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Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Kannada

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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][48]
1984RajkumarKumarShravana Banthu[49]
1983Girish KarnadNarayana SharmaAnanda Bhairavi[50]
1982Anant NagSatish ChandraBara[51][52]
1981RajkumarInspector ShankarKeralida Simha[53]
1980LokeshBelyaEllindalo Bandavaru[54]
1979Anant NagKrishnaNaa Ninna Bidalaare[55]
1978Rajkumar • Shankar
 • Guru
 • Rajashekar		Shankar Guru[56]
1977MaanuKalinge GowdaTabbaliyu Neenade Magane[57]
1976SrinathVenuBesuge[58]
1975RajkumarMayurasharmaMayura[59]
1974LokeshAyyuBhootayyana Maga Ayyu[60]
1973RajkumarKumarGandhada Gudi[61][62]
1972Venkata Rao ThalgeriShrinivasa ShrothriVamsha Vriksha[63][64][65]

Notes

  1. Puneeth played double roles with same name.

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