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/ 

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

Year Actor Role(s) Film Ref
2024 Sriimurali Vedanth Prabhakar / Bagheera Bagheera [4]
2023 Rakshit Shetty Manu Sapta Sagaradaache Ello [5]
2022 Rishab Shetty Shiva Kantara [6]
2020–21 Dhananjaya Shankar Badava Rascal [7]
2018 Yash Raja Krishnappa Bairya / Rocky K.G.F: Chapter 1 [8]
2017 Puneeth Rajkumar Siddharth Raajakumara [9]
2016 Anant Nag Venkob Rao Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu [10]
2015 Puneeth Rajkumar Vikram[a] Rana Vikrama [11]
2014 Yash Ramachari Mr. and Mrs. Ramachari [12]
2013 Prem Mohana Charminar [13]
2012 Darshan Sangolli Rayanna Kranthiveera Sangolli Rayanna [14]
2011 Puneeth Rajkumar Prabhu Hudugaru [15]
2010 Shiva Rajkumar Shankar Thamassu [16]
2009 Ganesh Preetham Maleyali Jotheyali [17]
2008 Ganesh Ganesh Gaalipata [18]
2007 Duniya Vijay Shivalingu Duniya [19]
2006 Puneeth Rajkumar Shivaraj Urs Arasu [20][21]
2005 Prem Kishore Nenapirali
2004 Vishnuvardhan Dr. Vijay Apthamitra [22]
2003 Sudeepa Shivayya Swathi Muthu [23]
2002 Sudeepa Nandi Nandhi [24]
2001 Sudeepa Sacchidananda / Kiccha Huchcha [25]
2000 Vishnuvardhan  • Shankara
 • Ganesha		 Yajamana [26]
1999 Shiva Rajkumar Ram AK-47 [27]
1998 Ramesh Aravind Santosh Hoomale [28]
1997 Ramesh Aravind Abhishek Bhardwaj Amrutha Varshini [29]
1996 Shiva Rajkumar Manoj Nammoora Mandara Hoove [30]
1995 Shiva Rajkumar Sathya Om [31]
1994 Vishnuvardhan Siddartha Haalunda Thavaru [32][33]
1993 Rajkumar Murthy Aakasmika [34]
1992 Charuhasan Dr. Kubera Kubi Matthu Iyala [35]
1991 Anant Nag Lambodara Gauri Ganesha [36]
1990 Anant Nag Raghanna Udbhava [37]
1989 Anant Nag Anand Somavarpet Hendthighelbedi [38][39]
1988 Vishnuvardhan Vijay Suprabhatha [40][41]
1987 Kamal Haasan Unemployee Pushpaka Vimana [42][43]
1986 Rajkumar Panduranga Bhagyada Lakshmi Baramma [44][45]
1985 Rajkumar  • Jagannath
 • Gopinath		 Ade Kannu [46][47]
1984 Rajkumar Kumar Shravana Banthu [48]
1983 Girish Karnad Narayana Sharma Ananda Bhairavi [49]
1982 Anant Nag Satish Chandra Bara [50][51]
1981 Rajkumar Inspector Shankar Keralida Simha [52]
1980 Lokesh Belya Ellindalo Bandavaru [53]
1979 Anant Nag Krishna Naa Ninna Bidalaare [54]
1978 Rajkumar  • Shankar
 • Guru
 • Rajashekar		 Shankar Guru [55]
1977 Maanu Kalinge Gowda Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane [56]
1976 Srinath Venu Besuge [57]
1975 Rajkumar Mayurasharma Mayura [58]
1974 Lokesh Ayyu Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu [59]
1973 Rajkumar Kumar Gandhada Gudi [60][61]
1972 Venkata Rao Thalgeri Shrinivasa Shrothri Vamsha Vriksha [62][63][64]

Notes

  1. ^ Puneeth played double roles with same name.

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