaa Bhoomi 1981Kamal HaasanJ. Ranga RaoAakali RajyamAkkineni Nageswara RaoRajeshPremabhishekamJ. V. SomayajuluYajuluSaptapadiM. Prabhakar ReddyPalle PilichindiN. T. Rama RaoS. P. Ranjith Kumar / RamuKondaveeti Simham 1982ChiranjeeviNarasimha MurthiSubhalekhaAkkineni Nageswara RaoRavindra BabuMeghasandesamKrishnam RajuRamuTrisulamN. T. Rama RaoChakradharBobbili PuliSobhan BabuRambabuDevatha 1983Kamal HaasanBalakrishnaSagara SangamamChiranjeeviSooryamKhaidiKrishnaKrishnaAdavi SimhaluKrishnam RajuRanganathamDharmaatmuduSobhan BabuChakravarthiMundadugu 1984Krishnam RajuBrahmanna / RaviBobbili BrahmannaAkkineni Nageswara RaoKumarVasantha GeetamChiranjeeviGandhiChallengeNareshAnanda RaoSrivariki PremalekhaSobhan BabuVenuSampoorna Premayanam 1985ChiranjeeviChinna BabuVijethaSobhan BabuRambabuMaharajuKrishnaJamadagni / ChandramAgni ParvatamMurali MohanO Thandri TeerpuRajendra PrasadRambabuPreminchu Pelladu 1986Krishnam RajuTandra PaparayuduTandra PaparayuduChiranjeeviPanduranga RaoChantabbaiKamal HaasanSivayyaSwati MutyamRajasekharRepati PouruluVenkateshVijayKaliyuga Pandavulu 1987Akkineni Nageswara RaoAnand RaoAatma Bandhuvulu35th Annual Filmfare AwardsBalakrishnaGopiMuvva GopaluduChiranjeeviSambaiahSwayam KrushiNagarjunaRajeshMajnuRajasekharNarayana MurthySruthilayaluRajendra PrasadKrishna MurthyAha Naa Pellanta 1988VenkateshShakthiBrahma PuthruduNewspaper photo with an unreadable test on itChiranjeeviSuryanarayana SharmaRudraveenaKallu ChidambaramKalluKrishnam RajuJ. Krishna MoortiAntima TeerpuNagarjunaVihariAakhari Poratam 1989Kamal HaasanG. K. Rayudu / ChandruIndrudu ChandruduRajasekharVijayAnkusamChiranjeeviKalyanAttaku Yamudu Ammayiki MoguduNagarjunaPrakashGeetanjaliNagarjunaSivaSivaVenkateshPruthviPrema
1990s
Year Actor Role(s) Film 1990 RajasekharVikram Magaadu ChiranjeeviRaju Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari Mohan BabuVishnu Alludugaru Rajendra PrasadVijay Mama Alludu VenkateshRaja Bobbili Raja 1991 Akkineni Nageswara RaoSitaramayya Seetharamayya Gari Manavaralu BalakrishnaSri Krishnadeva Rayalu / Krishna Kumar Aditya 369 ChiranjeeviRajaram Gang Leader Rajendra PrasadRamudu Yerra Mandaram VenkateshChandu Kshana Kshanam 1992 ChiranjeeviMadhava Aapathbandavudu ChiranjeeviRaju Gharana Mogudu MammoottyAnantha Rama Sharma Swathi Kiranam NagarjunaRaghav / Shekar Antham VenkateshChanti Chanti 1993 ChiranjeeviSubhash Chandra Bose Muta Mestri Jagapathi BabuDurga Gaayam RajasekharRaja Allari Priyudu Rajendra PrasadBalaji Mister Pellam VenkateshDora BabuAbbaigaru 1994 RajasekharKomaranna Anna Akkineni Nageswara RaoSrinivasa Rao Bangaru Kutumbam Jagapathi BabuMadhu Shubhalagnam NagarjunaDeva / Ravi Varma Hello Brother VenkateshRamu / Raju Muddula Priyudu 1995 Mohan BabuPedarayudu / Raja Pedarayudu J. D. ChakravarthyChandrasekhar Gulabi Kamal HaasanDasu Subha Sankalpam NagarjunaRaju Gharana Bullodu NareshVenkat Rao Sogasu Chooda Tarama! 1996 VenkateshRakesh Dharma Chakram Jagapathi BabuMadhu Maavichiguru NagarjunaSeenu Ninne Pelladata SrikanthVijay Krishna Pelli Sandadi VenkateshRavi Chandra Sahasa Veerudu Sagara Kanya 1997 NagarjunaAnnamayya Annamayya ChiranjeeviRaj Kumar Master Jagapathi BabuJagapathi Babu Chilakkottudu Vadde NaveenNaveen Pelli VenkateshGiri Preminchukundam Raa 1998 VenkateshGanesh Ganesh ChiranjeeviRaju Bavagaru Bagunnara? NagarjunaRaj Kapoor / Seeta Rama Rao Chandralekha Pawan KalyanBalu Tholi Prema Prakash RajNarasimha Anthahpuram 1999 ChiranjeeviSimhadri / Chinnayya Sneham Kosam BalakrishnaAbbulu / Vaasu / Samarasimha Reddy Samarasimha Reddy Pawan KalyanSubramanyam Thammudu Ravi TejaRavi Nee Kosam VenkateshRaja Raja
2000s
Year Actor Role(s) Film2000VenkateshMahadeva Naidu / Rudrama Naidu / AbhiramJayam ManaderaMohan BabuRamannaRayalaseema Ramanna ChowdaryNagarjunaChandra Shekar AzadAzadVenkateshRaghuKalisundam Raa2001Uday KiranRaviNuvvu NenuBalakrishnaNarasimha NaiduNarasimha NaiduMahesh BabuMurariMurariPawan KalyanSiddhartha RoyKushi2002ChiranjeeviIndrasena Reddy / Shankar NarayanaIndraN. T. Rama Rao Jr.Aadi Kesava ReddyAadiNagarjunaKarthikeyaSantoshamUday KiranMadhavNee Sneham2003Mahesh Babu Ajay Varma Okkadu N. T. Rama Rao Jr. Simhadri / SingamalaiSimhadriChiranjeeviRavindranath TagoreTagoreMahesh BabuG. SeetaramNijamNandamuri HarikrishnaSeetayya / SivayyaSeetayya2004ChiranjeeviShankar PrasadShankar Dada M.B.B.S.Allu ArjunAryaAryaNagarjunaGaneshMassPrabhasVenkatVarshamRajendra PrasadRaghuramAa Naluguru2005SiddharthSantoshNuvvostanante NenoddantanaMahesh BabuNanda Gopal / PardhuAthaduNagarjunaAkhilSuperPrabhasSiva / ChatrapathiChhatrapatiVenkateshRaghavendraSankranthi2006Mahesh BabuPandu / Krishna ManoharPokiriN. T. Rama Rao Jr.K. RamakrishnaRakhiNagarjunaKancherla GopannaSri RamadasuSiddharthSiddharth AddalaBommarillu2007N. T. Rama Rao Jr.RajaYamadongaAllu ArjunBala GovindDesamuduruRajendra PrasadRajajiMee SreyobhilashiSrikanthMahesh / BagavanthuduOperation DuryodhanaVenkateshGaneshAadavari Matalaku Arthale Verule2008Allu ArjunKrishnaParuguN. T. Rama Rao Jr.KantriKantriPawan KalyanSanjay SaahuJalsaRam PothineniChandrasekhar RaoReadyRavi TejaKrishnaKrishna2009Ram CharanKala Bhairava / HarshaMagadheeraAllu ArjunAryaArya 2Kamal Haasan"The Anonymous Caller"EenaduPrabhasChotuEk NiranjanRavi TejaKalyanKick
2010s
Year Actor Role(s) Film2010Allu ArjunAnand "Cable" RajuVedamBalakrishnaNarasimha / SrimannarayanaSimhaN. T. Rama Rao Jr.Narasimha / Narasimha ChariAdhursNaga ChaitanyaKarthikYe Maaya ChesaveRana DaggubatiArjun PrasadLeader2011Mahesh BabuG. Ajay Kumar / Ballary BabuDookuduBalakrishnaSri Rama / VishnuSri Rama RajyamNagarjunaRajannaRajannaPrabhasVickyMr. PerfectRam PothineniSreenuKandireega2012Pawan KalyanVenkataratnam Naidu / Gabbar SinghGabbar SinghMahesh BabuVijay Surya BusinessmanNagarjunaMallikharjunaDamarukamNithiinRahulIshqRam CharanBetting RajRacha2013Mahesh BabuChinnoduSeethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle ChettuNithiinKarthikGunde Jaari GallanthayyindePawan KalyanGowtham Nanda / SiddhuAttarintiki DarediPrabhasJaiMirchiRam CharanCharan / Siddharth NaayakNaayak2014Allu ArjunLuckyRace GurramMohan BabuAnna GaruRowdyNagarjunaSeetharamudu / Nageswara RaoManamSharwanandRaja Harishchandra PrasadRun Raja RunVenkateshRambabuDrushyam2015Mahesh BabuHarsha VardhanSrimanthuduAllu ArjunViraj AnandS/O SatyamurthyN. T. Rama Rao Jr.DayaTemperNaniLakkarajuBhale Bhale MagadivoyPrabhasAmarendra Baahubali / Mahendra BaahubaliBaahubali: The Beginning2016N. T. Rama Rao Jr.AbhiramNannaku PremathoAllu ArjunGanaSarrainoduNaga ChaitanyaVikram VatsalyaPremamKarthiSeenuOopiriNaniGautham / Jayaram GentlemanRam CharanK. DhruvaDhruva2017Vijay DeverakondaArjun ReddyArjun ReddyBalakrishnaGautamiputra SatakarniGautamiputra SatakarniChiranjeeviKaththi Seenu/Konidela Siva Shankar Vara PrasadKhaidi No. 150N. T. Rama Rao Jr.Jai Kumar/Lava Kumar/Kusa KumarJai Lava KusaPrabhasAmarendra Baahubali / Mahendra BaahubaliBaahubali 2: The ConclusionVenkateshAdityaGuru2018Ram CharanChelluboina ChittibabuRangasthalamDulquer SalmaanGemini GanesanMahanatiN. T. Rama Rao Jr.Veera Raghava ReddyAravinda Sametha Veera RaghavaMahesh BabuBharath RamBharat Ane NenuVijay DeverakondaVijay GovindGeetha Govindam
2020s
Year Actor Role(s) Film2020 / 21Allu ArjunPushpa RajPushpa: The RiseMahesh BabuAjay KrishnaSarileru NeekevvaruNaga ChaitanyaRevanthLove StoryNaniShyam Singha Roy / Vasudev GhantaShyam Singha RoyNaveen PolishettySrikanthJathi RatnaluRakshit AtluriMohan RaoPalasa 1978Panja Vaisshnav TejAasirvadhamUppena2022N. T. Rama Rao Jr.Komaram BheemRRRRam CharanAlluri Sitarama RajuAdivi SeshSandeep UnnikrishnanMajorDulquer SalmaanRamSita RamamChiranjeeviBrahma TejaGodfatherPawan KalyanSarhad Bheemla NayakBheemla NayakSiddhu JonnalagaddaBala Gangadhar TilakDJ Tillu2023NaniDharaniDasaraAnand DevarakondaAnandBabyNandamuri BalakrishnaNelakonda Bhagavanth KesariBhagavanth KesariChiranjeeviWaltair VeerayyaWaltair VeerayyaDhanushBala Gangadhar TilakSirNaniVirajHi NannaNaveen PolishettySiddhu PolishettyMiss Shetty Mr PolishettyPrakash RajRaghava RaoRangamarthanda2024Allu ArjunPushpa RajPushpa 2: The RuleDulquer SalmaanBaskhar KumarLucky BaskharN. T. Rama Rao Jr.Devara/VaraDevara: Part 1NaniSuryaSaripodhaa SanivaaramSiddhu JonnalagaddaBala Gangadhar TilakTillu SquareTeja SajjaHanumanthuHanu-Man
Superlatives Superlative Actor Record Most awards Chiranjeevi 7 winsMost nominations21 nominations Chiranjeevi, with seven wins, has the most than any other actor in Telugu cinema. Mahesh Babu and Allu Arjun, with five wins each, have the second most awards, followed by Sobhan Babu and Venkatesh each with four wins. Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Kamal Haasan, Krishnam Raju, N. T. Rama Rao Jr., and Ram Charan have three wins each. Rajasekhar has two wins. Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Uday Kiran were the oldest and youngest actors to win the awards, at 68 and 21 respectively. Allu Arjun, Nani and Venkatesh are the three actors to win both Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu and Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor – South. Allu Arjun has won both the Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor awards. 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 in a Leading Role for the same film, that is, Pushpa: The Rise. 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, Nagarjuna with 16 and Mahesh Babu with 12.
Multiple awards 7 wins: Chiranjeevi 5 wins: Mahesh Babu, Allu Arjun 4 wins: Sobhan Babu, Venkatesh 3 wins: Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Krishnam Raju, Kamal Haasan, N. T. R. Jr., Ram Charan 2 wins: Rajasekhar
See also Filmfare Awards Telugu cinema
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