Award for Best Actor 2000 Red Indians Malayalam 2001 Indriyam Malayalam 9 Nelalu Virendra Telugu Youth Telugu Vinnukum Mannukum Vikram Tamil Dhill Kanagavel Tamil 2002 Kasi Kasi Tamil Winner: Filmfare Best Tamil Actor Award Gemini Gemini Tamil Winner: ITFA Best Actor Award Samurai Thiagarajan Tamil King Raja Shanmugam Tamil 2003 Dhool