Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Kannada

The Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award is and award presented annually by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Kannada films. It is given in honor of an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role while working within the Kannada film industry. Although the awards for Kannada films started in 1970, awards for the best supporting actor category started only in 2007. At the 54th Filmfare Awards South ceremony held in 2007, Rangayana Raghu was the first winner of this award for his role in Cyanide. Since its inception, the award has been given to eight actors. Achyuth Kumar has received the most awards in this category with three awards.

Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Kannada
CountryIndia
Presented byFilmfare
First awardedRangayana Raghu,
Cyanide (2006)
Currently held byP. Ravishankar,
College Kumar (2017)
WebsiteFilmfare Awards

SuperlativesEdit

Superlative Actor Record
Actor with most awards Achyuth Kumar 3 wins
Actor with most nominations Achyuth Kumar 6 nominations
Actor with most nominations without ever winning Anant Nag 3 nominations
Actor with most nominations in a single year Anant Nag (2008) 2 nominations
Oldest winner Avinash
P. Ravishankar
51 years
Oldest nominee H. G. Dattatreya 75 years
Youngest winner Yash 22 years
Youngest nominee Yash 22 years

Winners and nomineesEdit

Table key
  Indicates the winner
Year Actor Film Role(s) Ref.
2006
(54th)
Rangayana Raghu   Cyanide Ranganath
2007
(55th)
Sharath Lohitashwa   Aa Dinagalu Kotwal Ramachandra
2008
(56th)
Yash   Moggina Manasu Rahul
Anant Nag Taj Mahal Narayana Murthy
Anant Nag Aramane Rajashekhara Aras
Diganth Gaalipata Diganth
Rajesh Krishnan Gaalipata Kitty
2009
(57th)
Achyuth Kumar   Josh Rakesh's Father
Dilip Raj Love Guru Abhi
Sharan Josh Physical Education Teacher
Rangayana Raghu Raam Krishna Murthy
Tabla Nani Eddelu Manjunatha Nani
2010
(58th)
Avinash   Aptharakshaka Ramachandra Acharya
Achyuth Kumar Naanu Nanna Kanasu Brijesh Patel
Ambareesh Veera Parampare Varadegowda
Vaijanath Biradar Kanasemba Kudureyaneri Irya
Rangayana Raghu Modalasala Deepu's Father
2011
(59th)
P. Ravi Shankar   Kempegowda Armugam [1]
H. G. Dattatreya Bettada Jeeva Gopalaiah
Rangayana Raghu Olave Mandara Ratna
Sharath Lohitashwa Saarathi
Yogesh Hudugaru Siddesh
2012
(60th)
Atul Kulkarni   Edegarike Sridhar Murthy [2][3]
Sai Kumar Kalpana Kalpana
Ravi Kale Dandupalya Hanuma
Sharan Parijatha
Shivakumar Sangolli Rayanna
2013
(61st)
Achyuth Kumar   Lucia Shankaranna [4][5]
Ambareesh Bulbul Amarnath
Sai Kumar Brindavana Madhu's Father
Rangayana Raghu Jayammana Maga Bhagavantha
Sharath Lohitashwa Kaddipudi Shankarappa
2014
(62nd)
Achyuth Kumar   Drishya Surya Prakash [6][7]
Harish Raj Power*** Shastry
Kishore Ulidavaru Kandanthe Munna
Thilak Ugramm Bala
V. Ravichandran Maanikya Adishesha
2015
(63rd)
Saikumar Pudipeddi   RangiTaranga Thenkabail Ravindra "Kalinga" Bhat [8]
Anant Nag Vaastu Prakaara Anantha Krishna
Ramakrishna Raja Rajendra Neelakanta Raju
P. Ravi Shankar Aatagara Ravi Gowda
Sundar Naanu Avanalla...Avalu
2016
(64th)
Vasishta N. Simha   Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu Ranga [9]
Achyuth Kumar Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu Shankara
H. G. Dattatreya Neer Dose Dattatreya
Roger Narayan U Turn Nayak
Sadhu Kokila Zoom M.J.
2017
(65th)
P. Ravishankar   College Kumar Shiva Kumar [10][11]
Achyuth Kumar Beautiful Manasugalu Inspector Kodanda
H. G. Dattatreya Kempirve
Devaraj Tarak Tarak Ram
Vasishta N. Simha Dayavittu Gamanisi
2018
(66th)
Dhananjay   Tagaru Dolly [12][13]
Radhakrishna Urala Ammachi Yemba Nenapu Puttamatte
P. Ravishankar Raambo 2 Joker
Achyuth Kumar Choori Katte
Ashwin Rao Pallakki Katheyondu Shuruvagide Pedro

ReferencesEdit

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