The Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor is given by "Filmfare" as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films.
 The award is given by the chosen jury of critics assigned to the function, and is a derivation from a previous award known as the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance, which was established in 1991 and was initially a special award given for a performance by either sex.
 In 1998, it was officially divided into two separate categories to acknowledge both male and female actors individually.
 The actors are awarded without prior nomination for a performance.
Chandra Mohan (born Mallampalli Chandrasekhara Rao) is an Indian film actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema and few Tamil films.
 He has garnered two Filmfare Awards, and sevenNandi Awards.
 He received critical reception for his performance in box office hits such as "Rangula Ratnam" for which he received the state Nandi Award for Best Actor, "Padaharella Vayasu" (1978) alongside Sridevi for which he won the Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu), and "Siri Siri Muvva" (1978) with Jayaprada.
 His first Tamil film is Naalai Namadhe (1976).
 Some of the films in which he was starred as the lead actor are "Seetamalakshmi", "Radha Kalyanam", "Rendu Rella Aaru", "Chandamama Raave" and "Ram Robert Rahim".
Jaikishen Kakubhai "Jackie" Shroff (born 1 February 1957) is an Indian actor.
 He has been in the Hindi cinema (Bollywood) industry for almost four decades and as of 2017 has appeared in more than 220 films in ten languages.
 (Hindi, Konkani, Kannada, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Bengali, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Bhojpuri)
The Filmfare Best Actor Award is given by the "Filmfare" as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Tamil film lead actors.
 The Filmfare Awards South Awards were extended to "Best Actor" in 1972.
 The year indicates the year of release of the film.
The Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress is given by "Filmfare" as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise a female actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role.
 Although the Filmfare awards started in 1954, awards for the Best Supporting Actress category started the following year 1955.
Vikram is an Indian Tamil film actor.
 After making his cinematic debut in the 1990 film "En Kadhal Kanmani", he acted in a series of small-budget Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films.
 It was Bala's tragedy film "Sethu" (1999) that established Vikram in the Tamil film industry.
 In the early 2000s Vikram appeared in a series of masala films—"Dhill", "Gemini", "Dhool" and "Saamy" all becoming commercially successful.
 During this period, Vikram performed diverse roles and received critical acclaim for his performances in "Kasi" and "Samurai".
 In 2003, Vikram's performance as an autistic gravedigger in "Pithamagan" won a lot of acclaim and secured his first National Film Award for Best Actor.
 His portrayal as an innocent man with multiple personality disorder in Shankar's "Anniyan" was commercially successful.
 The film also fetched him a Filmfare Best Actor Award.
 Vikram's portrayal as a tribal leader in Mani Ratnam's "Raavanan" saw him secure further acclaim.
 He is only the third actor to receive a National Film Award for Best Actor in the Tamil film industry.
 Vikram is known for his intense performances, with his work often fetching critical acclaim and commercial success.
 He has won a National Film Award and seven Filmfare Awards South, of which five are Best Actor awards.
This is a list of awards and nominations of Asin Thottumkal, an Indian actress who has worked in Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil and Hindi movies.
 Asin has won a number of awards for her performance in various films in the Tamil, Telugu and Hindi industries, including the most coveted Kalaimamani award by the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu in 2009.
 She has won various Filmfare awards and other prominent awards for her acting skills in all three major industries which she has been part of in her career.
 The three Filmfare awards, she has won so far includes, Filmfare Best Telugu Actress Award for Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi, Filmfare Best Tamil Actress Award for Ghajini and Filmfare Best Female Debut Award for her Hindi debut in Ghajini.
The Filmfare Award for Best Actor is given by "Filmfare" as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi (Bollywood) films, to recognise a male actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role.
 The award was first given in 1954.
 As of 2016, Dilip Kumar and Shah Rukh Khan lead the list, with eight wins each.
 In January 2017, Rishi Kapoor confessed that he had purchased the Filmfare Award for Best Actor (for Bobby) in 1974 for Rs.30,000.
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Gardish is a 1993 Hindi film directed by Priyadarshan which stars Jackie Shroff and Dimple Kapadia.
 Jackie Shroff was nominated for Best Actor Filmfare awards, and Dimpla Kapadia for the Best supporting Actress award.
Oru Minnaminunginte Nurunguvettam (English: "Glimpse of the Light of a Firefly" ) is a 1987 Malayalam drama film directed by Bharathan, written by John Paul and starring Nedumudi Venu, Sharada and Parvathy.
 The film is about an elderly teacher couple, who bring up a girl with devotion — only to lose her as well as her son.
 It won two Kerala State Film Awards: Best Actor (Nedumudi Venu) and Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value.
 This film won two Filmfare Awards South for Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Malayalam & Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Malayalam.

Question: What is the nationality of the actor who was nominated for Best Actor Filmfare awards for his performance in Gardish?
Answer: Indian