Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor
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Awarded forBest Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in Tamil films
CountryIndia
Presented byGovernment of Tamil Nadu
First award1967
| Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor | |
|---|---|
 Latest Winner Vikram Prabhu for Taanakkaran | |
| Awarded for | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in Tamil films |
| Country | India |
| Presented by | Government of Tamil Nadu |
| First award | 1967 |
| Final award | 2022 |
| Currently held by | Vikram Prabhu for Taanakkaran |
The Tamil State Film Awards for Best Actor is given by the state government as part of its annual Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Tamil (Kollywood) films.[1]
| Year | Recipient(s) | Role(s) | Film(s) | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | A. V. M. Rajan | Manikkam | Karpooram | |
| 1968 | M. G. Ramachandran | Anand, Sekhar (Babu) |
Kudiyirundha Koyil | |
| 1969 | Sivaji Ganesan | Shankar, Kannan, Vijay | Deiva Magan | |
| 1970 | Gemini Ganesan | Suresh | Kaaviya Thalaivi | |
| 1977 | Kamal Haasan | Gopalakrishnan (Chappani) |
16 Vayathinile | [2] |
| 1978 | Srikanth | Karunai Ullam | ||
| 1979–80 | Sivakumar | Avan Aval Adhu | ||
| 1980–81 | Kamal Haasan | Sundaram Rangan | Varumayin Niram Sigappu | |
| 1981–82 | Kamal Haasan | R. Sreenivas (Cheenu) |
Moondram Pirai | |
| 1982 | Sivakumar | Aravindhan | Agni Sakshi | |
| 1988 | Vijayakanth | Captain Sundarapandian | Senthoora Poove | |
| 1989 | Kamal Haasan | Sethupathi, Appu, Raja | Apoorva Sagodharargal | |
| 1990 | Karthik | Ponnurangam | Kizhakku Vasal | [citation needed] |
| 1991 | Prabhu | Chinna Thambi | Chinna Thambi | [3] |
| 1992 | Kamal Haasan | Sakthivel | Thevar Magan | [4] |
| 1993 | Arjun | Krishnamoorthy (Kicha) |
Gentleman | [5] |
| 1994 | Sarath Kumar | Nattamai (Shanmugam), Pasupathy |
Nattamai | [6] |
| 1995 | Rajinikanth | Zamindar, Muthu | Muthu | [7] |
| 1996 | Kamal Haasan | Senapathy (Indian), Chandrabose (Chandru) |
Indian | [8] |
| 1997 † | Vijay | Jeevanantham (Jeeva) |
Kadhalukku Mariyadhai | [9] |
| 1997 † | Parthiban | Bharathi | Bharathi Kannamma | [9] |
| 1998 | Sarath Kumar | • Chinnaiya, Muthaiya | • Natpukaaga | [10][11] |
| 1999 | Rajinikanth | Aarupadayappan | Padayappa | [12] |
| 2000 | Murali | Karuthaiya | Kadal Pookal | [13] |
| 2001 | Suriya | Nandhaa | Nandhaa | [13] |
| 2002 | R. Madhavan | • Shiva • Anbarasu (A. Aras) • Thiruchelvan (Indira) |
• Run • Anbe Sivam • Kannathil Muthamittal |
[13] |
| 2003 | Vikram | Chithan | Pithamagan | [14] |
| 2004 | Jayam Ravi | M. Kumaran | M. Kumaran Son Of Mahalakshmi | [14] |
| 2005 | Rajinikanth | Dr. Saravanan | Chandramukhi | [15] |
| 2006 | Kamal Haasan | DCP Raghavan | Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu | [16] |
| 2007 | Rajinikanth | Sivaji | Sivaji | [17] |
| 2008 | Kamal Haasan | Rangarajan Nambi, Govindarajan Ramaswamy (Govind), George W. Bush, Christian Fletcher, Shingan Narahazi, Balram Naidu, Avtar Singh, Krishnaveni Paatti, Vincent Poovaraghan, Khalifullah Khan Mukhtar |
Dasavathaaram | [17] |
| 2009 | Karan | Malayan | Malayan | [18] |
| 2010 | Vikram | Veeraiya (Veera) |
Raavanan | [18] |
| 2011 | Vimal | Veluthambi | Vaagai Sooda Vaa | [18] |
| 2012 | Jiiva | Varun Krishnan | Neethaane En Ponvasantham | [18] |
| 2013 | Arya | John | Raja Rani | [18] |
| 2014 | Siddharth | Thalaivankottai Kaliappa Bhagavathar | Kaaviya Thalaivan | [18] |
| 2015 | R. Madhavan | Prabhu | Irudhi Suttru | [19] |
| 2016 | Vijay Sethupathi | Kathir | Puriyatha Puthir | [20] |
| 2017 | Karthi | DSP Theeran Thirumaran | Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru | |
| 2018 | Dhanush | Anbu | Vada Chennai | |
| 2019 | R. Parthiban | Maasilamani | Otha Seruppu Size 7 | |
| 2020 | Suriya | Nedumaaran "Maara" Rajangam | Soorarai Pottru | |
| 2021 | Arya | Kabilan | Sarpatta Parambarai | |
| 2022 | Vikram Prabhu | Arivu (a) Arivazhagan | Taanakkaran | |