Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada

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{{Infobox award
| name = [[Filmfare Awards|Filmfare Award]] for Best Actor - Kannada
| awarded_for = Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
| image = Yash kgf event.jpg
| caption = 2018 recipient: [[Yash (actor)|Yash]]
|presenter = ''[[Filmfare]]''
| country = India
| year = Venkata Rao Thalgeri, ''[[Vamsha Vriksha]]'' (1972)
| holder = [[Yash (actor)|Yash]] ''[[K.G.F : Chapter 1]]'' ([[66th Filmfare Awards South|2018]])
| website = [http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/ Filmfare Awards]
|most_awards= [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]]}}

The Filmfare Best Actor Award is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual [[Filmfare Awards South]] for [[Kannada language|Kannada]] ([[Kannada cinema|Sandalwood]]) films. The Award was first given in 1972.<ref>{{cite book|title=Film world, Volume 9|year=1973|publisher=T.M. Ramachandran|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IXlTAAAAYAAJ&q=Sivaji+Ganesan+and+Jayalalitha%29%2C+Telugu+%28G.}}</ref>

==Superlatives==

'''Highest Awards'''

* [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]] - 8 Awards

* [[Anant Nag]] - 6 Awards

* [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]], [[Shiva Rajkumar]], [[Puneeth Rajkumar]] - 4 Awards

* [[Sudeep]] - 3 Awards

* [[Lokesh]], [[Ramesh Aravind]], [[Ganesh (actor)|Ganesh]], [[Prem Kumar (Kannada actor)|Prem]], [[Yash (actor)|Yash]] - 2 Awards

'''Hattrick Awards'''

* [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]] (1984, 1985 & 1986)

* [[Anant Nag]] (1989, 1990 & 1991)

* [[Sudeep]] (2001, 2002 & 2003)

==Winners==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:50%;"
|- style="background:#d1e4fd;"
! Year ||Image || Actor ||Role || Film || Ref
|-bgcolor=#edf3fe
|[[66th Filmfare Awards South|2018]]||[[File:Yash kgf event.jpg|100px]] ||'''[[Yash (actor)|Yash]] '''|| Raja Krishnappa Bairya / Rocky || ''[[K.G.F: Chapter 1]]''|| <ref>https://m.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/winners-of-the-66th-filmfare-awards-south-2019_-38163.amp</ref>
|-
|[[65th Filmfare Awards South|2017]]||[[File:Puneeth rajumara.jpg|100px]] ||'''[[Puneeth Rajkumar]]'''|| Siddharth ||''[[Raajakumara]]''||<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/winners-of-the-65th-jio-filmfare-awards-south-2018_-28887-2.html | title=Winners of the 65th Jio Filmfare Awards (South) 2018 | date=16 June 2018 | work=Filmfare | access-date=9 December 2018 }}</ref>
|-bgcolor=#edf3fe
| [[64th Filmfare Awards South|2016]]||[[File:Anant Nag 1.jpg|100px]] ||''' [[Anant Nag]]''' || Venkob Rao ||''[[Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu]]'' || <ref>https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/winners-64th-jio-filmfare-awards-south/amp_articleshow/59192157.cms</ref>
|-
| [[63rd Filmfare Awards South|2015]]||[[File:Puneeth rajumara.jpg|100px]] || '''[[Puneeth Rajkumar]] ''' || Vikram{{efn|Puneeth played double roles with same name.}} || ''[[Rana Vikrama]]'' ||<ref>https://www.filmfare.com/news/winners-of-the-63rd-britannia-filmfare-awards-south-13996.html</ref>
|-bgcolor=#edf3fe
| [[62nd Filmfare Awards South|2014]] ||[[File:Yash kgf event.jpg|100px]] || ''' [[Yash (actor)|Yash]] ''' ||Ramachari || ''[[Mr. and Mrs. Ramachari]]'' || <ref>https://www.filmfare.com/news/winners-of-62nd-britannia-filmfare-awards-south-9643.html</ref>
|-
| [[61st Filmfare Awards South|2013]]|| || ''' [[Prem Kumar (Kannada actor)|Prem]] ''' || Mohana||''[[Charminar (2013 film)|Charminar]]'' || <ref>https://www.filmfare.com/features/winners-of-61st-idea-filmfare-awards-south-6712.html</ref>
|-bgcolor=#edf3fe
| [[60th Filmfare Awards South|2012]]||[[File:Darshan Thoogudeepa (1).jpg|100px]] || '''[[Darshan (actor)|Darshan]]''' || Sangolli Rayanna ||''[[Sangolli Rayanna (film)|Kranthiveera Sangolli Rayanna]]''||<ref>https://www.filmfare.com/news/list-of-winners-at-the-60th-idea-filmfare-awards-south-3745.html</ref>
|-
| [[59th Filmfare Awards South|2011]]||[[File:Puneeth rajumara.jpg|100px]] ||'''[[Puneeth Rajkumar]]'''|| Prabhu||''[[Hudugaru]]''||<ref>https://www.filmfare.com/news/59th-idea-filmfare-awards-south-winners-list-809.html</ref>
|-
|- bgcolor="#edf3fe"
| [[58th Filmfare Awards South|2010]]||[[File:Shivarajkumar.jpg|100px]] ||'''[[Shiva Rajkumar]]'''|| Shankar ||'' [[Thamassu]]'' || <ref>https://www.bollywoodlife.com/south-gossip/58th-filmfare-awards-2010-south-winners-list-18631/amp/</ref>
|-
| [[57th Filmfare Awards South|2009]]||[[File:Ganesh actor.JPG|100px]] ||'''[[Ganesh (actor)|Ganesh]]'''|| Preetham||''[[Maleyali Jotheyali]]''||<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-09/news-interviews/28320515_1_filmfare-awards-winners-prakash-raj-k-j-yesudas | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811095903/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-09/news-interviews/28320515_1_filmfare-awards-winners-prakash-raj-k-j-yesudas | url-status=dead | archive-date=11 August 2011 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=Filmfare Awards winners | date=9 August 2010}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#edf3fe"
| [[56th Filmfare Awards South|2008]]||[[File:Ganesh actor.JPG|100px]] || ''' [[Ganesh (actor)|Ganesh]]''' ||Ganesh || ''[[Gaalipata]]'' || <ref>{{cite news |title= 56th Idea Filmfare Awards 2008 South: The winners |url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/others/news-interviews/56th-Idea-Filmfare-Awards-2008-South-The-winners/pmredirectshow/4845030.cms?curpg=2 |newspaper= The Times of India |date= 1 August 2009}}</ref>
|-
| 2007 ||[[File:Duniya Vijay-Kasi-2013.jpg|100px]] || ''' [[Duniya Vijay]]''' ||Shivalingu || ''[[Duniya (2007 film)|Duniya]]'' || <ref>{{cite news |title= 55th annual Tiger Balm South Filmfare Awards |url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/55th-annual-Tiger-Balm-South-Filmfare-Awards/articleshow/3228046.cms |newspaper= The Times of India |date= 13 July 2008}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#edf3fe"
| 2006 ||[[File:Puneeth rajumara.jpg|100px]] || ''' [[Puneeth Rajkumar]]''' ||Shivaraj Urs || ''[[Arasu (2007 film)|Arasu]]'' || <ref>{{cite web| title= 54th Fair One Filmfare Awards 2006 |url= http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/filmfareswards2007.html |website= idlebrain.com |date= 4 August 2007}}</ref>
|-
| 2005 |||| ''' [[Prem Kumar (Kannada actor)|Prem]]''' || Kishore || ''[[Nenapirali]]'' ||<ref>{{cite web |title= A special moment for the |url= http://www.nowrunning.com/news/kannada/a-special-moment-for-the/7744/story.htm |website= nowrunning.com |date= 13 September 2006}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#edf3fe"
| 2004 ||[[File:Vishnuvardhan 2013 stamp of India.jpg|100px]] || ''' [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]] ''' ||Dr. Vijay || ''[[Apthamitra]]'' ||<ref>{{cite web |title= Filmfare Awards 2005 |url= http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/filmfareawards2005.html |website= idlebrain.com |date= 23 July 2005}}</ref>
|-
| 2003 ||[[File:Sudeep interview TeachAIDS.jpg|100px]] || ''' [[Sudeep]] ''' ||Shivayya || ''[[Swathi Muthu]]'' || <ref>{{cite news |title= Pithamagan sweeps FilmFare Awards |url= http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/9366.html |publisher= indiaglitz.com |date= 5 June 2004}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#edf3fe"
| 2002 ||[[File:Sudeep interview TeachAIDS.jpg|100px]]|| ''' [[Sudeep]] ''' ||Nandi || ''[[Nandhi (2002 film)|Nandhi]]'' || <ref>{{cite news |title= Manikchand Filmfare Awards: Sizzling at 50 |url= http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2003-05-25/news/27553609_1_actor-award-film-award-playback-singer |newspaper= The Economic Times |date= 25 May 2003}}</ref>
|-
| [[49th Filmfare Awards South|2001]] ||[[File:Sudeep interview TeachAIDS.jpg|100px]]|| ''' [[Sudeep]] ''' ||Sacchidananda / Kiccha || ''[[Huchcha]]'' || <ref>{{cite news| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Nuvvu-Nenu-wins-4-Filmfare-awards/articleshow/6011249.cms | newspaper= The Times Of India | title=Nuvvu Nenu wins 4 Filmfare awards | date=6 April 2002}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#edf3fe"
| 2000 ||[[File:Vishnuvardhan 2013 stamp of India.jpg|100px]] || ''' [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]] ''' || {{•}}Shankara {{•}}Ganesha || ''[[Yajamana (2000 film)|Yajamana]]'' || <ref>{{cite news| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/Vishnuvardhan-Sudharani-win-Filmfare-awards/articleshow/35261957.cms? | newspaper= The Times Of India | title=Vishnuvardhan, Sudharani win Filmfare awards |date= 23 March 2001}}</ref>
|-
| 1999 ||[[File:Shivarajkumar.jpg|100px]]|| ''' [[Shiva Rajkumar]] ''' ||Ram || ''[[AK-47 (film)|AK-47]]'' || <ref>{{cite news|title=Star-spangled show on cards |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2000/04/15/stories/09150651.htm |newspaper=The Hindu |date=15 April 2000 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060715231701/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2000/04/15/stories/09150651.htm |archive-date=15 July 2006 }}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#edf3fe"
| 1998 ||[[File:Ramesh Aravind (02).jpg|100px]] || ''' [[Ramesh Aravind]] ''' ||Santosh || ''[[Hoomale]]'' || <ref>https://archive.org/download/46thFilmfareAwardsSouthWinners/46th%20Filmfare%20Awards%20south%20winners.jpg</ref>
|-
| 1997 ||[[File:Ramesh Aravind (02).jpg|100px]] || ''' [[Ramesh Aravind]] ''' ||Abhishek Bhardwaj || ''[[Amrutha Varshini]]'' || <ref>[https://archive.today/20170205073121/https://archive.org/details/45thFilmfareSouthBestActresses]</ref>
|-bgcolor="#edf3fe"
| 1996 ||[[File:Shivarajkumar.jpg|100px]]|| ''' [[Shiva Rajkumar]] ''' ||Manoj || ''[[Nammoora Mandara Hoove]]'' || <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.filmfare.com/site/october97/south3f.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=16 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991018182845/http://www.filmfare.com/site/october97/south3f.htm |archive-date=18 October 1999 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| 1995 ||[[File:Shivarajkumar.jpg|100px]]|| ''' [[Shiva Rajkumar]] ''' ||Sathya || ''[[Om (1995 film)|Om]]'' || <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.filmfare.com/site/nov96/faward.htm |title=Filmfare Awards |date=1999-10-10 |access-date=2016-05-08 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://archive.today/19991010171143/http://www.filmfare.com/site/nov96/faward.htm |archive-date=10 October 1999 }}</ref>
|-bgcolor="#edf3fe"
| 1994 ||[[File:Vishnuvardhan 2013 stamp of India.jpg|100px]] || ''' [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]] ''' ||Siddartha || ''[[Haalunda Thavaru]]'' || <ref>https://archive.org/download/42ndFilmfareKannadaFilmsWinners/42nd%20filmfare%20kannada%20films%20winners.jpg</ref><ref>https://archive.org/download/42ndFilmfareKannadaBestActorActressWinners/42nd%20filmfare%20kannada%20best%20actor%20actress%20winners.jpg</ref>
|-
| 1993 ||[[File:Rajkumar 2009 stamp of India.jpg|100px]] || ''' [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]] ''' ||Murthy || ''[[Aakasmika]]'' || <ref>https://archive.org/download/41stAnnualFilmfareBestTeluguFilmKannadaActorActressDirector/41st%20annual%20filmfare%20best%20telugu%20film%20kannada%20actor%20actress%20director.jpg</ref>
|-bgcolor="#edf3fe"
| 1992 ||–|| ''' [[Charuhasan]] ''' ||Dr. Kubera || ''[[Kubi Matthu Iyala]]'' || <ref>https://archive.org/download/40thFilmfareSouthBestActorActress/40th%20Filmfare%20South%20Best%20Actor%20Actress.jpg</ref>
|-
| 1991||[[File:Anant Nag 1.jpg|100px]] || ''' [[Anant Nag]] ''' ||Lambodara || ''[[Gauri Ganesha]]'' || <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/39thAnnualFilmfareKannadaBestActorActress |title=Archived copy |access-date=8 February 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170208061710/https://archive.org/details/39thAnnualFilmfareKannadaBestActorActress |archive-date=8 February 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-bgcolor="#edf3fe"
| 1990 ||[[File:Anant Nag 1.jpg|100px]]|| ''' [[Anant Nag]] ''' ||Raghanna || ''Udbhava'' ||<ref>https://archive.org/details/38th-filmfare-kannada-best-film-best-director-best-actor</ref><ref>https://archive.org/details/38th-annual-filmfare-kannada-best-actor</ref>
|-
| 1989 ||[[File:Anant Nag 1.jpg|100px]]|| ''' [[Anant Nag]] ''' ||Anand Somavarpet || ''[[Hendthighelbedi]]''||<ref>https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19900614&printsec=frontpage&hl=en</ref>
|-bgcolor="#edf3fe"
| 1988 ||[[File:Vishnuvardhan 2013 stamp of India.jpg|100px]] || ''' [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]] ''' ||Vijay || ''[[Suprabhatha]]'' || <ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S5ZZAAAAMAAJ&q=Vishnuvardhan | title=Vidura| year=1989}}</ref>
|-
| 1987 ||[[File:Kamal Haasan MNM.jpg|100px]] || ''' [[Kamal Haasan]] ''' ||Unemployee || ''[[Pushpaka Vimana (1987 film)|Pushpaka Vimana]]'' || <ref>[https://archive.today/20170205141932/https://archive.org/details/35thAnnualFilmfareAwardsSouthWinners]</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Dave|first=Kajol|title=Filmfare trivia: Kamal Haasan|url=http://www.filmfare.com/features/filmfare-trivia-kamal-haasan-3741.html|work=[[Filmfare]]|access-date=26 July 2013}}</ref>
|-bgcolor="#edf3fe"
| 1986 ||[[File:Rajkumar 2009 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]|| ''' [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]] ''' ||Panduranga || ''[[Bhagyada Lakshmi Baramma]]'' || <ref>https://archive.org/download/34th-filmfare-south-winners/34th%20Filmfare%20South%20winners.jpg</ref>
|-
| 1985 ||[[File:Rajkumar 2009 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]|| ''' [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]] ''' ||{{*}}Jagannath {{*}}Gopinath || ''[[Ade Kannu]]'' || <ref>Google Books Search "Collections KANNADA 1985 Best Actor Raj Kumar Adhe Kannu" See page 393</ref>
|-bgcolor="#edf3fe"
| 1984 ||[[File:Rajkumar 2009 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]|| ''' [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]]''' || Kumar || ''[[Shravana Banthu]]'' || <ref>Google Books Search "Collections KANNADA 1984 Best Actor Raj Kumar Sravana" See page 393</ref>
|-
| 1983 ||[[File:Girish-Karnad.jpg|100px]] || '''[[Girish Karnad]]''' || Narayana Sharma || ''[[Ananda Bhairavi (film)|Ananda Bhairavi]]'' || <ref>Google Books Search "Collections KANNADA 1983 Best Actor Girish Karnad" See page 393</ref>
|-bgcolor="#edf3fe"
| 1982 ||[[File:Anant Nag 1.jpg|100px]]|| ''' [[Anant Nag]] ''' ||Satish Chandra || ''[[Bara (film)|Bara]]'' || <ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xU3jAAAAMAAJ&q=sarita+hosa |title = The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who|last1 = Reed|first1 = Sir Stanley|year = 1984}}</ref>
|-
| 1981 ||[[File:Rajkumar 2009 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]|| ''' [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]]''' ||Inspector Shankar|| ''[[Keralida Simha]]'' || <ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o4biAAAAMAAJ&q=+Simha+Ranganayaki+ |title = The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who|year = 1983}}</ref>
|-bgcolor="#edf3fe"
| 1980 ||–|| ''' [[Lokesh]] ''' ||Belya|| ''[[Ellindalo Bandavaru]]'' || <ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N6kQAQAAMAAJ&q=Ellindalo+Bandavaru |title = The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who|year = 1982}}</ref>
|-
| 1979 ||[[File:Anant Nag 1.jpg|100px]]|| ''' [[Anant Nag]] ''' ||Krishna || ''[[Naa Ninna Bidalaare]]'' || <ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q5UqAAAAYAAJ&q=1979++Anant+Nag+Naa+Bidalare | title=Collections| year=1991}}</ref>
|-bgcolor="#edf3fe"
| 1978 ||[[File:Rajkumar 2009 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]|| ''' [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]] ''' ||{{•}}Shankar {{•}}Guru {{•}}Rajashekar || ''[[Shankar Guru (1978 film)|Shankar Guru]]'' || <ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q5UqAAAAYAAJ&q=1978++Raj+Kumar+Shankar+Guru | title=Collections| year=1991}}</ref>
|-
| 1977 ||–|| ''' Maanu ''' ||Kalinge Gowda || ''[[Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane]]'' || <ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q5UqAAAAYAAJ&q=1977++Manu+Tabbaliyu |title = Collections|year = 1991}}</ref>
|-bgcolor="#edf3fe"
| 1976 ||[[File:Srinath (Kannada actor).jpg|100px]] || '''[[Srinath]] ''' || Venu || ''[[Besuge]]'' || <ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xU3jAAAAMAAJ&q=besuge |title = The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who|last1 = Reed|first1 = Sir Stanley|year = 1984}}</ref>
|-
| 1975 ||[[File:Rajkumar 2009 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]|| ''' [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]] ''' ||[[Mayurasharma]] || ''[[Mayura (film)|Mayura]]'' || <ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o4biAAAAMAAJ&q=Raj-Kumar+Mayura |title = The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who|year = 1983}}</ref>
|-bgcolor="#edf3fe"
| 1974 ||–|| ''' [[Lokesh]] ''' ||Ayyu || ''[[Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu]]'' || <ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N6kQAQAAMAAJ&q=Lokesh+Bhootayyana+Maga |title = The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who|year = 1982}}</ref>
|-
| 1973 ||[[File:Rajkumar 2009 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]|| ''' [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]] ''' ||Kumar || ''[[Gandhada Gudi]]'' || <ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nw62AAAAIAAJ&q=Raj+kumar+Gandhada+Gudi |title = The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who|last1 = Reed|first1 = Sir Stanley|year = 1974}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q5UqAAAAYAAJ&q=1973+++Gandhada+Gudi |title = Collections|year = 1991}}</ref>
|-bgcolor="#edf3fe"
| 1972 ||–|| ''' Venkata Rao Thalgeri ''' ||Shrinivasa Shrothri || ''[[Vamsha Vriksha]]'' || <ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q5UqAAAAYAAJ&q=1972+++Venkatarao+Vamsha |title = Collections|year = 1991}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8cUQAQAAMAAJ&q=Vamsha+Vriksha+Venkata+Rao |title = The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who|year = 1973}}</ref>
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