Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Malayalam
Malayalam-language cinema award
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The Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Malayalam is presented annually by Filmfare magazine as part of its Filmfare Awards South ceremony, honoring excellence in Malayalam cinema. The award was instituted in 1972 and is determined by a jury.[1][2]
Awarded forBest Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in Malayalam Films
CountryIndia
Presented byFilmfare
First awardMadhu for Swayamvaram (1972)
| Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Malayalam | |
|---|---|
The 2024 recipient: Mammootty | |
| Awarded for | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in Malayalam Films |
| Country | India |
| Presented by | Filmfare |
| First award | Madhu for Swayamvaram (1972) |
| Currently held by | Mammootty for Bramayugam (2024) |
| Most awards | Mammootty (14) |
The inaugural recipient of the award was Madhu, for his performance in Swayamvaram (1972). As of 2026, Mammootty holds the record for the most wins in this category, with 14 awards. He is also the most recent recipient, having won the award in 2024.[3]
Superlatives
| Superlative | Actor | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Actor with most awards | Mammootty | 14 |
| Actor with most nominations | Mammootty | 25 |
| Actor with most consecutive wins | Mohanlal | 3 (1993–1995) |
| Oldest winner | Premji | 81 |
| Oldest nominee | ||
| Youngest winner | Kamal Haasan | 20 |
| Youngest nominee |
- Mammootty holds the record for the most wins in the category, with 14 awards. He is the only actor to have won the award in five separate decades: the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, and 2020s. He also holds the record for receiving nominations across all five decades.
- Premji and Mammootty are the only actors to have received the award for portraying real-life individuals. Premji remains the only actor to win the award for a debut performance.
- Mohanlal holds the record for the most consecutive wins, having received the award three years in a row from 1993 to 1995. Other actors who have won in consecutive years include Madhu (1976–1977), Pratap Pothen (1979–1980), Bharat Gopy (1982–1983), Mammootty (1984–1985, 1990–1991, 1998–1999, 2009–2010, 2014–2015 and 2023-2024), and Fahadh Faasil (2012–2013).
- Mammootty and Fahadh Faasil were received the award three times within six years.
- Kamal Haasan remains the youngest recipient of the award, having won at the age of 20, for his performance in Kanyakumari (1974).
- In decade-wise distribution, Kamal Haasan and Madhu each received two awards in the 1970s. In the 1980s, Bharat Gopi, Mammootty, and Mohanlal received two awards each. Mammootty and Mohanlal each won three awards in the 1990s. Mammootty and Fahadh Faasil led with three wins each in the 2000s and 2010s, respectively.
Winners
