SIIMA Award for Best Actor – Telugu
Indian film award
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SIIMA Award for Best Actor – Telugu is presented by Vibri media group as part of its annual South Indian International Movie Awards, for the best acting done by an actor in Telugu films. The award was first given in 2012 for films released in 2011. Mahesh Babu is the most nominated with eight nominations and most awarded with four wins.
Awarded forBest Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in Telugu cinema
CountryIndia
Presented byVibri Media Group
First award21 June 2012 (for films released in 2011)
| SIIMA Award for Best Actor – Telugu | |
|---|---|
The 2025 recipient: Allu Arjun | |
| Awarded for | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in Telugu cinema |
| Country | India |
| Presented by | Vibri Media Group |
| First award | 21 June 2012 (for films released in 2011) |
| Most recent winner | Allu Arjun, Pushpa 2: The Rule (2024) |
| Most awards | Mahesh Babu (4) |
| Most nominations | Mahesh Babu (8) |
| Website | http://Siima.in, http://www.siima.in  |
Superlatives
| Categories | Recipient | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Most wins | Mahesh Babu | 4 |
| Most consecutive wins | Allu Arjun | 2 (2020–2021) |
| Most nominations | Mahesh Babu | 8 |
| Most consecutive nominations | Mahesh Babu | 5 (2011–2015) |
| Most nominations without a win | Dulquer Salmaan | 3 |
| Naga Chaitanya | ||
| Oldest winner | Nandamuri Balakrishna | Age 55 (4th SIIMA) |
| Youngest winner | N. T. Rama Rao Jr. | Age 34 (6th SIIMA) |
| Oldest nominee | Chiranjeevi | Age 69 (12th SIIMA) |
| Youngest nominee | Naga Chaitanya | Age 25 (1st SIIMA) |
- Allu Arjun, Nani and Nandamuri Balakrishna have also won the SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actor – Telugu.
- Allu Arjun is the only actor to win the award consecutively, for Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo (2020) and Pushpa The Rise (2021).
Winners
| Year | Winner | Film | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Mahesh Babu | Dookudu | [1] |
| 2012 | Pawan Kalyan | Gabbar Singh | [2][3] |
| 2013 | Mahesh Babu | Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu | [4] |
| 2014 | Nandamuri Balakrishna | Legend | [5] |
| 2015 | Mahesh Babu | Srimanthudu | [6][7] |
| 2016 | N. T. Rama Rao Jr. | Janatha Garage | [8][9] |
| 2017 | Prabhas | Baahubali 2: The Conclusion | [10][11] |
| 2018 | Ram Charan | Rangasthalam | [12][13] |
| 2019 | Mahesh Babu | Maharshi | [14] |
| 2020 | Allu Arjun | Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo | [15] |
| 2021 | Allu Arjun | Pushpa: The Rise | [16] |
| 2022 | N. T. Rama Rao Jr. | RRR | [17] |
| 2023 | Nani | Dasara | [18] |
| 2024 | Allu Arjun | Pushpa 2: The Rule | [19] |
Nominations
- 2011: Mahesh Babu – Dookudu
- 2012: Pawan Kalyan – Gabbar Singh
- 2013: Mahesh Babu – Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu
- 2014: Nandamuri Balakrishna – Legend
- 2015: Mahesh Babu – Srimanthudu
- 2016: N. T. Rama Rao Jr. – Janatha Garage
- 2017: Prabhas – Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
- 2018: Ram Charan – Rangasthalam
- 2019: Mahesh Babu – Maharshi
- 2020: Allu Arjun – Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo
- 2021: Allu Arjun – Pushpa: The Rise
- 2022: N. T. Rama Rao Jr. – RRR
- 2023: Nani – Dasara
- 2024: Allu Arjun – Pushpa 2: The Rule