The Filmfare Best Actor Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Kannada films The Award was first given in 1972.^[1][2] As of 2021, Rajkumar leads the list with 8 wins followed by Anant Nag with 6 wins.^[3]

Multiple winners

• Rajkumar - 8 Awards
• Anant Nag - 6 Awards
• Vishnuvardhan, Shiva Rajkumar, Puneeth Rajkumar - 4 Awards
• Sudeepa - 3 Awards
• Lokesh, Ramesh Aravind, Ganesh, Prem, Yash - 2 Awards

Hattricks

• Rajkumar (1984, 1985, 1986)
• Anant Nag (1989, 1990, 1991)
• Sudeepa (2001, 2002, 2003)

Year	Image	Name	Role	Movie	Ref
2023		Rakshit Shetty	Manu	Sapta Sagaradaache Ello	[4]
2022		Rishab Shetty	Shiva	Kantara	[5]
2020-21		Dhananjaya	Shankar	Badava Rascal	[6]
2018		Yash	Raja Krishnappa Bairya / Rocky	K.G.F: Chapter 1	[7]
2017		Puneeth Rajkumar	Siddharth	Raajakumara	[8]
2016		Anant Nag	Venkob Rao	Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu	[9]
2015		Puneeth Rajkumar	Vikram[a]	Rana Vikrama	[10]
2014		Yash	Ramachari	Mr. and Mrs. Ramachari	[11]
2013		Prem	Mohana	Charminar	[12]
2012		Darshan	Sangolli Rayanna	Kranthiveera Sangolli Rayanna	[13]
2011		Puneeth Rajkumar	Prabhu	Hudugaru	[14]
2010		Shiva Rajkumar	Shankar	Thamassu	[15]
2009		Ganesh	Preetham	Maleyali Jotheyali	[16]
2008		Ganesh	Ganesh	Gaalipata	[17]
2007		Duniya Vijay	Shivalingu	Duniya	[18]
2006		Puneeth Rajkumar	Shivaraj Urs	Arasu	[19][20]
2005		Prem	Kishore	Nenapirali	[citation needed]
2004		Vishnuvardhan	Dr. Vijay	Apthamitra	[21]
2003		Sudeepa	Shivayya	Swathi Muthu	[22]
2002		Sudeepa	Nandi	Nandhi	[23]
2001		Sudeepa	Sacchidananda / Kiccha	Huchcha	[24]
2000		Vishnuvardhan	• Shankara  • Ganesha	Yajamana	[25]
1999		Shiva Rajkumar	Ram	AK-47	[26]
1998		Ramesh Aravind	Santosh	Hoomale	[27]
1997		Ramesh Aravind	Abhishek Bhardwaj	Amrutha Varshini	[28]
1996		Shiva Rajkumar	Manoj	Nammoora Mandara Hoove	[29]
1995		Shiva Rajkumar	Sathya	Om	[30]
1994		Vishnuvardhan	Siddartha	Haalunda Thavaru	[31][32]
1993		Rajkumar	Murthy	Aakasmika	[33]
1992	–	Charuhasan	Dr. Kubera	Kubi Matthu Iyala	[34]
1991		Anant Nag	Lambodara	Gauri Ganesha	[35]
1990		Anant Nag	Raghanna	Udbhava	[36]
1989		Anant Nag	Anand Somavarpet	Hendthighelbedi	[37][38]
1988		Vishnuvardhan	Vijay	Suprabhatha	[39]
1987		Kamal Haasan	Unemployee	Pushpaka Vimana	[40][41]
1986		Rajkumar	Panduranga	Bhagyada Lakshmi Baramma	[42]
1985		Rajkumar	• Jagannath  • Gopinath	Ade Kannu	[43]
1984		Rajkumar	Kumar	Shravana Banthu	[44]
1983		Girish Karnad	Narayana Sharma	Ananda Bhairavi	[45]
1982		Anant Nag	Satish Chandra	Bara	[46][47]
1981		Rajkumar	Inspector Shankar	Keralida Simha	[48]
1980	–	Lokesh	Belya	Ellindalo Bandavaru	[49]
1979		Anant Nag	Krishna	Naa Ninna Bidalaare	[50]
1978		Rajkumar	• Shankar  • Guru  • Rajashekar	Shankar Guru	[51]
1977	–	Maanu	Kalinge Gowda	Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane	[52]
1976		Srinath	Venu	Besuge	[53]
1975		Rajkumar	Mayurasharma	Mayura	[54]
1974	–	Lokesh	Ayyu	Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu	[55]
1973		Rajkumar	Kumar	Gandhada Gudi	[56][57][58]
1972	–	Venkata Rao Thalgeri	Shrinivasa Shrothri	Vamsha Vriksha	[59][60]