# Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu

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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 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

| Year | Actor | Role(s) | Film |
| 1972 | N. T. Rama Rao | Raghava Rao | Badi Panthulu |
| 1973 | Akkineni Nageswara Rao | Abbi | Marapurani Manishi |
| 1974 | Sobhan Babu | "Truck driver" | Khaidi Babai |
| 1974 | Krishna | Alluri Sitarama Raju | Alluri Seetarama Raju |
| 1974 | N. T. Rama Rao | Vijay | Nippulanti Manishi |
| 1975 | Sobhan Babu | Vasu | Jeevana Jyothi |
| 1975 | N. T. Rama Rao | | Teerpu |
| 1975 | Rao Gopal Rao | Contractor | Mutyala Muggu |
| 1976 | Sobhan Babu | Sobhanadri | Soggadu |
| 1976 | Akkineni Nageswara Rao | Varadayya / Kshetrayya | Mahakavi Kshetrayya |
| 1976 | Krishnam Raju | Hari / Shri Krishna | Bhakta Kannappa |
| 1976 | N. T. Rama Rao | Gopi | Aradhana |
| 1976 | Narasimha Raju | Suryam | Thoorpu Padamara |
| 1977 | Krishnam Raju | Hari / Shri Krishna | Amara Deepam |
| 1977 | Akkineni Nageswara Rao | Raja Ramesh | Raja Ramesh |
| 1977 | Anant Nag | Madan | Prema Lekhalu |
| 1977 | N. T. Rama Rao | Ramu | Adavi Ramudu |
| 1977 | Rajinikanth | Ravi | Chilakamma Cheppindi |
| 1978 | Chandra Mohan | Gopalakrishna | Padaharella Vayasu |
| 1978 | Akkineni Nageswara Rao | Devadasu / Sridhar Raja | Devadasu Malli Puttadu |
| 1978 | Kamal Haasan | Balaji | Maro Charitra |
| 1978 | Krishnam Raju | Krishna | Mana Voori Pandavulu |
| 1979 | Sobhan Babu | Sridhara Rao | Karthika Deepam |
| 1979 | Gokina Rama Rao | Raghuramaiah | Punadhirallu |
| 1979 | N. T. Rama Rao | Raja | Vetagaadu |

### 1980s

| Year | Actor | Role(s) | Film |
| 1980 | J. V. Somayajulu | Sankara Sastry | Sankarabharanam |
| 1980 | Chiranjeevi | Naagulu | Punnami Naagu |
| 1980 | M. Prabhakar Reddy | | Yuvatharam Kadilindi |
| 1980 | Krishnam Raju | Ramu | Sita Ramulu |
| 1980 | Sai Chand | Ramayya | Maa Bhoomi |
| 1981 | Kamal Haasan | J. Ranga Rao | Aakali Rajyam |
| 1981 | Akkineni Nageswara Rao | Rajesh | Premabhishekam |
| 1981 | J. V. Somayajulu | Yajulu | Saptapadi |
| 1981 | M. Prabhakar Reddy | | Palle Pilichindi |
| 1981 | N. T. Rama Rao | S. P. Ranjith Kumar / Ramu | Kondaveeti Simham |
| 1982 | Chiranjeevi | Narasimha Murthi | Subhalekha |
| 1982 | Akkineni Nageswara Rao | Ravindra Babu | Meghasandesam |
| 1982 | Krishnam Raju | Ramu | Trisulam |
| 1982 | N. T. Rama Rao | Chakradhar | Bobbili Puli |
| 1982 | Sobhan Babu | Rambabu | Devatha |
| 1983 | Kamal Haasan | Balakrishna | Sagara Sangamam |
| 1983 | Chiranjeevi | Sooryam | Khaidi |
| 1983 | Krishna | Krishna | Adavi Simhalu |
| 1983 | Krishnam Raju | Ranganatham | Dharmaatmudu |
| 1983 | Sobhan Babu | Chakravarthi | Mundadugu |
| 1984 | Krishnam Raju | Brahmanna / Ravi | Bobbili Brahmanna |
| 1984 | Akkineni Nageswara Rao | Kumar | Vasantha Geetam |
| 1984 | Chiranjeevi | Gandhi | Challenge |
| 1984 | Naresh | Ananda Rao | Srivariki Premalekha |
| 1984 | Sobhan Babu | Venu | Sampoorna Premayanam |
| 1985 | Chiranjeevi | Chinna Babu | Vijetha |
| 1985 | Sobhan Babu | Rambabu | Maharaju |
| 1985 | Krishna | Jamadagni / Chandram | Agni Parvatam |
| 1985 | Murali Mohan | | O Thandri Teerpu |
| 1985 | Rajendra Prasad | Rambabu | Preminchu Pelladu |
| 1986 | Krishnam Raju | Tandra Paparayudu | Tandra Paparayudu |
| 1986 | Chiranjeevi | Panduranga Rao | Chantabbai |
| 1986 | Kamal Haasan | Sivayya | Swati Mutyam |
| 1986 | Rajasekhar | | Repati Pourulu |
| 1986 | Venkatesh | Vijay | Kaliyuga Pandavulu |
| 1987 | Akkineni Nageswara Rao | Anand Rao | Aatma Bandhuvulu |
| 1987 | Balakrishna | Gopi | Muvva Gopaludu |
| 1987 | Chiranjeevi | Sambaiah | Swayam Krushi |
| 1987 | Nagarjuna | Rajesh | Majnu |
| 1987 | Rajasekhar | Narayana Murthy | Sruthilayalu |
| 1987 | Rajendra Prasad | Krishna Murthy | Aha Naa Pellanta |
| 1988 | Venkatesh | Shakthi | Brahma Puthrudu |
| 1988 | Chiranjeevi | Suryanarayana Sharma | Rudraveena |
| 1988 | Kallu Chidambaram | | Kallu |
| 1988 | Krishnam Raju | J. Krishna Moorti | Antima Teerpu |
| 1988 | Nagarjuna | Vihari | Aakhari Poratam |
| 1989 | Kamal Haasan | G. K. Rayudu / Chandru | Indrudu Chandrudu |
| 1989 | Rajasekhar | Vijay | Ankusam |
| 1989 | Chiranjeevi | Kalyan | Attaku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu |
| 1989 | Nagarjuna | Prakash | Geetanjali |
| 1989 | Nagarjuna | Siva | Siva |
| 1989 | Venkatesh | Pruthvi | Prema |

### 1990s

| Year | Actor | Role(s) | Film |
| 1990 | Rajasekhar | Vikram | Magaadu |
| 1990 | Chiranjeevi | Raju | Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari |
| 1990 | Mohan Babu | Vishnu | Alludugaru |
| 1990 | Rajendra Prasad | Vijay | Mama Alludu |
| 1990 | Venkatesh | Raja | Bobbili Raja |
| 1991 | Akkineni Nageswara Rao | Sitaramayya | Seetharamayya Gari Manavaralu |
| 1991 | Balakrishna | Sri Krishnadeva Rayalu / Krishna Kumar | Aditya 369 |
| 1991 | Chiranjeevi | Rajaram | Gang Leader |
| 1991 | Rajendra Prasad | Ramudu | Yerra Mandaram |
| 1991 | Venkatesh | Chandu | Kshana Kshanam |
| 1992 | Chiranjeevi | Madhava | Aapathbandavudu |
| 1992 | Chiranjeevi | Raju | Gharana Mogudu |
| 1992 | Mammootty | Anantha Rama Sharma | Swathi Kiranam |
| 1992 | Nagarjuna | Raghav / Shekar | Antham |
| 1992 | Venkatesh | Chanti | Chanti |
| 1993 | Chiranjeevi | Subhash Chandra Bose | Muta Mestri |
| 1993 | Jagapathi Babu | Durga | Gaayam |
| 1993 | Rajasekhar | Raja | Allari Priyudu |
| 1993 | Rajendra Prasad | Balaji | Mister Pellam |
| 1993 | Venkatesh | Dora Babu | Abbaigaru |
| 1994 | Rajasekhar | Komaranna | Anna |
| 1994 | Akkineni Nageswara Rao | Srinivasa Rao | Bangaru Kutumbam |
| 1994 | Jagapathi Babu | Madhu | Shubhalagnam |
| 1994 | Nagarjuna | Deva / Ravi Varma | Hello Brother |
| 1994 | Venkatesh | Ramu / Raju | Muddula Priyudu |
| 1995 | Mohan Babu | Pedarayudu / Raja | Pedarayudu |
| 1995 | J. D. Chakravarthy | Chandrasekhar | Gulabi |
| 1995 | Kamal Haasan | Dasu | Subha Sankalpam |
| 1995 | Nagarjuna | Raju | Gharana Bullodu |
| 1995 | Naresh | Venkat Rao | Sogasu Chooda Tarama! |
| 1996 | Venkatesh | Rakesh | Dharma Chakram |
| 1996 | Jagapathi Babu | Madhu | Maavichiguru |
| 1996 | Nagarjuna | Seenu | Ninne Pelladata |
| 1996 | Srikanth | Vijay Krishna | Pelli Sandadi |
| 1996 | Venkatesh | Ravi Chandra | Sahasa Veerudu Sagara Kanya |
| 1997 | Nagarjuna | Annamayya | Annamayya |
| 1997 | Chiranjeevi | Raj Kumar | Master |
| 1997 | Jagapathi Babu | Jagapathi Babu | Chilakkottudu |
| 1997 | Vadde Naveen | Naveen | Pelli |
| 1997 | Venkatesh | Giri | Preminchukundam Raa |
| 1998 | Venkatesh | Ganesh | Ganesh |
| 1998 | Chiranjeevi | Raju | Bavagaru Bagunnara? |
| 1998 | Nagarjuna | Raj Kapoor / Seeta Rama Rao | Chandralekha |
| 1998 | Pawan Kalyan | Balu | Tholi Prema |
| 1998 | Prakash Raj | Narasimha | Anthahpuram |
| 1999 | Chiranjeevi | Simhadri / Chinnayya | Sneham Kosam |
| 1999 | Balakrishna | Abbulu / Vaasu / Samarasimha Reddy | Samarasimha Reddy |
| 1999 | Pawan Kalyan | Subramanyam | Thammudu |
| 1999 | Ravi Teja | Ravi | Nee Kosam |
| 1999 | Venkatesh | Raja | Raja |

### 2000s

| Year | Actor | Role(s) | Film |
| 2000 | Venkatesh | Mahadeva Naidu / Rudrama Naidu / Abhiram | Jayam Manadera |
| 2000 | Mohan Babu | Ramanna | Rayalaseema Ramanna Chowdary |
| 2000 | Nagarjuna | Chandra Shekar Azad | Azad |
| 2000 | Venkatesh | Raghu | Kalisundam Raa |
| 2001 | Uday Kiran | Ravi | Nuvvu Nenu |
| 2001 | Balakrishna | Narasimha Naidu | Narasimha Naidu |
| 2001 | Mahesh Babu | Murari | Murari |
| 2001 | Pawan Kalyan | Siddhartha Roy | Kushi |
| 2002 | Chiranjeevi | Indrasena Reddy / Shankar Narayana | Indra |
| 2002 | N. T. Rama Rao Jr. | Aadi Kesava Reddy | Aadi |
| 2002 | Nagarjuna | Karthikeya | Santosham |
| 2002 | Uday Kiran | Madhav | Nee Sneham |
| 2003 | Mahesh Babu | Ajay Varma | Okkadu |
| 2003 | N. T. Rama Rao Jr. | Simhadri / Singamalai | Simhadri |
| 2003 | Chiranjeevi | Ravindranath Tagore | Tagore |
| 2003 | Mahesh Babu | G. Seetaram | Nijam |
| 2003 | Nandamuri Harikrishna | Seetayya / Sivayya | Seetayya |
| 2004 | Chiranjeevi | Shankar Prasad | Shankar Dada M.B.B.S. |
| 2004 | Allu Arjun | Arya | Arya |
| 2004 | Nagarjuna | Ganesh | Mass |
| 2004 | Prabhas | Venkat | Varsham |
| 2004 | Rajendra Prasad | Raghuram | Aa Naluguru |
| 2005 | Siddharth | Santosh | Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana |
| 2005 | Mahesh Babu | Nanda Gopal / Pardhu | Athadu |
| 2005 | Nagarjuna | Akhil | Super |
| 2005 | Prabhas | Siva / Chatrapathi | Chhatrapati |
| 2005 | Venkatesh | Raghavendra | Sankranthi |
| 2006 | Mahesh Babu | Pandu / Krishna Manohar | Pokiri |
| 2006 | N. T. Rama Rao Jr. | K. Ramakrishna | Rakhi |
| 2006 | Nagarjuna | Kancherla Gopanna | Sri Ramadasu |
| 2006 | Siddharth | Siddharth Addala | Bommarillu |
| 2007 | N. T. Rama Rao Jr. | Raja | Yamadonga |
| 2007 | Allu Arjun | Bala Govind | Desamuduru |
| 2007 | Rajendra Prasad | Rajaji | Mee Sreyobhilashi |
| 2007 | Srikanth | Mahesh / Bagavanthudu | Operation Duryodhana |
| 2007 | Venkatesh | Ganesh | Aadavari Matalaku Arthale Verule |
| 2008 | Allu Arjun | Krishna | Parugu |
| 2008 | N. T. Rama Rao Jr. | Kantri | Kantri |
| 2008 | Pawan Kalyan | Sanjay Saahu | Jalsa |
| 2008 | Ram Pothineni | Chandrasekhar Rao | Ready |
| 2008 | Ravi Teja | Krishna | Krishna |
| 2009 | Ram Charan | Kala Bhairava / Harsha | Magadheera |
| 2009 | Allu Arjun | Arya | Arya 2 |
| 2009 | Kamal Haasan | "The Anonymous Caller" | Eenadu |
| 2009 | Prabhas | Chotu | Ek Niranjan |
| 2009 | Ravi Teja | Kalyan | Kick |

### 2010s

| Year | Actor | Role(s) | Film |
| 2010 | Allu Arjun | Anand "Cable" Raju | Vedam |
| 2010 | Balakrishna | Narasimha / Srimannarayana | Simha |
| 2010 | N. T. Rama Rao Jr. | Narasimha / Narasimha Chari | Adhurs |
| 2010 | Naga Chaitanya | Karthik | Ye Maaya Chesave |
| 2010 | Rana Daggubati | Arjun Prasad | Leader |
| 2011 | Mahesh Babu | G. Ajay Kumar / Ballary Babu | Dookudu |
| 2011 | Balakrishna | Sri Rama / Vishnu | Sri Rama Rajyam |
| 2011 | Nagarjuna | Rajanna | Rajanna |
| 2011 | Prabhas | Vicky | Mr. Perfect |
| 2011 | Ram Pothineni | Sreenu | Kandireega |
| 2012 | Pawan Kalyan | Venkataratnam Naidu / Gabbar Singh | Gabbar Singh |
| 2012 | Mahesh Babu | Vijay Surya | Businessman |
| 2012 | Nagarjuna | Mallikharjuna | Damarukam |
| 2012 | Nithiin | Rahul | Ishq |
| 2012 | Ram Charan | Betting Raj | Racha |
| 2013 | Mahesh Babu | Chinnodu | Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu |
| 2013 | Nithiin | Karthik | Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde |
| 2013 | Pawan Kalyan | Gowtham Nanda / Siddhu | Attarintiki Daredi |
| 2013 | Prabhas | Jai | Mirchi |
| 2013 | Ram Charan | Charan / Siddharth Naayak | Naayak |
| 2014 | Allu Arjun | Lucky | Race Gurram |
| 2014 | Mohan Babu | Anna Garu | Rowdy |
| 2014 | Nagarjuna | Seetharamudu / Nageswara Rao | Manam |
| 2014 | Sharwanand | Raja Harishchandra Prasad | Run Raja Run |
| 2014 | Venkatesh | Rambabu | Drushyam |
| 2015 | Mahesh Babu | Harsha Vardhan | Srimanthudu |
| 2015 | Allu Arjun | Viraj Anand | S/O Satyamurthy |
| 2015 | N. T. Rama Rao Jr. | Daya | Temper |
| 2015 | Nani | Lakkaraju | Bhale Bhale Magadivoy |
| 2015 | Prabhas | Amarendra Baahubali / Mahendra Baahubali | Baahubali: The Beginning |
| 2016 | N. T. Rama Rao Jr. | Abhiram | Nannaku Prematho |
| 2016 | Allu Arjun | Gana | Sarrainodu |
| 2016 | Naga Chaitanya | Vikram Vatsalya | Premam |
| 2016 | Karthi | Seenu | Oopiri |
| 2016 | Nani | Gautham / Jayaram | Gentleman |
| 2016 | Ram Charan | K. Dhruva | Dhruva |
| 2017 | Vijay Deverakonda | Arjun Reddy | Arjun Reddy |
| 2017 | Balakrishna | Gautamiputra Satakarni | Gautamiputra Satakarni |
| 2017 | Chiranjeevi | Kaththi Seenu/Konidela Siva Shankar Vara Prasad | Khaidi No. 150 |
| 2017 | N. T. Rama Rao Jr. | Jai Kumar/Lava Kumar/Kusa Kumar | Jai Lava Kusa |
| 2017 | Prabhas | Amarendra Baahubali / Mahendra Baahubali | Baahubali 2: The Conclusion |
| 2017 | Venkatesh | Aditya | Guru |
| 2018 | Ram Charan | Chelluboina Chittibabu | Rangasthalam |
| 2018 | Dulquer Salmaan | Gemini Ganesan | Mahanati |
| 2018 | N. T. Rama Rao Jr. | Veera Raghava Reddy | Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava |
| 2018 | Mahesh Babu | Bharath Ram | Bharat Ane Nenu |
| 2018 | Vijay Deverakonda | Vijay Govind | Geetha Govindam |

### 2020s

| Year | Actor | Role(s) | Film |
| 2020 / 21 | Allu Arjun | Pushpa Raj | Pushpa: The Rise |
| 2020 / 21 | Mahesh Babu | Ajay Krishna | Sarileru Neekevvaru |
| 2020 / 21 | Naga Chaitanya | Revanth | Love Story |
| 2020 / 21 | Nani | Shyam Singha Roy / Vasudev Ghanta | Shyam Singha Roy |
| 2020 / 21 | Naveen Polishetty | Srikanth | Jathi Ratnalu |
| 2020 / 21 | Rakshit Atluri | Mohan Rao | Palasa 1978 |
| 2020 / 21 | Panja Vaisshnav Tej | Aasirvadham | Uppena |
| 2022 | N. T. Rama Rao Jr. | Komaram Bheem | RRR |
| 2022 | Ram Charan | Alluri Sitarama Raju | RRR |
| 2022 | Adivi Sesh | Sandeep Unnikrishnan | Major |
| 2022 | Dulquer Salmaan | Ram | Sita Ramam |
| 2022 | Chiranjeevi | Brahma Teja | Godfather |
| 2022 | Pawan Kalyan | Sarhad Bheemla Nayak | Bheemla Nayak |
| 2022 | Siddhu Jonnalagadda | Bala Gangadhar Tilak | DJ Tillu |
| 2023 | Nani | Dharani | Dasara |
| 2023 | Anand Devarakonda | Anand | Baby |
| 2023 | Nandamuri Balakrishna | Nelakonda Bhagavanth Kesari | Bhagavanth Kesari |
| 2023 | Chiranjeevi | Waltair Veerayya | Waltair Veerayya |
| 2023 | Dhanush | Bala Gangadhar Tilak | Sir |
| 2023 | Nani | Viraj | Hi Nanna |
| 2023 | Naveen Polishetty | Siddhu Polishetty | Miss Shetty Mr Polishetty |
| 2023 | Prakash Raj | Raghava Rao | Rangamarthanda |

## Superlatives

| Superlative | Actor | Record |
| Most awards | Chiranjeevi | 7 wins |
| Most nominations | Chiranjeevi | 21 nominations |
* Chiranjeevi with seven wins, has most awards than any other actor. Mahesh Babu has five wins, followed by Sobhan Babu, Venkatesh and Allu Arjun with four wins. Five actors have won the award thrice in chronological order they are Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Kamal Haasan, Krishnam Raju and Ram Charan. Rajasekhar has two wins.
Akkineni Nageswara Rao,N. T. R. Jr. and Uday Kiran were the oldest and youngest actors to win the awards, at 68,21 and 21 respectively.
* Allu Arjun, Nani (actor), and Venkatesh are the three actors to win both Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu and Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor – South.
* Allu Arjun has won both the Filmfare Awards for Best Actor – Telugu and Best Supporting Actor -Telugu.
* Allu Arjun is the only actor to have won Filmfare Awards South in three different acting categories: Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best Actor – Critics.
* Allu Arjun became the first and only actor to win the Filmfare Award for Best Actor and National Film Award for Best Actor for the same film.
* Sobhan Babu was the most victorious actor with four wins in the 70s. Kamal Haasan ruled the 80s with three wins. In the 90s, Chiranjeevi outperformed every other actors with three wins. Chiranjeevi and Mahesh Babu were the two successful actors with two wins each in the 2000s. Mahesh Babu continued to be the most successful actor in the 2010s with three wins.
* Two actors have won the awards in consecutive years; in chronological order, they are Sobhan Babu (1974–1976) and Chiranjeevi (1992–1993).
* Chiranjeevi has the most nominations with 21, followed by Venkatesh with 18 and Nagarjuna with 16.

## Multiple winners

* 7 wins: Chiranjeevi
* 5 wins: Mahesh Babu
* 4 wins: Sobhan Babu, Venkatesh, Allu Arjun
* 3 wins: Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Krishnam Raju, Kamal Haasan, N. T. R. Jr., Ram Charan
* 2 wins: Rajasekhar