Nandi Award for Best Actor

Nandi Award for Best Actor
Awarded forBest Performance by an actor in a leading role in Telugu cinema
Sponsored byGovernment of Andhra Pradesh
Rewards"Silver Nandi", "Sri Rajendra Prasad Gold Medal", cash award and a commendation certificate
First award1977
Final award2016
Most recent winnerN. T. Rama Rao Jr. for the films Nannaku Prematho and Janatha Garage
Highlights
Most winsVenkatesh (5 awards)
Mahesh Babu (4 awards)
Total awarded40
First winnerKrishnam Raju

The Nandi Award for Best Actor was commissioned by the Nandi Awards committee in 1977.[1] The winner is awarded a "Silver Nandi", a gold medal, cash award and a commendation certificate. Venkatesh has won the most Best Actor awards, with five wins, followed by Mahesh Babu with four wins.[2]

Winners

List of winners of Nandi Awards for Best Actor
Artist Wins
Venkatesh
5
Mahesh Babu
4
Chiranjeevi
3
Balakrishna
3
Nagarjuna
3
Kamal Haasan
3
Jagapati Babu
2
Krishnam Raju
2
Dasari Narayana Rao
2
Rajendra Prasad
2
M. Prabhakar Reddy
2
Ravi Teja
1
Prabhas
1
Nani
1
N.T. Rama Rao Jr
1
YearActorRoleFilm Ref.
2016 N. T. Rama Rao Jr. • Abhiram
 • Anand
 • Nannaku Prematho
 • Janatha Garage
[3]
2015 Mahesh BabuHarsha Vardhan Srimanthudu
2014 BalakrishnaJaidev / KrishnaLegend
2013 PrabhasJai Mirchi [4]
2012NaniVarun KrishnaYeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu [4]
2011Mahesh BabuAjayDookudu [5]
2010BalakrishnaSrimannarayana / Dr. NarasimhaSimha
2009Dasari Narayana RaoPalakolluMestri
2008Ravi TejaRaviNeninthe
2007VenkateshGaneshAadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule
2006NagarjunaBhadrachala RamadasuSri Ramadasu
2005Mahesh BabuNanda Gopal (Nandu) / PardhuAthadu
2004Rajendra PrasadRaghuramayyaAa Naluguru
2003Mahesh BabuG. SeetaramNijam
2002
†
 • Chiranjeevi
 • Nagarjuna
 • Indrasena Reddy / Shankar Narayana
 • Karthik
 • Indra
 • Santosham
2001BalakrishnaNarasimhaNarasimha Naidu
2000Jagapati BabuAnand BabuManoharam
1999VenkateshRaghuKalisundam Raa
1998VenkateshGaneshGanesh
1997NagarjunaAnnamacharyaAnnamayya
1996Jagapati BabuMadhuMaavichiguru
1995VenkateshRakeshDharma Chakram
1994Akkineni Nageswara RaoSrinivasa RaoBangaru Kutumbam
1993SumanRajuBava Bavamaridi
1992ChiranjeeviMadhavaAapathbandhavudu
1991Dasari Narayana RaoSatteyyaMamagaaru
1990Rajendra PrasadRamuduYerra Mandaram
1989Kamal HaasanG.K. Rayudu/ChandramIndrudu Chandrudu
1988VenkateshPruthviPrema
1987ChiranjeeviSambayyaSwayam Krushi
1986Kamal HaasanSivayyaSwathi Muthyam
1985Murali MohanRamachandraO Thandri Theerpu
1984Krishnam RajuBrahmanna/RaviBobbili Brahmanna
1983Kamal HaasanBalakrishnaSaagara Sangamam
1982Akkineni Nageswara RaoRavindra BabuMeghasandesam
1981M. Prabhakar ReddyPalle Pilichindi
1980M. Prabhakar ReddyYuvatharam Kadilindi
1979Gokina Rama RaoSarpanch RaghuramayyaPunadhirallu
1978Hema SunderParvateesamNaalaga Endaro
1977Krishnam RajuHari/KrishnaAmaradeepam

References

  1. ↑ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF) (in Telugu). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Nandi Awards Best actors list since the beginning". Idlebrain.com. 13 February 2008.
  3. ↑ "AP Government announces Nandi Awards". The Hans India. 11 November 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Nandi Awards 2012 and 2013: Rajamouli, Ilayaraja, Samantha and Prabhas emerge winners". 1 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "Nandi Awards 2011 Winners List". indiaglitz.com. 13 October 2012. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2013.

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