Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu explained

Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu
Awarded For:Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in Telugu films
Presenter:Filmfare
Country:India
Year:1972
Holder:Nani, Dasara
(2023)
Website:Filmfare Awards
Most Awards:Chiranjeevi (7)
Most Nominations:Chiranjeevi (21)

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] [2] [3] 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

Table key
Indicates the winner

1970s

YearActorRole(s)Film
1972N. T. Rama RaoRaghava RaoBadi Panthulu[4] [5]
1973Akkineni Nageswara RaoAbbiMarapurani Manishi[6]
1974Sobhan Babu"Truck driver"Khaidi Babai[7]
KrishnaAlluri Sitarama RajuAlluri Seetarama Raju
N. T. Rama RaoVijayNippulanti Manishi
1975Sobhan BabuVasuJeevana Jyothi[8]
N. T. Rama RaoTeerpu
Rao Gopal RaoContractorMutyala Muggu
1976Sobhan BabuSobhanadriSoggadu[9] [10]
Akkineni Nageswara RaoVaradayya / KshetrayyaMahakavi Kshetrayya
Krishnam RajuHari / Shri KrishnaBhakta Kannappa
N. T. Rama RaoGopiAradhana
Narasimha RajuSuryamThoorpu Padamara
1977Krishnam RajuHari / Shri KrishnaAmara Deepam[11] [12]
Akkineni Nageswara RaoRaja RameshRaja Ramesh
Anant NagMadanPrema Lekhalu
N. T. Rama RaoRamuAdavi Ramudu
RajinikanthRaviChilakamma Cheppindi
1978Chandra MohanGopalakrishnaPadaharella Vayasu[13]
Akkineni Nageswara RaoDevadasu / Sridhar RajaDevadasu Malli Puttadu
Kamal HaasanBalajiMaro Charitra
Krishnam RajuKrishnaMana Voori Pandavulu
1979Sobhan BabuSridhara RaoKarthika Deepam[14] [15]
Gokina Rama RaoRaghuramaiahPunadhirallu
N. T. Rama RaoRajaVetagaadu

1980s

YearActorRole(s)Film
1980J. V. SomayajuluSankara SastrySankarabharanam[16]
ChiranjeeviNaaguluPunnami Naagu
M. Prabhakar ReddyYuvatharam Kadilindi
Krishnam RajuRamuSita Ramulu
Sai ChandRamayyaMaa Bhoomi
1981Kamal HaasanJ. Ranga RaoAakali Rajyam[17] [18]
Akkineni Nageswara RaoRajeshPremabhishekam
J. V. SomayajuluYajuluSaptapadi
M. Prabhakar ReddyPalle Pilichindi
N. T. Rama RaoS. P. Ranjith Kumar / RamuKondaveeti Simham
1982ChiranjeeviNarasimha MurthiSubhalekha[19]
Akkineni Nageswara RaoRavindra BabuMeghasandesam
Krishnam RajuRamuTrisulam
N. T. Rama RaoChakradharBobbili Puli
Sobhan BabuRambabuDevatha
1983Kamal HaasanBalakrishnaSagara Sangamam[20]
ChiranjeeviSooryamKhaidi
KrishnaKrishnaAdavi Simhalu
Krishnam RajuRanganathamDharmaatmudu
Sobhan BabuChakravarthiMundadugu
1984Krishnam RajuBrahmanna / RaviBobbili Brahmanna[21]
Akkineni Nageswara RaoKumarVasantha Geetam
ChiranjeeviGandhiChallenge
NareshAnanda RaoSrivariki Premalekha
Sobhan BabuVenuSampoorna Premayanam
1985ChiranjeeviChinna BabuVijetha[22]
Sobhan BabuRambabuMaharaju
KrishnaJamadagni / ChandramAgni Parvatam
Murali MohanO Thandri Teerpu
Rajendra PrasadRambabuPreminchu Pelladu
1986Krishnam RajuTandra PaparayuduTandra Paparayudu[23] [24]
ChiranjeeviPanduranga RaoChantabbai
Kamal HaasanSivayyaSwati Mutyam
RajasekharRepati Pourulu
VenkateshVijayKaliyuga Pandavulu
1987Akkineni Nageswara RaoAnand RaoAatma Bandhuvulu[25]
BalakrishnaGopiMuvva Gopaludu
ChiranjeeviSambaiahSwayam Krushi
NagarjunaRajeshMajnu
RajasekharNarayana MurthySruthilayalu
Rajendra PrasadKrishna MurthyAha Naa Pellanta
1988VenkateshShakthiBrahma Puthrudu[26]
ChiranjeeviSuryanarayana SharmaRudraveena
Kallu ChidambaramKallu
Krishnam RajuJ. Krishna MoortiAntima Teerpu
NagarjunaVihariAakhari Poratam
1989Kamal HaasanG. K. Rayudu / ChandruIndrudu Chandrudu[27]
RajasekharVijayAnkusam
ChiranjeeviKalyanAttaku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu
NagarjunaPrakashGeetanjali
NagarjunaSivaSiva
VenkateshPruthviPrema

1990s

YearActorRole(s)Film
1990RajasekharVikramMagaadu
ChiranjeeviRajuJagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari
Mohan BabuVishnuAlludugaru
Rajendra PrasadVijayMama Alludu
VenkateshRajaBobbili Raja
1991Akkineni Nageswara RaoSitaramayyaSeetharamayya Gari Manavaralu[28]
BalakrishnaSri Krishnadeva Rayalu / Krishna KumarAditya 369
ChiranjeeviRajaramGang Leader
Rajendra PrasadRamuduYerra Mandaram
VenkateshChanduKshana Kshanam
1992ChiranjeeviMadhavaAapathbandavudu[29] [30]
ChiranjeeviRajuGharana Mogudu
MammoottyAnantha Rama SharmaSwathi Kiranam
NagarjunaRaghav / ShekarAntham
VenkateshChantiChanti
1993ChiranjeeviSubhash Chandra BoseMuta Mestri[31] [32]
Jagapathi BabuDurgaGaayam
RajasekharRajaAllari Priyudu
Rajendra PrasadBalajiMister Pellam
VenkateshDora BabuAbbaigaru
1994RajasekharKomarannaAnna[33] [34]
Akkineni Nageswara RaoSrinivasa RaoBangaru Kutumbam
Jagapathi BabuMadhuShubhalagnam
NagarjunaDeva / Ravi VarmaHello Brother
VenkateshRamu / RajuMuddula Priyudu
1995Mohan BabuPedarayudu / RajaPedarayudu[35]
J. D. ChakravarthyChandrasekharGulabi
Kamal HaasanDasuSubha Sankalpam
NagarjunaRajuGharana Bullodu
NareshVenkat RaoSogasu Chooda Tarama!
1996VenkateshRakeshDharma Chakram[36]
Jagapathi BabuMadhuMaavichiguru
NagarjunaSeenuNinne Pelladata
SrikanthVijay KrishnaPelli Sandadi
VenkateshRavi ChandraSahasa Veerudu Sagara Kanya
1997NagarjunaAnnamayyaAnnamayya[37]
ChiranjeeviRaj KumarMaster
Jagapathi BabuJagapathi BabuChilakkottudu
Vadde NaveenNaveenPelli
VenkateshGiriPreminchukundam Raa
1998VenkateshGaneshGanesh[38]
ChiranjeeviRajuBavagaru Bagunnara?
NagarjunaRaj Kapoor / Seeta Rama RaoChandralekha
Pawan KalyanBaluTholi Prema
Prakash RajNarasimhaAnthahpuram
1999ChiranjeeviSimhadri / ChinnayyaSneham Kosam[39]
BalakrishnaAbbulu / Vaasu / Samarasimha ReddySamarasimha Reddy
Pawan KalyanSubramanyamThammudu
Ravi TejaRaviNee Kosam
VenkateshRajaRaja

2000s

YearActorRole(s)Film
2000VenkateshMahadeva Naidu / Rudrama Naidu / AbhiramJayam Manadera[40]
Mohan BabuRamannaRayalaseema Ramanna Chowdary
NagarjunaChandra Shekar AzadAzad
VenkateshRaghuKalisundam Raa
2001Uday KiranRaviNuvvu Nenu[41] [42]
BalakrishnaNarasimha NaiduNarasimha Naidu
Mahesh BabuMurariMurari
Pawan KalyanSiddhartha RoyKushi
2002ChiranjeeviIndrasena Reddy / Shankar NarayanaIndra[43]
N. T. Rama Rao Jr.Aadi Kesava ReddyAadi
NagarjunaKarthikeyaSantosham
Uday KiranMadhavNee Sneham
2003Mahesh BabuAjay VarmaOkkadu
ChiranjeeviRavindranath TagoreTagore
N. T. Rama Rao Jr.Simhadri / SingamalaiSimhadri
Mahesh BabuG. SeetaramNijam
Nandamuri HarikrishnaSeetayya / SivayyaSeetayya
2004ChiranjeeviShankar PrasadShankar Dada M.B.B.S.[44] [45]
Allu ArjunAryaArya
NagarjunaGaneshMass
PrabhasVenkatVarsham
Rajendra PrasadRaghuramAa Naluguru
2005SiddharthSantoshNuvvostanante Nenoddantana[46]
Mahesh BabuNanda Gopal / PardhuAthadu
NagarjunaAkhilSuper
PrabhasSiva / ChatrapathiChhatrapati
VenkateshRaghavendraSankranthi
2006Mahesh BabuPandu / Krishna ManoharPokiri
N. T. Rama Rao Jr.K. RamakrishnaRakhi
NagarjunaKancherla GopannaSri Ramadasu
SiddharthSiddharth AddalaBommarillu
2007N. T. Rama Rao Jr.RajaYamadonga
Allu ArjunBala GovindDesamuduru
Rajendra PrasadRajajiMee Sreyobhilashi
SrikanthMahesh / BagavanthuduOperation Duryodhana
VenkateshGaneshAadavari Matalaku Arthale Verule
2008Allu ArjunKrishnaParugu
N. T. Rama Rao Jr.KantriKantri
Pawan KalyanSanjay SaahuJalsa
Ram PothineniChandrasekhar RaoReady
Ravi TejaKrishnaKrishna
2009Ram CharanKala Bhairava / HarshaMagadheera
Allu ArjunAryaArya 2
Kamal Haasan"The Anonymous Caller"Eenadu
PrabhasChotuEk Niranjan
Ravi TejaKalyanKick

2010s

YearActorRole(s)Film
2010Allu ArjunAnand "Cable" RajuVedam
BalakrishnaNarasimha / SrimannarayanaSimha
N. T. Rama Rao Jr.Narasimha / Narasimha ChariAdhurs
Naga ChaitanyaKarthikYe Maaya Chesave
Rana DaggubatiArjun PrasadLeader
2011Mahesh BabuG. Ajay Kumar / Ballary BabuDookudu
BalakrishnaSri Rama / VishnuSri Rama Rajyam
NagarjunaRajannaRajanna
PrabhasVickyMr. Perfect
Ram PothineniSreenuKandireega
2012Pawan KalyanVenkataratnam Naidu / Gabbar SinghGabbar Singh
Mahesh BabuVijay Surya Businessman
NagarjunaMallikharjunaDamarukam
NithiinRahulIshq
Ram CharanBetting RajRacha
2013Mahesh BabuChinnoduSeethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu
NithiinKarthikGunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde
Pawan KalyanGowtham Nanda / SiddhuAttarintiki Daredi
PrabhasJaiMirchi
Ram CharanCharan / Siddharth NaayakNaayak
2014Allu ArjunLuckyRace Gurram
Mohan BabuAnna GaruRowdy
NagarjunaSeetharamudu / Nageswara RaoManam
SharwanandRaja Harishchandra PrasadRun Raja Run
VenkateshRambabuDrushyam
2015Mahesh BabuHarsha VardhanSrimanthudu
Allu ArjunViraj AnandS/O Satyamurthy
N. T. Rama Rao Jr.DayaTemper
NaniLakkarajuBhale Bhale Magadivoy
PrabhasAmarendra Baahubali / Mahendra Baahubali
2016N. T. Rama Rao Jr.AbhiramNannaku Prematho
Allu ArjunGanaSarrainodu
Naga ChaitanyaVikram VatsalyaPremam
KarthiSeenuOopiri
NaniGautham / Jayaram Gentleman
Ram CharanK. DhruvaDhruva
2017Vijay DeverakondaArjun ReddyArjun Reddy
BalakrishnaGautamiputra SatakarniGautamiputra Satakarni
ChiranjeeviKaththi Seenu/Konidela Siva Shankar Vara PrasadKhaidi No. 150
N. T. Rama Rao Jr.Jai Kumar/Lava Kumar/Kusa KumarJai Lava Kusa
PrabhasAmarendra Baahubali / Mahendra Baahubali
VenkateshAdityaGuru
2018Ram CharanChelluboina ChittibabuRangasthalam
Dulquer SalmaanGemini GanesanMahanati
N. T. Rama Rao Jr.Veera Raghava ReddyAravinda Sametha Veera Raghava
Mahesh BabuBharath RamBharat Ane Nenu
Vijay DeverakondaVijay GovindGeetha Govindam

2020s

YearActorRole(s)Film
2020 / 21Allu ArjunPushpa Raj[47]
Mahesh BabuAjay KrishnaSarileru Neekevvaru
Naga ChaitanyaRevanthLove Story
NaniShyam Singha Roy / Vasudev GhantaShyam Singha Roy
Naveen PolishettySrikanthJathi Ratnalu
Rakshit AtluriMohan RaoPalasa 1978
Panja Vaisshnav TejAasirvadhamUppena
2022N. T. Rama Rao Jr.Komaram BheemRRR[48]
Ram CharanAlluri Sitarama Raju
Adivi SeshSandeep UnnikrishnanMajor
Dulquer SalmaanRamSita Ramam
ChiranjeeviBrahma TejaGodfather
Pawan KalyanSarhad Bheemla NayakBheemla Nayak
Siddhu JonnalagaddaBala Gangadhar TilakDJ Tillu
2023NaniDharaniDasara[49]
Anand DevarakondaAnandBaby
Nandamuri BalakrishnaNelakonda Bhagavanth KesariBhagavanth Kesari
ChiranjeeviWaltair VeerayyaWaltair Veerayya
DhanushBala Gangadhar TilakSir
NaniVirajHi Nanna
Naveen PolishettySiddhu PolishettyMiss Shetty Mr Polishetty
Prakash RajRaghava RaoRangamarthanda

Superlatives

SuperlativeActorRecord
Most awardsChiranjeevi7 wins
Most nominations21 nominations

Multiple winners

See also

Notes

  1. Web site: Filmfare Awards Telugu Winners 1st Page . 19 July 2024 .
  2. Web site: Filmfare Awards Telugu Winners 2nd Page . 19 July 2024 .
  3. Web site: The Times of India directory and year book including who's who 1984 .
  4. Web site: Filmfare Awards Telugu Winners 1st Page . 19 July 2024 .
  5. Web site: The Times of India directory and year book including who's who 1984 .
  6. Web site: Filmfare Awards Telugu Winners 1st Page . 19 July 2024 .
  7. Web site: Sobhan Babu Filmfare Best Actor Award for Khaidi Babai Film . 3 November 2022 .
  8. Web site: Sobhan Received Filmfare Best Actor Award for Jeevanajyoti . 3 January 2024 .
  9. Web site: Sobhan Received Best Actor Award for Soggadu . 3 January 2024 .
  10. Web site: 1976 Filmfare Telugu Winners . 15 November 2022 .
  11. Web site: Krishnam Raju Won Filmfare Best Actor Award .
  12. Web site: Filmfare Awards Telugu Winners 1st Page . 19 July 2024 .
  13. Web site: Filmfare Awards Telugu Winners 1st Page . 19 July 2024 .
  14. Web site: Sobhan Won Filmfare Best Actor Award for Karthika Deepam . 4 January 2024 .
  15. Web site: Filmfare Awards Telugu Winners 1st Page . 19 July 2024 .
  16. Web site: Filmfare Awards Telugu Winners 2nd Page . 19 July 2024 .
  17. Web site: 29th Annual Filmfare Awards South Winners . 19 July 2024 .
  18. Web site: 29th Annual Filmfare Awards South Function . 19 July 2024 .
  19. Web site: 30th Filmfare Awards Winners . 2 April 2024 .
  20. Web site: Collections . 1991 .
  21. Web site: Collections . 1991 .
  22. Web site: Img 20240315 084234 . 15 March 2024 .
  23. Web site: S. P Balu Krishnam Raju Won Filmfare . 19 July 2021 .
  24. Web site: 34th Filmfare South Winners . 19 July 2021 .
  25. https://ia902909.us.archive.org/33/items/35thAnnualFilmfareAwardsSouthWinners/35th_Annual_Filmfare_Awards_South_Winners%5B1%5D.jpg
  26. https://ia800406.us.archive.org/18/items/venkatesh-won-filmfare-award-for-best-telugu-actor-brahma-putrudu/IMG_20220518_125845.jpg
  27. Web site: Kamal Hasan Won Filmfare Best Telugu Actor Award Indrudu Chandrudu 1989 . 29 November 2021 .
  28. Web site: 39th Annual Filmfare Best Actor Director Telugu Winners . 7 February 2017 .
  29. Web site: 40th Filmfare South Best Actor Actress Films Lifetime Music Director . 7 May 2018 .
  30. Web site: 40th Filmfare South Best Actor Actress . 7 May 2018 .
  31. Web site: Filmfare Best Telugu Actor and Actress . May 2018 .
  32. Web site: 41st Annual Filmfare Best Telugu Actor Chiranjeevi . 8 February 2017 .
  33. Web site: 42nd Annual Filmfare Awards South Telugu & Malayalam Winners .
  34. Web site: 42nd Filmfare Telugu Winners[ 1] . 5 February 2017 .
  35. Web site: Filmfare Awards . https://web.archive.org/web/19991010171143/http://www.filmfare.com/site/nov96/faward.htm . 10 October 1999 .
  36. Web site: Filmfare - South Special . https://web.archive.org/web/19991018182845/http://www.filmfare.com/site/october97/south3f.htm . 18 October 1999 .
  37. Web site: 45th Filmfare South Best Actresses . 5 February 2017 .
  38. Web site: 46th Filmfare Awards South Winners . 8 May 2018 .
  39. Web site: Filmfare - Print Edition . https://web.archive.org/web/20140218224739/http://downloads.movies.indiatimes.com/site/june2000/if3.html . 18 February 2014 .
  40. Web site: Venkatesh won Filmfare Best Telugu Actor Award Jayam Manadera . 18 May 2022 .
  41. Web site: 49th Annual Filmfare Awards - South . https://web.archive.org/web/20140116122723/http://downloads.movies.indiatimes.com/south2001/winners.html . 16 January 2014 .
  42. News: 49th Annual Filmfare Awards – South . https://web.archive.org/web/20131110153614/http://downloads.movies.indiatimes.com/south2001/tel_nom.html . 10 November 2013 . The Times of India.
  43. Web site: The Winner: 50th Manikchand Filmfare Awards 2002 - Filmfare - Indiatimes . https://web.archive.org/web/20040828123037/http://filmfaremagazine.indiatimes.com/articleshow.cms?msid=46891&right=1&fright=1&botlink=1 . 28 August 2004 .
  44. Web site: Filmfare awards for South India - Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam & Kannada - Telugu Cinema .
  45. Web site: Chiranjeevi Filmfare Best Actor Awards . 25 May 2018 .
  46. Web site: 29 April 2007 . CineGoer.com – News (September 2006) – 53rd Annual Filmfare Awards-South Winners . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070429030243/http://www.cinegoer.com/archives/september2006/filmfarewinners.htm . 29 April 2007.
  47. News: 10 October 2022 . 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.
  48. https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/winners-of-the-68th-filmfare-awards-south-telugu-2023_-67194.html
  49. Web site: Nominations for 69th Sobha Filmfare Awards South 2024 (Telugu) are out . . 16 July 2024.

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