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Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Tamil

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Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil
The 2024 recipient: Sivakarthikeyan
Awarded forBest Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role – Tamil
CountryIndia
Presented byFilmfare
First awardSivaji Ganesan for Gnana Oli (1972)
Currently held bySivakarthikeyan for Amaran (2024)
Websitehttp://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/ Edit this on Wikidata

The Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil is given by the Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Tamil film lead actors. The Filmfare Awards South Awards were extended to "Best Actor" in 1972.[1][2]

Superlatives

Kamal Haasan (top) has the record of 11 wins and most nominations with 35 in this category and Suriya (bottom) has 14 Nominations and has won the award three times.
Superlative Actor Record
Actor with most wins Kamal Haasan 11 wins
Actor with most nominations 35 nominations
Actor with most consecutive nominations Kamal Haasan (1985–1996) 12 nominations
Oldest winner Kamal Haasan 68
Oldest nominee Rajinikanth 73
Youngest winner Kamal Haasan 21
Youngest nominee Dhanush and Kamal Haasan
Actor with most consecutive wins Kamal Haasan 4 wins (1975–1978)
Actor with most nominations without a win Vijay 8 nominations

Multiple wins

Multiple nominations

Multiple nominations :

Winners

This is the complete list of the award winners and the films for which they won. The year indicates the year of release of the film.

Year Actor Role Film Ref
1972Sivaji GanesanAnthonyGnana Oli[3][4][5]
1973Sivaji Ganesan • Rajinikanth
 • Kannan		Gauravam[6][4]
1974Gemini GanesanDavid AshirvadhamNaan Avanillai[1]
1975Kamal HaasanPrasannaApoorva Raagangal[1]
1976Kamal HaasanRaviOru Oodhappu Kan Simittugiradhu[1]
1977Kamal HaasanGopalakrishnan16 Vayadhinile[7][4][8]
1978Kamal HaasanMuthu / DileepSigappu Rojakal[4]
1979SivakumarSempattaiRosaappo Ravikkai Kaari[4]
1980SivakumarGajaVandichakkaram[9]
1981Kamal HaasanRaghuRaja Paarvai[10][11][9]
1982MohanRavi KumarPayanangal Mudivathillai[12][9]
1983K. BhagyarajShanmugamaniMundhanai Mudichu[9]
1984RajinikanthManikkamNallavanukku Nallavan[9][13]
1985Sivaji GanesanMalaichamiMuthal Mariyathai[9]
1986VijayakanthChinnamaniAmman Kovil Kizhakale[9]
1987SathyarajBalu ThevarVedham Pudhithu[14][15]
1988KarthikAshokAgni Natchathiram[16][17]
1989KarthikKannanVarusham Padhinaaru[18][19][20]
1990KarthikPonnurangamKizhakku Vasal[21][17]
1991Kamal HaasanGunasekharanGuna[22][23]
1992Kamal HaasanSakthivelu ThevarThevar Magan[24]
1993KarthikPonnumaniPonnumani[17]
1994R. Sarathkumar • Shanmugam
 • Pasupathi		Nattamai[25][15]
1995Kamal HaasanAdhi NarayananKuruthipunal[23]
1996Kamal Haasan • Senapathy
 • Chandrabose		Indian[26][27]
1997R. Sarathkumar • Sakthivel Gounder
 • Chinnarasu		Suryavamsam
1998R. Sarathkumar • Chinnayya
 • Muthaiyya		Natpukkaga[28]
1999Ajith Kumar • Deva
 • Shiva		Vaalee[29]
2000Kamal HaasanSaket Raman IyengarHey Ram[30]
2001VikramKasiKasi[31]
2002Ajith Kumar • Shiva
 • Vishnu		Villain[32]
2003VikramChithanPithamagan
2004Suriya • Chinna
 • Karthik		Perazhagan
2005VikramRamanujam / Remo / AnniyanAnniyan
2006Ajith Kumar • Shivashankar
 • Vishnu
 • Jeeva		Varalaaru[33]
2007KarthiParuthiveeranParuthiveeran[34]
2008Suriya • Krishnan
 • Suriya Krishnan		Vaaranam Aayiram[35]
2009Prakash RajVengadamKanchivaram[36]
2010VikramVeeraiyaRaavanan[37]
2011DhanushK. P. KaruppuAadukalam[38]
2012DhanushRaam3[39]
2013AtharvaaRaasaParadesi[40]
2014DhanushRaghuvaranVelaiilla Pattadhari[41]
2015VikramLingesanI[42]
2016R. MadhavanPrabhu SelvarajIrudhi Suttru[43]
2017Vijay SethupathiVedhaVikram Vedha[44]
2018 Dhanush Anbu Vada Chennai [45]
Vijay Sethupathi Ram '96
2020–2021SuriyaNedumaaran RajangamSoorarai Pottru[46]
2022 Kamal Haasan Agent Arun Kumar/Vikram Vikram [47]
2023VikramAditha KarikalanPonniyin Selvan: II[48]
2024SivakarthikeyanMajor Mukund VaradharajanAmaran[49]

Nominations

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

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