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.
Superlatives
Kamal Haasan (top) has the record of 11 wins and most nominations with 34 in this category and Vikram (bottom) has won the award five times.
Kamal Hassan 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 (1972β1973),
Kamal Haasan (1975β1978, 1991β1992 and 1995β1996),
Sivakumar (1979β1980),
Karthik (1988β1990),
Sarathkumar (1997β1998),
Dhanush (2011β2012) and
Vijay Sethupathi (2017β2018).
Suriya and
R. Madhavan are the two 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 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.
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.
Superlatives
Kamal Haasan (top) has the record of 11 wins and most nominations with 34 in this category and Vikram (bottom) has won the award five times.
Kamal Hassan 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 (1972β1973),
Kamal Haasan (1975β1978, 1991β1992 and 1995β1996),
Sivakumar (1979β1980),
Karthik (1988β1990),
Sarathkumar (1997β1998),
Dhanush (2011β2012) and
Vijay Sethupathi (2017β2018).
Suriya and
R. Madhavan are the two 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 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.