Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada

Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada
The 2024 recipient: Sriimurali
Awarded forBest Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
CountryIndia
Presented byFilmfare
First awardVenkata Rao Thalgeri for Vamsha Vriksha (1972)
Currently held bySriimurali for Bagheera (2024)
Most awardsDr. Rajkumar (8)
Websitehttp://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/ Edit this on Wikidata

The Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Kannada films. The award was first given in 1972.[1][2] As of 2026, Rajkumar has won the award a record 8 times, followed by Anant Nag with 6 wins.[3]

Superlatives

Multiple winners

Hattricks

Winners

YearActorRole(s)FilmRef
2024 Sriimurali Vedanth Prabhakar / Bagheera Bagheera [4]
2023 Rakshit Shetty Manu Sapta Sagaradaache Ello [5]
2022 Rishab Shetty Shiva Kantara [6]
2020–21DhananjayaShankarBadava Rascal[7]
2018YashRaja Krishnappa Bairya / RockyK.G.F: Chapter 1[8]
2017Puneeth RajkumarSiddharthRaajakumara[9]
2016Anant NagVenkob RaoGodhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu[10]
2015Puneeth RajkumarVikram[a]Rana Vikrama[11]
2014YashRamachariMr. and Mrs. Ramachari[12]
2013PremMohanaCharminar[13]
2012DarshanSangolli RayannaKranthiveera Sangolli Rayanna[14]
2011Puneeth RajkumarPrabhuHudugaru[15]
2010Shiva RajkumarShankar Thamassu[16]
2009GaneshPreethamMaleyali Jotheyali[17]
2008GaneshGaneshGaalipata[18]
2007Duniya VijayShivalinguDuniya[19]
2006Puneeth RajkumarShivaraj UrsArasu[20][21]
2005PremKishoreNenapirali[22]
2004VishnuvardhanDr. VijayApthamitra[23]
2003SudeepaShivayyaSwathi Muthu[24]
2002SudeepaNandiNandhi[25]
2001SudeepaSacchidananda / KicchaHuchcha[26]
2000Vishnuvardhan • Shankara
 • Ganesha		Yajamana[27]
1999Shiva RajkumarRamAK-47[28]
1998Ramesh AravindSantoshHoomale[29]
1997Ramesh AravindAbhishek BhardwajAmrutha Varshini[30]
1996Shiva RajkumarManojNammoora Mandara Hoove[31]
1995Shiva RajkumarSathyaOm[32]
1994VishnuvardhanSiddarthaHaalunda Thavaru[33][34]
1993RajkumarMurthyAakasmika[35]
1992CharuhasanDr. KuberaKubi Matthu Iyala[36]
1991Anant NagLambodaraGauri Ganesha[37]
1990Anant NagRaghannaUdbhava[38]
1989Anant NagAnand SomavarpetHendthighelbedi[39][40]
1988VishnuvardhanVijaySuprabhatha[41][42]
1987Kamal HaasanUnemployeePushpaka Vimana[43][44]
1986RajkumarPandurangaBhagyada Lakshmi Baramma[45][46]
1985Rajkumar • Jagannath
 • Gopinath		Ade Kannu[47][46]
1984RajkumarKumarShravana Banthu[46]
1983Girish KarnadNarayana SharmaAnanda Bhairavi[46]
1982Anant NagSatish ChandraBara[48][46]
1981RajkumarInspector ShankarKeralida Simha[46]
1980LokeshBelyaEllindalo Bandavaru[46][49]
1979Anant NagKrishnaNaa Ninna Bidalaare[50]
1978Rajkumar • Shankar
 • Guru
 • Rajashekar		Shankar Guru[50]
1977MaanuKalinge GowdaTabbaliyu Neenade Magane[50]
1976SrinathVenuBesuge[51]
1975RajkumarMayurasharmaMayura[51]
1974LokeshAyyuBhootayyana Maga Ayyu[51]
1973RajkumarKumarGandhada Gudi[52][50]
1972Venkata Rao ThalgeriShrinivasa ShrothriVamsha Vriksha[53][54][50]

Notes

  1. ↑ Puneeth played double roles with same name.

References

  1. ↑ "Filmfare Kannada Award Winners from 1972 to 1982". August 2024.
  2. ↑ The Times of India directory and year book including who's who. Bombay. 1914.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ↑ "41st Annual Filmfare Awards South – Best Telugu Film, Kannada Actor, Actress and Director". Internet Archive. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "Full List of Winners of The 70th Filmfare Awards South With Kerala Tourism (Kannada)". Filmfare. 22 February 2026. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  5. ↑ "Full list of Winners of the 69th SOBHA Filmfare Awards South (Kannada) 2024 | Filmfare.com". www.filmfare.com. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "Winners of the 68th Filmfare Awards South ( Kannada ) 2023 | Filmfare.com". www.filmfare.com. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "67th Parle Filmfare Awards South 2022 with Kamar Film Factory". Filmfare. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  8. ↑ "Winners of the 66th Filmfare Awards (South) 2019".
  9. ↑ "Winners of the 65th Jio Filmfare Awards (South) 2018". Filmfare. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  10. ↑ "Winners: 64th Jio Filmfare Awards 2017 (South) - Times of India". The Times of India. 16 June 2018.
  11. ↑ "Winners of the 63rd Britannia Filmfare Awards (South) | Filmfare.com".
  12. ↑ "Winners of 62nd Britannia Filmfare Awards South | Filmfare.com".
  13. ↑ "Winners of 61st Idea Filmfare Awards South | Filmfare.com".
  14. ↑ "List of Winners at the 60th Idea Filmfare Awards (South) | Filmfare.com".
  15. ↑ "59th Idea Filmfare Awards South (Winners list) | Filmfare.com".
  16. ↑ "58th Filmfare Awards 2010 (South): Winners' list". 4 July 2011.
  17. ↑ "Filmfare Awards winners". The Times of India. 9 August 2010. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011.
  18. ↑ "56th Idea Filmfare Awards 2008 South: The winners". The Times of India. 1 August 2009.
  19. ↑ "55th annual Tiger Balm South Filmfare Awards". The Times of India. 13 July 2008.
  20. ↑ "FilmfareAwardsSouthBestActors2006". 31 January 2025.
  21. ↑ "54th Fair One Filmfare Awards 2006". idlebrain.com. 4 August 2007.
  22. ↑ "Filmfare Awards 2006 Kannada Winners". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  23. ↑ "Filmfare Awards 2005". idlebrain.com. 23 July 2005.
  24. ↑ "Pithamagan sweeps FilmFare Awards". indiaglitz.com. 5 June 2004. Archived from the original on 2 May 2008.
  25. ↑ "The Winner: 50th Manikchand Filmfare Awards 2002 - Filmfare - Indiatimes". filmfaremagazine.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 28 August 2004. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  26. ↑ "Nuvvu Nenu wins 4 Filmfare awards". The Times Of India. 6 April 2002.
  27. ↑ "Vishnuvardhan, Sudharani win Filmfare awards". The Times Of India. 23 March 2001.
  28. ↑ "Star-spangled show on cards". The Hindu. 15 April 2000. Archived from the original on 15 July 2006.
  29. ↑ "46th Filmfare Awards South Winners".
  30. ↑ "45th Filmfare South Best Actresses : Santosh : Free Download & Stream…". archive.org. Retrieved 27 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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  32. ↑ "Filmfare Awards". 10 October 1999. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  33. ↑ "42nd Filmfare Kannada Films Winners".
  34. ↑ "42nd Filmfare Kannada Best Actor Actress Winners".
  35. ↑ "41st Annual Filmfare Best Telugu Film Kannada Actor Actress Director".
  36. ↑ "40th Filmfare South Best Actor Actress".
  37. ↑ "39th Annual Filmfare Kannada Best Actor Actress". 7 February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  38. ↑ "38th Filmfare Awards Kannada Winners". 16 April 2025.
  39. ↑ "37th Annual Filmfare Awards South Best Actor Winners". 31 July 2024.
  40. ↑ "37th Annual Filmfare Awards South winners". 22 April 2022.
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  42. ↑ "Vidura". 1989.
  43. ↑ "35th Annual Filmfare Awards South Winners : Santosh : Free Download &…". archive.org. Retrieved 27 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  44. ↑ Dave, Kajol. "Filmfare trivia: Kamal Haasan". Filmfare. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  45. ↑ "34th Filmfare South Winners".
  46. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "The fisrt Indian film and Video Guide".
  47. ↑ "33rd Annual Filmfare Awards South". 17 November 2023.
  48. ↑ "30th Filmfare Awards Winners". 2 April 2024.
  49. ↑ "28th Filmfare Awards South Winners".
  50. 1 2 3 4 5 "The fisrt Indian film and Video Guide".
  51. 1 2 3 "The Times of India directory and year book including who's who 1984".
  52. ↑ "21st Annual Filmfare South Winners". 6 August 2024.
  53. ↑ "20th Filmfare Best Actor Award Winners : Santosh : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive". archive.org. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  54. ↑ "20th Annual Filmfare Malayalam Kannada Telugu Winners". 15 April 2025.
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