# Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada

The Filmfare Best Actor Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Kannada films The Award was first given in 1972. As of 2021, Rajkumar leads the list with 8 wins followed by Anant Nag with 6 wins.

## Superlatives

Multiple winners
* Rajkumar - 8 Awards
* Anant Nag - 6 Awards
* Vishnuvardhan, Shiva Rajkumar, Puneeth Rajkumar - 4 Awards
* Sudeepa - 3 Awards
* Lokesh, Ramesh Aravind, Ganesh, Prem, Yash - 2 Awards
Hattricks
* Rajkumar (1984, 1985, 1986)
* Anant Nag (1989, 1990, 1991)
* Sudeepa (2001, 2002, 2003)

## Winners

| Year | Image | Name | Role | Movie |
| 2023 | | Rakshit Shetty | Manu | Sapta Sagaradaache Ello |
| 2022 | | Rishab Shetty | Shiva | Kantara |
| 2020-21 | | Dhananjaya | Shankar | Badava Rascal |
| 2018 | | Yash | Raja Krishnappa Bairya / Rocky | K.G.F: Chapter 1 |
| 2017 | | Puneeth Rajkumar | Siddharth | Raajakumara |
| 2016 | | Anant Nag | Venkob Rao | Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu |
| 2015 | | Puneeth Rajkumar | Vikram | Rana Vikrama |
| 2014 | | Yash | Ramachari | Mr. and Mrs. Ramachari |
| 2013 | | Prem | Mohana | Charminar |
| 2012 | | Darshan | Sangolli Rayanna | Kranthiveera Sangolli Rayanna |
| 2011 | | Puneeth Rajkumar | Prabhu | Hudugaru |
| 2010 | | Shiva Rajkumar | Shankar | Thamassu |
| 2009 | | Ganesh | Preetham | Maleyali Jotheyali |
| 2008 | | Ganesh | Ganesh | Gaalipata |
| 2007 | | Duniya Vijay | Shivalingu | Duniya |
| 2006 | | Puneeth Rajkumar | Shivaraj Urs | Arasu |
| 2005 | | Prem | Kishore | Nenapirali |
| 2004 | | Vishnuvardhan | Dr. Vijay | Apthamitra |
| 2003 | | Sudeepa | Shivayya | Swathi Muthu |
| 2002 | | Sudeepa | Nandi | Nandhi |
| 2001 | | Sudeepa | Sacchidananda / Kiccha | Huchcha |
| 2000 | | Vishnuvardhan | • Shankara • Ganesha | Yajamana |
| 1999 | | Shiva Rajkumar | Ram | AK-47 |
| 1998 | | Ramesh Aravind | Santosh | Hoomale |
| 1997 | | Ramesh Aravind | Abhishek Bhardwaj | Amrutha Varshini |
| 1996 | | Shiva Rajkumar | Manoj | Nammoora Mandara Hoove |
| 1995 | | Shiva Rajkumar | Sathya | Om |
| 1994 | | Vishnuvardhan | Siddartha | Haalunda Thavaru |
| 1993 | | Rajkumar | Murthy | Aakasmika |
| 1992 | – | Charuhasan | Dr. Kubera | Kubi Matthu Iyala |
| 1991 | | Anant Nag | Lambodara | Gauri Ganesha |
| 1990 | | Anant Nag | Raghanna | Udbhava |
| 1989 | | Anant Nag | Anand Somavarpet | Hendthighelbedi |
| 1988 | | Vishnuvardhan | Vijay | Suprabhatha |
| 1987 | | Kamal Haasan | Unemployee | Pushpaka Vimana |
| 1986 | | Rajkumar | Panduranga | Bhagyada Lakshmi Baramma |
| 1985 | | Rajkumar | • Jagannath • Gopinath | Ade Kannu |
| 1984 | | Rajkumar | Kumar | Shravana Banthu |
| 1983 | | Girish Karnad | Narayana Sharma | Ananda Bhairavi |
| 1982 | | Anant Nag | Satish Chandra | Bara |
| 1981 | | Rajkumar | Inspector Shankar | Keralida Simha |
| 1980 | – | Lokesh | Belya | Ellindalo Bandavaru |
| 1979 | | Anant Nag | Krishna | Naa Ninna Bidalaare |
| 1978 | | Rajkumar | • Shankar • Guru • Rajashekar | Shankar Guru |
| 1977 | – | Maanu | Kalinge Gowda | Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane |
| 1976 | | Srinath | Venu | Besuge |
| 1975 | | Rajkumar | Mayurasharma | Mayura |
| 1974 | – | Lokesh | Ayyu | Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu |
| 1973 | | Rajkumar | Kumar | Gandhada Gudi |
| 1972 | – | Venkata Rao Thalgeri | Shrinivasa Shrothri | Vamsha Vriksha |
* ↑ Puneeth played double roles with same name.