National Film Award for Best Actor explained

National Film Award for Best Actor
Awarded For:Best Performance by an Actor
Sponsor:Directorate of Film Festivals
Firstawarded:1967
Lastawarded:2022
Former Name:Bharat Award (1968–1974)
Holder Label:Most recent winner
Holder:Rishab Shetty
Most Wins:Amitabh Bachchan (4)
Award1 Type:Total awarded
Award1 Winner:61
Award2 Type:First winner
Award2 Winner:Uttam Kumar

The National Film Award for Best Actor, officially known as the Rajat Kamal Award for the Best Actor (in Hindi pronounced as /rədʒət̪ kəməl/), is an honour presented annually at the National Film Awards of India instituted since 1967 to actors who have delivered the best performance in a leading role within the Indian film industry.[1] Called the "State Awards for Films" when established in 1954, the National Film Awards ceremony is older than the Directorate of Film Festivals. The State Awards instituted the individual award in 1968 as the "Bharat Award for the Best Actor"; in 1975, it was renamed as the "Rajat Kamal Award for the Best Actor".[2] Throughout the past 45 years, accounting for ties and repeat winners, the Government of India has presented a total of 52 "Best Actor" awards to 40 actors. Until 1974, winners of the National Film Award received a figurine and certificate; since 1975, they have been awarded with a "Rajat Kamal" (silver lotus), certificate and a cash prize.

Although the Indian film industry produces films in around 20 languages and dialects, the actors whose performances have won awards have worked in eight major languages: Hindi (twenty-five awards), Malayalam (fourteen awards), Tamil (nine awards), Bengali (five awards), Marathi, Kannada (four awards), English (two awards), and Telugu (one award).

The first recipient was Uttam Kumar from Bengali cinema, who was honoured at the 15th National Film Awards in 1967 for his performances in Anthony Firingee and Chiriyakhana.[3] He was also the first actor who won this award for two different films in the same year. As of 2021, Amitabh Bachchan is the most honoured actor with four awards. Kamal Haasan, Mammootty and Ajay Devgn with three awards, while six actors—Mohanlal, Mithun Chakraborty, Sanjeev Kumar, Om Puri, Naseeruddin Shah and Dhanush—have won the award two times. Two actors have achieved the honour for performing in two languagesMithun Chakraborty (Hindi and Bengali) and Mammootty (Malayalam and English). The most recent recipient is Rishab Shetty who is honoured at the 70th National Film Awards for his performance in the film Kantara.

Key

SymbolMeaning
YearIndicates the year in which the film was censored by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC)
align=center style="background-color:#ADD8E6"Indicates a joint award for that year
Indicates that the winner won the award for two performances in that year

Recipients

Year! scope="col"
Recipient(s)Role(s)Work(s)Language(s)"
Uttam KumarAnthony FiringeeAntony Firingee Bengali[4]
Byomkesh BakshiChiriyakhana
1968
Ashok KumarShivnath "Joggi Thakur" ChoudharyAashirwadHindi[5]
1969
Utpal DuttBhuvan ShomeBhuvan ShomeHindi[6]
1970
Sanjeev KumarHamid AhmedDastakHindi[7]
1971
M. G. RamachandranSelvamRickshawkaranTamil[8]
1972
Sanjeev KumarHari Charan MathurKoshishHindi
1973
P. J. AntonyVelichapadNirmalyamMalayalam
1974
Sadhu MeherKishtayyaAnkurHindi[9]
1975
M. V. Vasudeva RaoChomaChomana DudiKannada[10]
1976
Mithun ChakrabortyGhinuaMrigayaaHindi
1977
Bharath GopiShankaran KuttyKodiyettamMalayalam[11]
1978
Arun MukherjeeParasuramParasuramBengali[12]
1979
Naseeruddin ShahAnirudh ParmarSparshHindi
1980
Balan K. NairGovindanOppolMalayalam[13]
1981
Om PuriHari MondalArohanHindi[14]
1982
Kamal HaasanR. Srinivas
Moondram PiraiTamil[15]
1983
Om PuriAnant VelankarArdh SatyaHindi[16]
1984
Naseeruddin ShahNaurangiaPaarHindi[17]
1985
Shashi KapoorVikas PandeNew Delhi TimesHindi[18]
1986
CharuhasanTabara ShettyTabarana KatheKannada[19]
1987
Kamal HaasanSakthivelu Nayakar NayakanTamil[20]
1988
PremjiRaghava ChakyarPiraviMalayalam[21]
MammoottyVaikom Muhammad Basheer
Mathilukal Malayalam
Chandu ChekavarOru Vadakkan Veeragatha
1990
Amitabh BachchanVijay Deenanath ChauhanAgneepathHindi[22]
1991
MohanlalKalliyur GopinathanBharathamMalayalam[23]
1992
Mithun ChakrabortyShibnathTahader KathaBengali[24]
MammoottyPonthan MadaPonthan Mada Malayalam[25]
Bhaskara PatelarVidheyan
1994
Nana PatekarPratap Narayan TilakKrantiveerHindi[26]
1995
Rajit KapurMahatma GandhiThe Making of the MahatmaEnglish[27]
1996
Kamal HaasanSenapathy
,
Chandrabose
IndianTamil[28]
Balachandra MenonIsmailSamaantharangalMalayalam[29]
Suresh GopiKannan PerumalayanKaliyattamMalayalam
Ajay DevgnAjay R. DesaiZakhmHindi[30]
MammoottyB. R. AmbedkarDr. Babasaheb AmbedkarEnglish
1999
MohanlalKunjikuttanVanaprasthamMalayalam[31]
2000
Anil KapoorMajor Jaidev RajvanshPukarHindi[32]
2001
MuraliAppa MestryNeythukaranMalayalam[33]
2002
Ajay DevgnBhagat SinghThe Legend of Bhagat SinghHindi[34]
2003
VikramChithanPithamaganTamil[35]
2004
Saif Ali KhanKaran KapoorHum TumHindi[36]
2005
Amitabh BachchanDebraj SahaiBlackHindi[37]
2006
Soumitra ChatterjeeShashanka PalitPodokkhepBengali[38]
2007
Prakash RajVengadamKanchivaramTamil[39]
2008
Upendra LimayeTayappaJogwaMarathi[40]
2009
Amitabh BachchanAuroPaaHindi[41]
DhanushK. P. KaruppuAadukalamTamil[42]
Salim KumarAbuAdaminte Makan AbuMalayalam
2011
Girish KulkarniKeshyaDeoolMarathi[43]
Irrfan KhanPaan Singh TomarPaan Singh TomarHindi
Vikram GokhaleRatnakarAnumatiMarathi
Rajkummar RaoShahid AzmiShahidHindi[44]
Suraj VenjaramooduFather PerariyathavarMalayalam
2014
Sanchari VijayMadesha
Naanu Avanalla...AvaluKannada[45]
2015
Amitabh BachchanBhashkor BanerjeePikuHindi[46]
2016
Akshay KumarCommander Rustom PavriRustom Hindi[47]
2017
Riddhi SenParimal
NagarkirtanBengali[48]
Ayushmann KhurranaAkashAndhadhunHindi
Vicky KaushalMajor Vihaan Singh Shergill Hindi
Manoj BajpayeeGanpath BhonsleBhonsleHindi[49]
DhanushSivasaamiAsuranTamil
SuriyaNedumaaran Rajangam (Maara)Soorarai PottruTamil[50]
Ajay DevgnTanaji MalusareHindi
2021
Allu ArjunMolleti Pushpa RajTelugu[51]
2022
Rishab ShettyShivaKantaraKannada[52]

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Notes and References

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