Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil
Indian annual film award
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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]
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Awarded forBest Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role – Tamil
CountryIndia
Presented byFilmfare
First awardSivaji Ganesan for Gnana Oli (1972)
| Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil | |
|---|---|
The 2024 recipient: Sivakarthikeyan | |
| Awarded for | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role – Tamil |
| Country | India |
| Presented by | Filmfare |
| First award | Sivaji Ganesan for Gnana Oli (1972) |
| Currently held by | Sivakarthikeyan for Amaran (2024) |
| Website | http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/  |
Superlatives
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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 |
- Kamal Haasan with eleven wins, has most number of awards than any other actor. Vikram has six wins, followed by Karthik and Dhanush with four wins. Four actors have won the award thrice in chronological order. They are Sivaji Ganesan, Sarath Kumar, Ajith Kumar and Suriya. Actors Sivakumar and Vijay Sethupathi has two wins each.
- Vikram, Dhanush, Karthi, Suriya and R. Madhavan are the five actors to win both Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil and Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor and Vikram is the first actor to win this honour.
- Sathyaraj, Suriya and R. Madhavan have won both Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil and Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Tamil.
- Kamal Haasan was the most victorious actor with four wins in the 70s. Karthik ruled the 80s with two wins. In the 90s, Kamal Haasan outperformed every other actors with four wins. Vikram was the most successful actor with three wins in the 2000s. Dhanush was the most successful actor in the 2010s with four wins.
- Seven actors have won the awards in consecutive years; in chronological order, they are Sivaji Ganesan (1972–1973), Kamal Haasan (1975–1978, 1991–1992 and 1995–1996), Sivakumar (1979–1980), Karthik (1988–1990), Sarathkumar (1997–1998), Dhanush (2011–2012) and Vijay Sethupathi (2017–2018).
- Suriya, R. Madhavan and Karthi are the three actors to have won Filmfare Awards South in three major actor categories : Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Actor Critics which was achieved by them as of 2016 & 2017 & 2024 respectively.
- R. Madhavan became the first actor and the only actor to have won Filmfare Awards South in four different acting categories: Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Actor critics and Best Male Debut awards once each.
- There was only one tie in 2018 between Dhanush and Vijay Sethupathi.
- Karthi was the only actor to win the award for his debut performance in Tamil.
- Kamal Haasan has the most nominations with 35, followed by Rajinikanth with 18.
- Suriya and Karthi are the only siblings to be awarded in this category.
Multiple wins
- 11 wins: Kamal Haasan
- 6 wins: Vikram
- 4 wins: Karthik, Dhanush
- 3 wins: Sivaji Ganesan, Sarath Kumar, Ajith Kumar, Suriya
- 2 wins: Sivakumar, Vijay Sethupathi
Multiple nominations
Multiple nominations :
- 35 nominations: Kamal Haasan
- 18 nominations: Rajinikanth
- 14 nominations: Suriya
- 12 nominations: Dhanush
- 11 nominations: Vikram
- 10 nominations: Sivaji Ganesan, Ajith Kumar
- 8 nominations: Vijay Sethupathi, Vijay
- 6 nominations: Sivakumar, K. Bhagyaraj, Vijayakanth, Karthik
- 5 nominations: Mohan, Karthi
- 4 nominations: M. G. Ramachandran, Sathyaraj, Prabhu, Madhavan, Jayam Ravi, Sarath Kumar, Arvind Swami
- 3 nominations: Arya, Silambarasan
- 2 nominations: Siddharth, Jiiva, Prakash Raj, Arjun Sarja, Vijayakumar, Sudhakar, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Narain
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.
Nominations
1970s
- 1972 Sivaji Ganesan – Gnana Oli
- 1973 Sivaji Ganesan – Gauravam
- 1974 Gemini Ganesan – Naan Avan Illai
- 1975 Kamal Haasan – Apoorva Raagangal
- 1976 Kamal Haasan – Oru Oodhappu Kan Simittugiradhu
- 1977 Kamal Haasan – 16 Vayathinile
- Kamal Haasan – Avargal
- M. G. Ramachandran – Navarathinam
- Sivaji Ganesan – Dheepam
- Sivakumar – Aattukara Alamelu
- 1978 Kamal Haasan – Sigappu Rojakkal
- Kamal Haasan – Ilamai Oonjal Aadukirathu
- Rajinikanth – Mullum Malarum
- Sivaji Ganesan – Thyagam
- Sudhakar – Kizhakke Pogum Rail
- 1979 Sivakumar – Rosappu Ravikkaikari
1980s
- 1980 Sivakumar – Vandichakkaram
- 1981 Kamal Haasan – Raja Paarvai[64]
- 1982 Mohan – Payanangal Mudivathillai
- Kamal Haasan – Moondram Pirai
- Kamal Haasan – Vaazhve Mayam
- Rajinikanth – Moondru Mugam
- Sivakumar – Agni Sakshi
- 1983 Bhagyaraj – Mundhanai Mudichu
- 1984 Rajinikanth – Nallavanukku Nallavan
- 1985 Sivaji Ganesan – Muthal Mariyathai
- 1986 Vijayakanth – Amman Kovil Kizhakale
- 1987 Sathyaraj – Vedham Pudhithu
- 1988 Karthik – Agni Natchathiram
- 1989 Karthik – Varusham Padhinaaru
1990s
- 1990 Karthik – Kizhakku Vaasal
- 1991 Kamal Haasan – Gunaa
- 1992 Kamal Haasan – Thevar Magan
- 1993 Karthik – Ponnumani
- 1994 R. Sarathkumar – Nattamai
- 1995 Kamal Haasan – Kuruthipunal
- Ajith Kumar – Aasai
- Arvind Swami – Bombay
- Rajinikanth – Baashha
- Rajinikanth – Muthu
- 1996 Kamal Haasan – Indian
- 1997 R. Sarathkumar – Suryavamsam
- 1998 R. Sarathkumar – Natpukkaga
- 1999 Ajith Kumar – Vaalee
- Ajith Kumar – Amarkkalam
- Arjun Sarja – Mudhalvan
- Rajinikanth – Padayappa
- Vikram – Sethu
2000s
- 2000 Kamal Haasan – Hey Ram
- 2001 Vikram – Kasi
- Ajith Kumar – Citizen
- Ajith Kumar – Poovellam Un Vasam
- Kamal Haasan – Aalavandhan
- Suriya – Nandhaa
- 2002 Ajith Kumar – Villain
- 2003 Vikram – Pithamagan[65]
- 2004 Suriya – Perazhagan
- 2005 Vikram – Anniyan
- 2006 Ajith Kumar – Varalaru
- 2007 Karthi – Paruthiveeran[66]
- 2008 Suriya – Vaaranam Aayiram
- 2009 Prakash Raj – Kanchivaram
2010s
- 2010 – Vikram – Raavanan
- 2011 – Dhanush – Aadukalam
- 2012 – Dhanush – 3
- 2013 – Atharvaa – Paradesi
- 2014 – Dhanush – Velaiilla Pattadhari
- 2015 – Vikram – I
- 2016 – Madhavan – Irudhi Suttru
- 2017 – Vijay Sethupathi – Vikram Vedha
- Karthi – Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru / Thozha
- Madhavan – Vikram Vedha
- Rajkiran – Power Paandi
- Vijay – Mersal
- 2018 – Dhanush – Vada Chennai and Vijay Sethupathi – 96 (tie)
2020s
- 2020–2021 – Suriya – Soorarai Pottru
- 2022 – Kamal Haasan – Vikram
- Dhanush – Thiruchitrambalam
- Karthi – Ponniyin Selvan: I
- Vikram – Ponniyin Selvan: I
- Silambarasan – Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu
- R. Madhavan – Rocketry: The Nambi Effect
- R. Parthiban – Iravin Nizhal
- 2023 – Vikram – Ponniyin Selvan: II
- 2024 – Sivakarthikeyan – Amaran