| Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu | |
|---|---|
The 2023 recipient:Nani | |
| Awarded for | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in Telugu films |
| Country | India |
| Presented by | Filmfare |
| First award | 1972 |
| Currently held by | Nani,Dasara (2023) |
| Most awards | Chiranjeevi (7) |
| Most nominations | Chiranjeevi (21) |
| Website | Filmfare Awards |
TheFilmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu is given by theFilmfare magazine as part of its annualFilmfare Awards South forTelugu films. The awards were extended to "Best Actor" in 1972[1][2][3] The year indicates the year of release of the film.Chiranjeevi is the most nominated with 21 nominations and the most awarded with seven wins.
| Indicates the winner |
| Year | Actor | Role(s) | Film | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 / 21 | Allu Arjun | Pushpa Raj | Pushpa: The Rise | [53] |
| Mahesh Babu | Ajay Krishna | Sarileru Neekevvaru | ||
| Naga Chaitanya | Revanth | Love Story | ||
| Nani | Shyam Singha Roy / Vasudev Ghanta | Shyam Singha Roy | ||
| Naveen Polishetty | Srikanth | Jathi Ratnalu | ||
| Rakshit Atluri | Mohan Rao | Palasa 1978 | ||
| Panja Vaisshnav Tej | Aasirvadham | Uppena | ||
| 2022 | N. T. Rama Rao Jr. | Komaram Bheem | RRR | [54] |
| Ram Charan | Alluri Sitarama Raju | |||
| Adivi Sesh | Sandeep Unnikrishnan | Major | ||
| Dulquer Salmaan | Ram | Sita Ramam | ||
| Chiranjeevi | Brahma Teja | Godfather | ||
| Pawan Kalyan | Sarhad Bheemla Nayak | Bheemla Nayak | ||
| Siddhu Jonnalagadda | Bala Gangadhar Tilak | DJ Tillu | ||
| 2023 | Nani | Dharani | Dasara | [55] |
| Anand Devarakonda | Anand | Baby | ||
| Nandamuri Balakrishna | Nelakonda Bhagavanth Kesari | Bhagavanth Kesari | ||
| Chiranjeevi | Waltair Veerayya | Waltair Veerayya | ||
| Dhanush | Bala Gangadhar Tilak | Sir | ||
| Nani | Viraj | Hi Nanna | ||
| Naveen Polishetty | Siddhu Polishetty | Miss Shetty Mr Polishetty | ||
| Prakash Raj | Raghava Rao | Rangamarthanda |
| Superlative | Actor | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Most awards | Chiranjeevi | 7 wins |
| Most nominations | 21 nominations |
Akkineni Nageswara Rao andUday Kiran were the oldest and youngest actors to win the awards, at 68,21 and 21 respectively.