| Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor - Tamil | |
| Awarded For: | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Tamil |
| Presenter: | Filmfare |
| Country: | India |
| Year: | Jayaram, Panchathanthiram (2003) |
| Holder: | Fahadh Faasil Maamannan (2023) |
| Website: | Filmfare Awards |
The Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Tamil (Kollywood) films.
The award was introduced and first given at the 50th South Filmfare Awards in 2003,[1] with Jayaram being the first recipient.[2]
| Superlative | Actor | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Actor with most awards | Ajmal Ameer Sathyaraj Pasupathy | 2 |
| Actor with most nominations | Prakash Raj | 9 |
| Actor with most nominations without ever winning | ||
| Actors with most nominations in a single year | Santhanam | 2 |
| Films with most nominations in a single year | Kannathil Muthamittal (2002) – J. D. Chakravarthy, Prakash Raj Aayutha Ezhuthu (2004) – R. Madhavan, Siddharth Em Magan (2006) – Nassar, Vadivelu | |
| Oldest winner | Sathyaraj | 64 |
| Oldest nominee | Mahendran | 76 |
| Youngest winner | Ajmal Ameer | 24 |
| Youngest nominee |
| Year | Actor | Role | Film | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Rathnavelu | Maamannan | ||
| Jr. Adv Indrans Kaliyaperumal | Gargi | [3] | ||
| Rangan Vaathiyar | Sarpatta Parambarai | [4] | ||
| Murugesan | Kanaa | [5] | ||
| Balakrishnan (Balki) | Thiruttu Payale 2 | [6] | ||
| Muthuvel | Visaranai | [7] | ||
| Dr. Siddharth Abhimanyu / Pazhani Sengalvarayan | Thani Oruvan | [8] | ||
| Assault Sethu | Jigarthanda | [9] | ||
| James | Raja Rani | [10] | ||
| Thambi Ramiah | Kothali | Kumki | [11] | |
| Vasanthan Perumal | Ko | [12] | ||
| Parthiban | Meignanandha Sivapaadha Sekara Chozhar | Aayirathil Oruvan | [13] | |
| Jayaprakash | Chokkalingam | Pasanga | [14] | |
| Ajmal Ameer | Kirubakaran | Anjathey | [15] | |
| 2007 | Saravanan | Chevvaazhai | Paruthiveeran | [16] |
| 2006 | Nellai Mani | E | [17] | |
| 2005 | Muthiah | Thavamai Thavamirundhu | [18] | |
| 2004 | Inba Sekar | Aayutha Ezhuthu | [19] | |
| 2003 | Suriya | Shakthi | Pithamagan | [20] |
| 2002 | Dr. Ayyappan Nair | Panchathanthiram | ||