# Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Kannada

The Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award is and award presented annually by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Kannada films. It is given in honor of an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role while working within the Kannada film industry. Although the awards for Kannada films started in 1970, awards for the best supporting actor category started only in 2007. At the 54th Filmfare Awards South ceremony held in 2007, Rangayana Raghu was the first winner of this award for his role in Cyanide. Since its inception, the award has been given to eight actors. Achyuth Kumar has received the most awards in this category with three awards.

## Superlatives

| Superlative | Actor | Record |
| Actor with most awards | Achyuth Kumar | 4 wins |
| Actor with most nominations | Achyuth Kumar | 7 nominations |
| Actor with most nominations without ever winning | Anant Nag | 4 nominations |
| Actor with most nominations in a single year | Anant Nag (2008) | 2 nominations |
| Oldest winner | B. Suresha | 60 years |
| Oldest nominee | H. G. Dattatreya | 75 years |
| Youngest winner | Yash | 22 years |
| Youngest nominee | Yash | 22 years |

## Winners and nominees

Table key :
| ‡ | Indicates the winner |
| Year | Actor | Film | Role(s) | Ref. |
| 2006 (54th) | Rangayana Raghu ‡ | Cyanide | Ranganath | |
| 2007 (55th) | Sharath Lohitashwa ‡ | Aa Dinagalu | Kotwal Ramachandra | |
| 2008 (56th) | Yash ‡ | Moggina Manasu | Rahul | |
| 2008 (56th) | Anant Nag | Aramane | Rajashekhara Aras | |
| 2008 (56th) | Anant Nag | Taj Mahal | Narayana Murthy | |
| 2008 (56th) | Diganth | Gaalipata | Diganth | |
| 2008 (56th) | Rajesh Krishnan | Gaalipata | Kitty | |
| 2009 (57th) | Achyuth Kumar ‡ | Josh | Rakesh's Father | |
| 2009 (57th) | Dilip Raj | Love Guru | Abhi | |
| 2009 (57th) | Rangayana Raghu | Raam | M. C. Krishna Murthy | |
| 2009 (57th) | Sharan | Josh | Physical Education Teacher | |
| 2009 (57th) | Tabla Nani | Eddelu Manjunatha | Nani | |
| 2010 (58th) | Avinash ‡ | Aptharakshaka | Ramachandra Acharya | |
| 2010 (58th) | Achyuth Kumar | Naanu Nanna Kanasu | Brijesh Patel | |
| 2010 (58th) | Ambareesh | Veera Parampare | Varadegowda | |
| 2010 (58th) | Rangayana Raghu | Modalasala | Deepu's Father | |
| 2010 (58th) | Vaijanath Biradar | Kanasemba Kudureyaneri | Irya | |
| 2011 (59th) | P. Ravi Shankar ‡ | Kempegowda | Armugam | |
| 2011 (59th) | H. G. Dattatreya | Bettada Jeeva | Gopalaiah | |
| 2011 (59th) | Rangayana Raghu | Olave Mandara | Ratna | |
| 2011 (59th) | Sharath Lohitashwa | Saarathi | Nagappa | |
| 2011 (59th) | Yogesh | Hudugaru | Siddesh | |
| 2012 (60th) | Atul Kulkarni ‡ | Edegarike | Sridhar Murthy | [2] [3] |
| 2012 (60th) | Ravi Kale | Dandupalya | Hanuma | [2] [3] |
| 2012 (60th) | Sai Kumar | Kalpana | Kalpana | [2] [3] |
| 2012 (60th) | Sharan | Parijatha | Sundar | [2] [3] |
| 2012 (60th) | Shashi Kumar | Sangolli Rayanna | Channabasava | [2] [3] |
| 2013 (61st) | Achyuth Kumar ‡ | Lucia | Shankaranna | [4] [5] |
| 2013 (61st) | Ambareesh | Bulbul | Amarnath | [4] [5] |
| 2013 (61st) | Rangayana Raghu | Jayammana Maga | Bhagavantha | [4] [5] |
| 2013 (61st) | Sai Kumar | Brindavana | Madhu's Father | [4] [5] |
| 2013 (61st) | Sharath Lohitashwa | Kaddipudi | Shankarappa | [4] [5] |
| 2014 (62nd) | Achyuth Kumar ‡ | Drishya | Surya Prakash | [6] [7] |
| 2014 (62nd) | Harish Raj | Power | Shastry | [6] [7] |
| 2014 (62nd) | Kishore | Ulidavaru Kandanthe | Munna | [6] [7] |
| 2014 (62nd) | Thilak | Ugramm | Bala | [6] [7] |
| 2014 (62nd) | V. Ravichandran | Maanikya | Adishesha | [6] [7] |
| 2015 (63rd) | Saikumar Pudipeddi ‡ | RangiTaranga | Thenkabail Ravindra "Kalinga" Bhat | |
| 2015 (63rd) | Anant Nag | Vaastu Prakaara | Anantha Krishna | |
| 2015 (63rd) | P. Ravi Shankar | Aatagara | Ravi Gowda | |
| 2015 (63rd) | Ramakrishna | Raja Rajendra | Neelakanta Raju | |
| 2015 (63rd) | Sundar | Naanu Avanalla...Avalu | | |
| 2016 (64th) | Vasishta N. Simha ‡ | Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu | Ranga | |
| 2016 (64th) | Achyuth Kumar | Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu | Shankara | |
| 2016 (64th) | H. G. Dattatreya | Neer Dose | Dattatreya | |
| 2016 (64th) | Roger Narayan | U Turn | Nayak | |
| 2016 (64th) | Sadhu Kokila | Zoom | M.J. | |
| 2017 (65th) | P. Ravishankar ‡ | College Kumar | Shiva Kumar | [10] [11] |
| 2017 (65th) | Achyuth Kumar | Beautiful Manasugalu | Inspector Kodanda | [10] [11] |
| 2017 (65th) | Devaraj | Tarak | Tarak Ram | [10] [11] |
| 2017 (65th) | H. G. Dattatreya | Kempirve | | [10] [11] |
| 2017 (65th) | Vasishta N. Simha | Dayavittu Gamanisi | Proxy | [10] [11] |
| 2018 (66th) | Dhananjay ‡ | Tagaru | Dolly | [12] [13] |
| 2018 (66th) | Achyuth Kumar | Churikatte | Ravikanth | [12] [13] |
| 2018 (66th) | Ashwin Rao Pallakki | Katheyondu Shuruvagide | Pedro | [12] [13] |
| 2018 (66th) | P. Ravishankar | Raambo 2 | Joker | [12] [13] |
| 2018 (66th) | Radhakrishna Urala | Ammachi Yemba Nenapu | Puttamatte | [12] [13] |
| 2020-21 (67th) | B. Suresha ‡ | Act 1978 | Sharanappa | |
| 2020-21 (67th) | Achyuth Kumar | Bheemasena Nalamaharaja | Varadarajan Iyengar | |
| 2020-21 (67th) | Balaji Manohar | Amruth Apartments | Lakkappa Gowda | |
| 2020-21 (67th) | Dhananjaya | Salaga | ACP Samrat | |
| 2020-21 (67th) | Nagabhushana | Badava Rascal | Nagalinga | |
| 2020-21 (67th) | Pramod Panju | Rathnan Prapancha | Udaal Babu Rao | |
| 2020-21 (67th) | Sanchari Vijay | Gentleman | Inspector Shivmurthy | |
| 2022 (68th) | Achyuth Kumar‡ | Kantara | Devendra Suttooru | |
| 2022 (68th) | Ananth Nag | Gaalipata 2 | Kishore | |
| 2022 (68th) | Kishore | Kantara | Murali | |
| 2022 (68th) | Nirup Bhandari | Vikrant Rona | Sanjeev Gambhira / Raghava | |
| 2022 (68th) | Prakash Raj | KGF: Chapter 2 | Vijayendra Ingalagi | |
| 2023 (69th) | Rangayana Raghu‡ | Tagaru Palya | Chikka | |
| 2023 (69th) | Nagabhushana | Kousalya Supraja Rama | Santhu | |
| 2023 (69th) | Poornachandra Mysuru | Daredevil Musthafa | Sulthankeri Usman | |
| 2023 (69th) | Rajesh Nataranga | 19.20.21 | Rafi | |
| 2023 (69th) | Ramesh Indira | Sapta Saagaradaache Ello - Side A | Soma | |