Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil

The Filmfare Best Actor Award 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] The year indicates the year of release of the film.

Filmfare Awards South for Best Actor
Awarded forBest Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Tamil
CountryIndia
Presented byFilmfare
First awardedSivaji Ganesan,
Gnana Oli (1972)
Currently held byVijay Sethupathi
'96 and Dhanush
Vada Chennai (2019)
WebsiteFilmfare Awards

Superlatives
Kamal Haasan has the record of 10 wins and most nominations with 31 (top) in this Category and Vikram (bottom) have won the award five times.
Superlative Actor Record
Actor with most awards Kamal Haasan 10
Actor with most nominations Kamal Hassan 31
Actor with most consecutive years nominations Suriya (2008-2013) Dhanush (2011-2016) 6
Actor with most nominations without ever winning Vijay 11
Oldest winner Sivaji Ganesan 58
Oldest Nominee Rajinikanth 66
Youngest winner Kamal Haasan 21
Youngest Nominee Dhanush 21

Multiple winners

Winners
Year Photos

of Winners

 Recipient Role Film Ref
1972
Sivaji GanesanAnthonyGnana Oli[2]
1973
Sivaji Ganesan • Rajinikanth
 • Kannan		Gauravam[3]
1974
Gemini GanesanNaan Avanillai[4]
1975
Kamal HaasanPrasannaApoorva Raagangal[5]
1976
Kamal HaasanRaviOru Oodhappu Kan Simittugiradhu[6]
1977
Kamal HaasanGopalakrishnan / Chappani16 Vayadhinile[7]
1978
Kamal HaasanDileepSigappu Rojakal[8]
1979
SivakumarSempattaiRosaappo Ravikkai Kaari[9]
1980
SivakumarGajaVandichakkaram[10]
1981
Kamal HaasanRaghuRaja Paarvai[11]
1982 MohanRavi KumarPayanangal Mudivathillai[12]
1983
BhagyarajMundhanai Mudichu[13]
1984
RajinikanthManickamNallavanuku Nallavan[14]
1985
Sivaji GanesanMalaichamiMuthal Mariyathai[15]
1986
VijayakanthChinnamaniAmman Kovil Kizhakale[16][17]
1987
SathyarajBalu ThevarVedham Pudhithu[18]
1988
KarthikAshokAgni Natchathiram[19]
1989
KarthikKannanVarusham Padhinaaru[19][20]
1990
KarthikPonnurangamKizhakku Vasal[19]
1991
Kamal HaasanGunasekharan / GunaaGuna[21]
1992
Kamal HaasanSakthivelu ThevarThevar Magan[22]
1993
KarthikPonnumaniPonnumani[19]
1994
R. Sarathkumar • Shanmugam
 • Pasupathi		Nattamai[23]
1995
Kamal HaasanAdhi NarayananKuruthipunal[21]
1996
Kamal Haasan • Senapathy
 • Chandrabose		Indian[24][25]
1997
R. Sarathkumar • Sakthivel Gounder
 • Chinnarasu		Suryavamsam[26][27]
1998
R. Sarathkumar • Chinnayya
 • Muthaiyya		Natpukkaga[28]
1999
Ajith Kumar • Deva
 • Shiva		Vaali[29]
2000
Kamal HaasanSaket Raman IyengarHey Ram[30]
2001
VikramKasiKasi[31]
2002
Ajith Kumar • Shiva
 • Vishnu		Villain[32]
2003
VikramChithanPithamagan[33]
2004
Suriya • Chinna
 • Karthik		Perazhagan[34]
2005
VikramRamanujam / Remo (Anniyan)Anniyan[35]
2006
Ajith Kumar • Shivashankar
 • Vishnu
 • Jeeva		Varalaaru[35]
2007
KarthiParuthiveeranParuthiveeran[36]
2008
Suriya • Krishnan
 • Surya Krishnan		Vaaranam Aayiram[37]
2009
Prakash RajVengadamKanchivaram[38]
2010
VikramVeeraiyaRaavanan[39]
2011
DhanushK. P. KaruppuAadukalam[40]
2012
DhanushRaam3[41]
2013
AtharvaaRaasaParadesi[42]
2014
DhanushRaghuvaranVelaiilla Pattadhari[43]
2015
VikramLingesanI[44]
2016
R. MadhavanPrabhu SelvarajIrudhi Suttru[45]
2017
Vijay SethupathiVedhaVikram Vedha[46]
2018
Dhanush Anbu Vada Chennai [47]
Vijay Sethupathi Ram '96

Nominations

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

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